For a street/strip car, J heads flow great with just opening up the bowls under the seats and a little gasket matching. I know people that have turned them 7200 rpm's without any porting.
Sound?
Lol it's when the iron starts turning darker grey, thats letting you know it's paper thin.
Maybe My ears are better than most, but I hear the change in cutter tone before that. Of course I stop as soon as, but run a few swipes over that area just to be sure I'mAnd that's when your gut starts to hurt and you want to puke. That dark grey...and then crapola