Aftermarket cylinder head debate - who's the best

[QUOTE)915s or Js will work fine and will be slightly less than a set of EQ Magnums ready to bolt to the engine. And they wouldn't be lift-limited if you wanted to get more cam in it later, and any stock rocker setup, or less expensive aftermarket rockers will work. So up to you but a well done set of stock heads, with 2.02/1.65 valves, new guides, new exh seats, nailhead performance valves, a 5 angle performance valve job will fit the bill past 400hp. [/quote]

And all so often I have said that as a cheaper, (though performance ceiling limited a bit, but not much,) more cost effective way to a good street, street strip head. Add the matched springs to your cam and have that work done, if need be the extra of shortening guides and or spring pad work and be done. Porting the iron past OOTB Edelbrock heads as listed by Edelbrock is still an inexpensive route to go. $1368 per pair, $684 per head cost through Summit https://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl-60779/overview/

Then if you don't trust the OOTB condition as truly a bolt on set pf heads, the extra cost to checkout. (And hope your machinist is actually a honest person!)

IDK, I'll round it down to $1300, on iron heads you already have can go far around these parts.