I'm really old school, I port by instinct. Yeah, not the least bit techy but flow benches really didn't come into use until the 80's and I did most of my builds in the early to late 70's. After that they were all personal engines.
As for MRX330 not posting, we need to remember he has poured a LOT of money into that car of his and it's now going to cost a lot more. Most likely he's considering whether he wants to put another 6 to 10 thousand into the car. That's the problem with these max power builds, get one little detail just a tiny bit wrong and you end up with a blown engine. If he concludes his best option is to find a low miles used engine and put that into his car I wouldn't blame him a bit for that choice. Lets all keep our fingers crossed that ll he needs to put his car back in working order will be a new
head gasket.