Which heads are best

hemichuck said
The kit I was looking at was from Mancini racing and here is what it says
340 - 408 CID FORGED CRANKSHAFT STROKER KIT
Balanced rotating assembly

Internally balanced

Dished Forged Diamond Pistons 9.5:1 with 65cc heads

Eagle 4340 forged crankshaft

Eagle H-Beam rods

Clevite Tri-Metal rod and main bearing set

Diamond file fit 1/16-1/16-3/16 Moly ring set
Price is $1950
I have a set of Headman Hustler W2 headers for an A body brand new with all the plates and gaskets. Intakes for W2's tend to be cheap because there is not that big a demand. Ive found Strip Dominators at swap meets for $60. I also have a Mopar Race tach drive electronic distributor in the garage and who knows what else, still digging through 40 years of crap out here
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That's all good stuff there. I would absolutely have the balance job checked. They are never as close as I like them.

The other thing is that is a bit low on compression. Rather than deck the heads, do all the measurements and then stick the piston out of the hole a bit. That is standard operating procedure, but has been lost over the years, because all the Chevy guys use a zero deck, but it is wrong for small block chryslers. I run mine .054 out of the deck.