Which heads to get?

nm9stheham said
What is getting forgotten is that if you are starting with an LA engine, then if you go with the EQ Magnum heads set up for $1139 from Magnum Mopar, then you have to spend more $$ to convert the valvetrain parts from LA to Magnum for the oiling-through-pushrods. That's hundreds of $$. I added it all up once, and going with LA Edelbrocks on an LA block was as cheap or cheaper. The OP has an LA block.

Depends on if you need pushrods and are gonna buy roller rockers. Not much more expensive if you're buying pushrods and roller rockers already.

nm9stheham said
Right, AL heads get overheated all the time and are rebuilt and re-used.

They get warped and need shaved.

rumblefish360 said
Never heard that ether. I've over heated other car brands and there aluminum headed engines, all aluminum engines, aftermarket aluminum heads and have not had an issue with it afterwards.

Aluminum should be very durable. The biggest life shortening issue to aluminum is the end users disregard and misuse of the head starting with the coolent mixture, or should I say there use of "water" with the coolent instead of the proper additive.

I am guilty of adding water when I shouldn't have.

Okay. This I'm interested in. Not so simple like an iron-iron engine? I've been doing this lately and seeing light operating temp increases.