Match this 500hp/500lb-ft Combo?

My reasoning for recommending the TF heads, in most cases....... is that it’s generally the least expensive way to get to that performance level.

The price difference between a set of untouched RPM’s and a set of TF’s is small enough to where you can’t buy the RPM’s and have them reworked to a “comparable” level for equal money.
It’s just economics for me.

This makes sense, if we are talking OOTB heads, i'd also likely give the nod to TF. . If you are going ported, oversized valves, then it gets muddy