But it only made 390 hp with stock heads. Once IQ52 ported the heads it picked up a bunch more. Not sure if IQ52 is alive anymore, haven't seen him post in a number of years but I do know that he stopped porting cast iron heads a long time ago. Too much work is what he told me. That was at least 10 years ago.
Exactly. Everyone gets excited about the performance of this low compression 440 in this post. I see it as an acknowledgement that low compression kills a good motor. What a crappy street motor IMO. And, that was fresh, not inexpensive motor.
To the OP, if you’re out of budget, put it together and enjoy it.
