Thanks for all the feedback! Basically the motor is going into a 1976 Cordoba that I plan to use as a summertime daily driver. I was hoping for about 300hp to make a bit more fun to drive and better freeway on-ramp performance. I still want to keep it well behaved (smooth idle and power band. Not choppy or peakish.)
I have never undertaken an engine build, just done normal things like tune-ups and brakes. With that in mind I was thinking about getting a re-manufactured block assembly because that would have a lot of the more demanding work done, yet I could still "expand my knowledge/experience base" finishing it off. When these (unassembled) heads became available I thought about getting a longblock and doing even more work/learning.
I think that with all the info I have gathered here I will stick with my original plan, and leave these heads for someone else.
OMG! Totally innnnnn-correct.Also on AAR'S in 1970
Thanks for all the feedback! Basically the motor is going into a 1976 Cordoba that I plan to use as a summertime daily driver. I was hoping for about 300hp to make a bit more fun to drive and better freeway on-ramp performance. I still want to keep it well behaved (smooth idle and power band. Not choppy or peakish.)
I have never undertaken an engine build, just done normal things like tune-ups and brakes. With that in mind I was thinking about getting a re-manufactured block assembly because that would have a lot of the more demanding work done, yet I could still "expand my knowledge/experience base" finishing it off. When these (unassembled) heads became available I thought about getting a longblock and doing even more work/learning.
I think that with all the info I have gathered here I will stick with my original plan, and leave these heads for someone else.