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Oh yeah my car will motor along at 3200 rpm no problem. I cruise around the pits and my neighborhood at part throttle all the time. It just has no nuts. Mash the gas and it hardly wants to get out of its own way.

I think your easiest way to lighten up the valvetrain is some Ti retainers. Rebel Racing/Pelican sells them for $225 I think. Other Ti stuff like forged rockers, valves & keepers get expensive in a hurry.

If you want new springs and don't want to pay a mint for them, Eibach recently came out with their EVS line of valve springs. I believe the street/std. springs are just over $200 too. Just have to check the spring specs and make sure the cams don't introduce coil bind/clearance issues for your cam's lift specs.