Thoughts on the 452 heads

I think the first porting I did was 59 years ago
Yeowza!!
I was 1 when you started.

I understand that for some people, there is a certain appeal to “doing it yourself”.
It is a hobby afterall.

Just be realistic about what you’re getting yourself into, and what it’s going to cost for a finished pair of heads.
Some people would just like to do their own heads...... even if there were essentially no cost benefits to it.
And that’s fine too.

It’s not really much different than building your own trans, or rear, or motor, doing body work, etc.