WIW X-Heads

Thanks for the input gent's! Much appreciated. The heads are in good shape, and like mentioned, would need everything (locks, retainers, valves..ect..ect..)

That being said, the car these heads/motor would be going in is not any kind of back to OEM Resto. It's more of a budget based build. I have a 340 block/crank already and am looking to warm the motor up to 400-430 HP or so.

I know the benefits of Aluminum heads in dealing with my big blocks, but was hoping to build this motor without dropping $2000-$2500 in heads & head work. With that being said, do you guys think there would be a more cost effective manner to find a decent head for this 340 that would do the trick? Any years or cast #'s of heads that would be a better candidate?

Again, thanks for your time/input guys