Whoa Nellie! I understand what you guys are saying . But I don't have the $$$ to drop on a head from Mike. No doubt somewhere down the line I would like to have one, but I would have more in the head than I will have in my whole engine right now.
My only point in sharing was that a large bore long rod can be done for a lot less than the all out race engines that some of you are building. The only questionable part that I really see is the Chevy pistons. And Lou is running this exact set-up right now in project V, so I know it works.
A real race motor will cost substantially more than I am willing to spend right now. A Good head - $1200 +($1800 in 2016) , K1/Wiesco $900, then everything else. Your probably looking at $4-5000. I'm not against that, but I will be happy to go somewhat slower with the parts I got. Then sometime down the road I can spring for some of the great parts we are talking about.
The $200 in the head was just for the guide work and valve job. No porting , no planing...etc.
You guys forget, I waited 30 years to get this car going again. I'm a very patient man. Some day I'll run into a Jeffrey head for $500 and it will be mine!!
