typically an alcohol motor runs in the 15:1+ compression range.. the cam is accordingly big and the carb is jetted for alky
you would need a new set of pistons, a cam and a re-jet you could also swap to a set fo heads with larger chambers, but 8 pistion would eb cheaper, and you could keep the heads that must have some nice port work in them to run 500+ hp.
then you would need gaskets, an oil pump, and timimg chain (you dont need to, but i like to change the pump when ever i have an engine appart) and im pretty sure you will want to change the intake to match the cam... and lastly the carb might be a POS so figure a ned deamon...
all in all it would take a couple of grand to redo to run gas, if you do it right.
another option would be to just run E85 and not touch a thing but the jetting
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