Which heads are best

hemichuck said

So I am gathering from this whole conversation that I can just call Indy and order a pair of the $499 cast iron reworked heads with the 2.02 valves and they will be as good as anything. Then I just need to figure out what cam I need to use to make it all work.

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Like I said, guys get all bent up over BULLCRAP like DCR and running power brakes and a cam that idles too rough etc. Most of that is BULLCRAP as well. If you are running a carb and you can tune, what is considered a large cam will idle at 900 RPM. It's all in the tune. There are men who bum around on these forums, like thumper dart for example, who specialize in carb tuning and they are Chrysler guys. Deal with them.

As for power brakes, I won't ever have them on a muscle car. I learned that in 1981 on my 1972 Demon. Even with a stock cam it never stopped well. My dad was friends with a guy who owned a wrecking yard. He turned me on to the CORRECT sized manual master cylinder and the car stopped better than new. Just converted my 1973 Dart Sport to manual. Both had disc/drum.

You are running 408 cubic inches!!!!! Think about that! 20 years ago that was BIG displacement. What was a large cam in a 340 is a pea shooter in a 408.

The last thing I want to say is about compression. I love it. I do everything I can, to squeeze every single bit out I can for the application. BUT I will NOT compromise combustion chamber modifications at the expense of compression. I mean I will not keep .5-.75 more compression if it compromises air flow or chamber design. You can mentally beat yourself to death over picking the fly poop out of the pepper.