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I need to make a decision on what to do about my cylinder heads. Currently I am running 906 heads that I ported using the mopar templates. The problem is I didn't have hardened seats installed and the valves seats are receding causing the stems to show different heights. Originally I wanted to replace the heads with Eddy E-Street heads or maybe even the new Trick Flow heads but it turns out both options are out of my budget, the Eddy's mostly because of the required valve train components. So I started looking for a shop I could trust to replace the seats when I happened across a photo in TekHousE's thread ( http://www.dodgecoronet.com/forum/showth...-383-4-BBL ) showing his new heads being flow tested at a shop only an hour and a half away from me. When you live in the Allegheny National Forest, that's close.:p TekHousE ie Zoran got me in touch with Toth Performance and I had a nice talk With Bruce Toth, who doesn't have a huge presence on the web but what he does have is very positive. Bruce gave me several options which boiled down to three. First, He can fix my 906 heads at a price way lower than I expected. Second, I can get a set of 452 heads which Bruce says can be made to flow better and have factory hardened seats. Or third get a set of CPPA heads like Zoran's ( http://chryslerpower.com/webstore/Exhaus...inum-Heads ) I kinda had my heart set on a set of aluminum heads but there is very little information out there on these heads and although Bruce was not trying push me in that direction, he does seem to stand behind them. Another issue that cropped up is MarkZ's reply to Zoran about using head studs which go for around $200. So my friends, what do you think? CPPA's, oooo shiney, I want em! 452's, get out the grinder again and save some dough! Or 906's. problem solved but I can't fit my wallet in my pants!
Oh yeah, 383, .030 over speedpro flat tops and comp cams XE268h cam. 727 with TCI 141200 2400 stall converter
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