Yup you will need a roller.
Stainless is nice but tough to work with
Some people think steeper cones make more power. Sometimes yes sometimes no.
Some generalizations that are usually true:
-Add length to the header and it moves the whole power curve lower
-add length to the belly and it will smooth out the peak. Broader torque.
A program is only a program. Someone designed it. You can still tune a pipe for what you want to do. Ie more peak, broad power, less rpm, more rpm.
A lot of it has to do with how good your cylinder will flow too. More aggressive pipes will only work on a good cylinder