Missed on this combo?

Wow. Never did I say I wanted 600HP. All I wanted is to get the most out of the engine that I could. I went to the dyno and didn't really worry about 560 horsepower.........my issue was I wanted more torque to go along with that 560 horsepower.

Also, Tom IS a nice guy. When I handed him my heads I told him I'm pretty sure they're junk and needed to know for sure. I need good solid info. He checked em over and told me they'll make a lot more power than my dyno sheets show. All I need is the right cam. He NEVER said they were the best thing since sliced bread. He said they're fine to run.

Now someone mentioned Shady Dells flow numbers...........there's a reason his operation is called SHADY dell. I'd never say that without firsthand knowledge either.

Right now they are the heads I have. I'm gonna get them to work. I'm not throwing them in the garbage can yet. Yeah they were free, but I paid for the CNC work.

I guess if they never totally work out, I'll just have to keep the 540 HP slug that's in the car now, and have a spare shortblock instead of a spare engine.

Ya know this thread went a long way as a "let's help this guy out" before it turned to a "let's bash his ****". I was really enjoying it and learning some new things.
Kinda disappointed now.....
Well, lets step back a bit,.............1st I think that many w/the experience can offer real critical insight here......not particularly to "slam", but to emphatically point out
what appears to be a shortcoming in this particular CNC job. Your's is not the first. I also think that Tom was correct, Your engine can do a little better with those heads
as is, and didn't want to "slam" them in the process knowing they probably can't be improved w/o putting metal back......so why bother? But these threads are here for
others to learn from as well, and No one is paying us for our insight or opinion, so there's no obligation to be polite, ..it is our choice. Lol! Calling a 540HP SB a slug in
an A-body, a lot of members here wish they had that problem!! Just My .02............................