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As consumers we should at least expect that a set of heads that costs from $1000 to $2000 and are promoted as bolt ons should at minimum have a proper valve job including spring heights and stem heights etc.



Personally I think everyone takes the "bolt-on" or "ready to run" statement too literally.

Buying car parts is no different than buying a door at Home Hardware - it may need some material shaved off the edge before it closes or need the hinges moved a tad to fit.

Or how about buying a "ready to serve" TV dinner - sure its ready to serve ... AFTER you heat it up.

And then there's the fact that car guys are a picky bunch. I don't doubt that those heads are WAY better out of the box than any head that came on your original car BUT ... someone tore a set down and they weren't absolutely perfect so now everyone is expecting Super Stock quality parts when that was never the manufacturers intention to provide.

Let's face it guys, $1000 for a pair of aluminum heads is pretty damn cheap. And if you bolted them on with stock hardware (what they're made for) they'd likely work just fine and give you years of trouble-free service.




Well said Stanton!