Traditional hop up?

Bolt on a '28 Chevy head; any one of numerous aftermarket overhead valve and overhead cam heads, high compression flat heads; distributor ignition; install a Model A crankshaft; big bore pistons, and the list goes on.
 
There's a lot of stuff out there and most of it is expensive. The problem is below as in the crank, crank and rod bearings. Not really made to take the load and the original cranks tend to break. Often. Often enough that on the other site there's a 2 piece crank club. If you need more speed you'll probably want more brakes too as what's there barely works at low speeds. You're looking at $ no matter what. By the way changing to a distributor will not increase HP.
 
My 14 touring seems to have adequate power. Very handy on hills & traffic in town.
 

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From what I've read and heard from my dad as well as other old timers the old way was high compression pistons, or a high compression cylinder head. A counterbalanced crank shaft. Better ignition such as a distributor. Larger intake manifold. You don't have to go "all out race". I have a "T" engine dad built back in the 1950s, it has high compression (Jahns) pistons and a counterbalanced crankshaft, and that motor runs extremely well. I wish I would have talked more to my dad about this topic, because those old timers knew how to make them run very well without spending a ton of money. I see new counterbalanced crankshafts are pricey. Was also much talk about installing a model "A" crankshaft also. You can even look into a 280 camshaft.
I guess it all boils down to how much you want out of your engine and how much you want to spend. I'm kinda into keeping it fairley stock. I see many people purchasing a 9mm handgun then wanting 44 mag. performance out of it. Just buy another gun.
Interesting topic. Ill look forward to following.
 
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