Cylinder Head Choice

No, but you would get a new converter to be used in conjunction with a new gear ratio and the camshaft to be used.


No, step up and pay the piper and get a great converter rather than a generic band aid.

Also, IMO, save money and don’t get the aluminum heads. Your not so doing much with the engine that the iron head prepped can’t handle. If you’d going to step up to the plate and build a serious engine for a heavy street hitter / drag car as you stated earlier, your not getting there from here with the 318 as it sits now.

Your also pretty unclear of your path or plan.

Let’s start with.... how fast is it you want to go in the 1/4 mile?
What kind of budget do you have?

I appreciate the help here! I don’t know what a good converter is, but my budget is around $1000 at the top end for a converter. I don’t mind putting $5-8k into the car over a period of a year or two if it means doing it right.

I haven’t even put the cam into the car, or even taken it out of the box. I don’t mind returning it and getting something better - I would just need a suggestion as to what to get.

The goal is a 10.5 quarter mile.