building a mild Daily driver 318

Sorry I misunderstood, well depending on the bottom end plans, yes 400-650 for head would be a stock rebuild or maybe a valve size upgrade on a 318 head you already have.

Some porting can be done using the guide in this forum, but to pay someone would easily double that price. I personally think you can achieve your goal on 318 heads (valve job minimum) and bolt on's.

its all good.

and i have a neihgbor who has ported many heads before and is willing to give me a hand. i think ill wait on getting new heads until pretty much everything else on the car is taken care of so ill have the extra $ to get some nice ones