RustyRatRod's Guide To Hot Rod Bliss

Cheaper the better but not to the point of hurting. LMAO!

A lot of times bolt on parts and a cam do really nice. IQ52 has shown us a few times that even a low compression engine with a good set of heads can make some really nice power.
If your bottom end is solid & a street bound "fun" ride is what your after, then do not rebuild it, invest the time to get a good combo of parts. I'd rather spend good coin on well done heads than most anything else. Of course a shot short block is a shot short block and a rebuild is in order then. But if it ain't broke and works well, why spend?

This makes me wonder what that "On the cheap 318 Duster" I did a while back would have done with some head work over the OE ('79) heads.