hole in my head

Head is JUNK! You better spend some money to sonic that entire deck. I'll bet there are thin spots all over the deck.

If you go ede's, get the closed chamber 60779 regardless of whether the piston is out of the hole. Buy the right head gasket to get your clearance and run them. Another head choice is the Iron RHS X head as well that is a stronger runner in either the 1.92 or 2.02 form than the ede.