318 Head Headache

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
the heads were ported to the gaskets on the intake and on the intake/exhaust sides of the heads. The previous owner had some pictures of the work. He’s not a pro, just a guy in a garage like most of us. The pictures showed what I’d expect from a weekend warrior, rough grind and not polished. They’re also fitted with the larger valves (2.02/1.60). looks like a standard 3 way valve job with the bigger valves. there doesn’t seem to be any bowl work at all far as I can tell.