318 Head Headache

Thank you for the details. I didn’t know KB didn’t make a forged piston. That was me quoting the previous owner’s list of modifications (guess that already makes me wonder…..). I should have specified this in the opening but the car is actually way more alive than I expected a 318 to be and I wouldn’t call it an absolute dog by any means because the cars weight is so low it seems to do a lot with less than I’m used to in larger classics? I was simply looking at what is on the car and what might make the biggest gain per dollar. Usually in my experience that’s always tied to a head combo. The car runs great as it is but like most people here…. I’m always looking for more.
then you are tracking the right rabbit .... heads (do we know what was all done to the 318 heads - porting you mentioned? bigger valves??) It might be worth it to pull them and see "where we are" in the current state