'68 318 to carbed Magnum 5.2: Check my checklist

txstang84 said

Good point, but pretty much any set of heads will benefit from inspection and cleaning. Magnum heads probably would work out well if you plan to keep the roller cam...just some food for thought here, you could get it reground from Oregon for $125...put a little extra oomph in it.

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Inspection and cleaning are cheap. It's the problems you have to fix on a 200,000+ mile head that starts a a quick rate of negative cash flow and time spent. I'd rather eBay my way silly to increase the old engine parts fund and buy the EQ's straight off. Arrives in the mail within a week, bolts directly onto a clean deck surface, and that's it!

Roller cam and lifters stay right where they are. No change there. Not going to screw with the cam either - I'd rather not have to worry about any break-in procedure on startup (I believe in breaking in roller cams too).

-Kurt