Stock to 270-300rwhp for under $2500? Suggestions?

[jmx2]

I'll be doing all the labor, so there will be no cost for that. I've swapped heads, oil pump, cam, intake, etc on my 2000 Camaro SS....and I'm taking a wild guess that the 5.0 will be easier to work on

Why do the rockers need to be replaced?

When you say get heads, or get an intake, does the brand or model matter much? There seem to be about 50 options out there and I'd hate to get one that sucked, and have to buy that part all over again.

When you say 280hp...you mean rwhp right? ET's mean nothing to me....dont care if it runs 14.0@106 or 13.0@106, just as long as its got the power there. It'll be driven to work and on errands, so I'm not gonna be launching it for a 12 second et