I don't see where I said anything about spending $1000..... "On the heads".

In the pics, they appear to be brand new ported heads.

Even if he had to buy the w2 stands and shafts to make them work, that's $450 to be able to use the brand new heads he already owns.

You have to buy rockers to run any head, so the only added expense these heads would incur is for whatever parts are required to be able to put the rockers on.

I don't see how these heads could be duplicated(recon castings, valve job, porting, milling, assy) by using some other castings thàt still have the OE pedestals for what a set of stands and shafts cost........ But what do I know.