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The 452's have never been flowed. They have 2.14/1.81 valves, and were professionally done by a guy named "Spider" that has since passed away. My local machine shop did some work on them and commented on how goood they looked, but they're 452's. Looking at Dwayne Porter's tests tell me that the best of the best 452's don't flow what an out of the box Stealth will flow. I would still be using these heads on this motor if it were not for the worn out header bolt holes that leak pretty badly. I realized that some of the leaking is coming from a freeze plug that's rotted. Hopefully that is the only issue and I can use them on my son's '64 convertible.

As for the other brands of heads, they were not an option as i wanted the stock appearance that only the Stealth has. I'm not trying to fool anyone, but let's face it, I don't have a bar. 11.50's is all I'm allowed to run anyway. Was hoping to get it sorted and put a 10.99 slip in the glovebox and go get some ice cream...ok beer!



I had a set of Paul Rossi street fighter heads that Dwayne massaged further and everything I have read on out of the box stealths that have been flowed on a bench I trust tell me those 452's flow just as good as an out of the box stealth. If you think that out of the box stealths flow the CLAIMED numbers you would be wrong in that assumption.

As far as not trying to fool anyone??? You're fooling yourself too if you think that way, the reason you want them is because they look stock, it's all about fooling people ... and it appears yourself included.