Which heads are best

hemichuck said

Ok, lets say I plan on using this short block in a hot street or street and strip car. What heads and cam would make a lot of power. I have a 4 speed and a 4.88 gear and a Holley strip dominator I could use on it.I have some 1 7/8 Headman hustlers for an A body too. I would just have to buy a car to stick it in.

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Stick that in your car now!
LMAO!
260* @.050 or better with as much lift as you can squeeze in with at least very well ported Edelbrock heads if not W2 heads. I'd suggest W5 heads are a gamble on there abilty to be very well ported. They could be picked up inexpensively. The draw back to the W series heads is expensive valve train.
The draw back to the Edelbrocks would be a lower ceiling of performance. But they would still be very respectable and not far behind the W heads.
Now that I think about it, MoPars .590 cam would do it well. I'd go with 1.6 rockers myself.