I'm finally back

Black 69 Dart said
Welcome back, Glad to see your project underway. I have one question though. I worked in the performance engine build for the last 10 years so I have some experiance, why put such a restrictive head (i know they are 1 of the best stock head that dodge produced) for such a big motor? The x heads on my 340 is the restrictive point, it made just under 500 hp and I know if I changed them to eddies, or the b1's sitting under the work bench then it would have made another 75+ hp. Just my .02 cents. I know cost becomes a factor but if going with the forged internals and big cubes you should put on a set of good heads. Down fall to the b1's are there are no mounting holes for the accessories. Not knocking your plan just trying to help out. Either way it sounds like on heck of an engine.

I already had the X heads. They are being completely rebuilt, ported with a new valve job and guides for a pretty reasonable price. I figure I can change them later if I am not happy. I feel that its best to put the real money into the block and bottom end. Everything else can get upgraded down the road. I am also running my 3.23 gears and around a 2800 stall converter for at least a year or so until hopefully I can build up my savings again. I think these heads will provide the low end that I need for now. It will be on the street 90% of the time and most of that will be on 55mph highways. Thanks for the input. I agree that horsepower is made by the heads but you can't get too much insurance in the bottom end.