E-street vs Promaxx vs 440 Source

I agree. I had a set of hardened seats w/new guides/valves installed in a pair of 906's. One head, every exhaust valve would show light around the valve with a flashlight down the port (half moon sliver), and alcohol poured out of it like a fountain. Took me 4 hours to get the valves to seal with my lapper.
This is the very story I was thinking of when I suggested you're likely not a machine shop customer for the heads...