Waking Up a Turd
I would take a hard pass on that converter. Call someone like PTC and get a custom converter. The converter will make or break the whole package. Never like Hughes.
Also, not sure if that is the finished valve job, but regardless of how much grinding you’re doing, the valve job is significantly more important than that. Don’t skimp on the valve job.
No this is not the finished valve job.
The heads are at the machine shop now, Getting 2.02 intake valves, and exhaust valves and seats. The previous rebuilder sunk the exhaust valves quite low.
With this work, i would likely have been better to order a set of edelbrocks.
My parts order has still not arrived. I inquired about it all, and the cam i had picked out, needs to be ground by comp. However they are waiting for a shipment of cam cores. Middle of april for the cores to arrive. so..... I am looking at cams again. The supplier has a Comp magnum cam in stock. Its a 270 advertised Magnum HYD flat. 224/224 @50 similar specs to the previous comp cam i had picked out. It was a 224/230@50. Xtreme energy
The Magnum looks like it has a bit less lift, and less exh duration. but the valve events suggest it might offer a bit better fuel economy.
I sent out some feeler emails to comp, hughes, and howards asking for recommendations. Hughes already replied back, saying that there were supplier problems there too.
I may have to go with the Magnum by default. I dont think it would be a huge compromise though. I like good fuel economy, and mid range torque.
None of it matters though, until i get my stroker kit. Awaiting pistons there. Likely on the same slow boat.