72 duster resto

Edelbrock 2049 Edelbrock Total Power Package 417 HP Small Block Mopar Top-End Engine Kits | Summit Racing - my neighbor suggested droppin 3k+ on this setup and just selling off the purple camshaft, intake and heads for whatever I could get for them.

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*sees single pattern 480 284 cam*

mmmrrrppphh.

i mean, sure? i personally would go with something a little smaller and more modern. but it all really depends on how you want to use the car and what your expectations are for the motor: power wise, driveability, etc.

if you have the compression, stall and gears then all the better.

it's a slippery slope on the heads. if they're super waxed, i'd probably try and find something i liked a little better that was cheap, and do those up or pop for just some basic remans and call it done. but the 974 heads are one of the "better" smogger heads, and they should have hardened seats.

but, it depends. if any work has been done on them: guides, cut for springs, oversized valves, porting, then it may be worth sticking with them.
yeah im with you on the cam. Not sure what its worth, but i'll try ditching it. Want something more mild that I can pair up with appropriate spring rate and some new valves.

I may spring for a machinist to assemble and add in a valve job. Unless I can find a deal on some better flowing heads for a reasonable price. Budget build, mild performance goals, streetable drivability. Those are my goals.

Compression is factory 8.4:1 with these stock pistons so I'm again at crossroads with parts. I have already bought all standard bore rebuild parts, but might have been premature.