Which pistons would you suggest?
I like the later "452" heads. They are more or less a " 906" with hardened valve seats. They benefit from 1.74" exhaust valves and better porting. As another bonus, these open chambered heads will knock a full point of compression off an engine equipped with closed chambered heads. All these features help the engine deal with today's unleaded fuels. I use them on my engines. Indy Cylinder Heads used to sell rebuilt " 452" heads for $600/pr. I don't know if they still do.
You can buy forged Icon pistons for $575 in popular compression ratios, I have them in a 440 street motor and in my 512 race motor.
first you need to know what heads open or close. i would want a 4032 alloy over the 2618 for the street and a thin 1/16-1/16- 3/16 rings.
Sorry to hijack….why would you prefer the 4032 alloy? Would you also prefer it in a nitrous motor?
4032 has more silicone, can be run with tighter piston to wall, so quieter. 2618 has no silicone, is stronger, needs more piston to wall and is the preferred alloy for high horsepower, high stress, Boosted applications. Given a choice, use 2618 in a nitrous motor.
The 65 bigblock cable shift tranny is good to sell to someone that needs it.
