just had the heads done, all 8 cylinders were warped. i guess all 8 where blown. after looking at both sides of the head gasket better i could see they where all blown. for anything over 11 to 1 a extra head blot should be intalled. i had 12 to 1 without the extra head bolt. that's where all the cylinders blew out.

he had to take .007 off both heads to get them flat. the spring wheren't setup right, he had to install a .060 shim so i did have valve float. i paided for titanium retainers and i didn't get them for the guy i bought the heads from.

i'm happy with what that little cam made. 224/232 @ .050 it's going to work really good for the wifes daily driver. i figured the trans was slipping 7% plus the stalls 3% using the rpm/mph. the motor started breaking up at 5500 so we'll see what it makes at 6200r's next time around. i'll be shocked if it doesn't pull 375-400 at the wheels.

the torque wasn't right. it was 340lbs from 4200-5500. so i'm thinking the trans couldn't take anymore than 340lbs of torque.

i'm putting that cam in the wife's 401 with indy heads. so it'll be a clone of my blown up motor but with 10.5 to 1, edelbrock airgap and a 2500 stall. i'm stepping up to a bigger cam and a 3500 stall. somewhere in the 232-235@ .050 range. i'm going to make sure i have over 400 rwhp NA

i hope to be up and running with a new trans and motor in two months.