I thought I would follow up with this thread.

I've put well over 500 miles on the car driving it everywhere and even taking it on some trips 50+miles one way out of town.

Runs on cheap pump gas, never gets over 190°, and is an absolute blast to drive!

I told a friend I was planning on upgrading to a stroker this winter as he saw me buying parts. He said "WHY?! It runs great the way it is!"

"High score" on the Speedview app on my phone so far is 128mph.

The only problem I have now is excessive rear tire wear...

hi ,

just finishing up a 496 with the source heads .

valve job was way off , intake seats were on back edge of valve ?

ex valve seats were wider than valve face ?

3/8 pushrods intake runners had to be clearanced rubbed hard on top of hole opening ?

springs checked good , threw away retainers and keepers .

some valves were bent and they ground and installed them anyway ?

cc varied 79.2 - 81.5

i check everything

just my luck i guess?