73 Duster build named Fred

TT5.9mag said

My opinions only, $300 is a good deal for a complete 360/727 but how much of it are you going to use? Stoker means all you’re using is the block. Unless you choke it with stock cast heads and you shouldn’t. But you still get the 727 so there’s that. But, there’s always a but, I wouldn’t put a 727 in a street small block car. I’d use a 904 all day long and twice on Sunday. So from that deal I’d use the block. Is that worth $300?

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when i had my 408 build i simply didnt want to spend the money on aluminum heads
with the stock iron heads (a little ported, a little blended and 2.02 valves) im making 420 hp and 470 lbs of torque

now, you and i both know the heads are what are keeping me from breaking 500 pounds (probably heads and cam to break 500 hp) but if i wanted to spend the money on a set of aluminum heads, i could do it with the engine in the car, and do it in an afternoon in my driveway

so that is just one reason for starting out a 408 with stock heads