this is my first project. ive been looking online and seen this flange plate i thing thats what its called. how much does this help and is it worth the work. any help is greatly appriciated thanks. i have a 383 shortblock with flatops and a 500hp trickflow 23 degree top end kit. im planning to get a barry grant carb 750 and a edlebrock performer rpm intake. any inputs on this combo? and i really dont know much about trickflow. how good are they?

 

Can you post a link or part number for this flange plate? I'm not clear what it could be.

Trickflow stuff has been pretty good. Not sure about the cam that comes with the kit, you could probably do better. Which kit specifically were you looking at? There were problems with their Twisted Wedge heads being finicky about valve train geometry, but I haven't heard the same about the 23 degree heads.

 

this is the kit that i purchased,
Trick Flow® has done all of the tweaking and tuning with these engine kits for small Chevy, so you can get dyno-proven horsepower with no guesswork. Based around the dyno-proven Trick Flow® Super 23 (TM) cylinder heads, these kits scream performance. These kits include everything you need to give your street or bracket engine a maximum performance makeover! These kits feature a Trick Flow® hydraulic roller camshaft with a 246/254 degree duration at .050, .558/.558 in. lift, with 1.5 ratio rockers and a 112 degree lobe separation.
Product Line:Trick Flow® 500 HP Super 23 (TM) Top-End Engine Kits for Small Block ChevroletPart Type:Cylinder Head Combos
i never have used a pushrod length checker and i can tell this going to be a head ache for me from the research that ive read, any suggestions.