After all normal bolt-ons... cylinder head questions

[RED92LX50]

Hi,

I have finished most of the standard bolt-ons on my car (gears, exhaust, pulleys, MAF, TB, gauges) with the exception of heads/cam/intake. I think I want to keep my stock cam for drivability and emissions.

So I am looking at heads and intake - I am getting confused about stud-mount rockers versus pedestal mount rockers, I know the head will only accept one kind, but I am seeing things like guideplates and hardened pushrods associated with stud-mount, but not mentioned with pedestal mount.

Then there are the lifters... are they all hydraulic, will my stock ones be sufficient (and work with either style rocker).

Then, with the rockers, I see 1.7 or 1.6 is used most often, but some experience clearance issues under the valve covers with 1.7...

Basically, I would like to know my options (cost & reliability - mostly street, but not a daily driver) for putting together a nice complete Heads/Intake package on a mostly stock 5.0 with exhaust & bolt-ons - staying N/A, and looking for maybe 275rwhp.

I have been looking at the Edel 6037 or 6032 heads and Performer 5.0 intake... but not sure what else I would need.

Thanks for any help! Bob