Project Snake bite!!!!

dfree383 wrote:+Springs, Retainers, Locks, Studs, Guide Plates......... Good Valve Jobs are $225+ cost of opening the throats for larger valves, Decent Valves if you put the larger ones are $200-$250 a set..... + porting if you can't do it yourself..... You be in them well over $1000, starting with bare casting and be down on power by 40-50hp compaired to the aluminum SCJ's

Last I checked the SCJ's where in the $1600-1700 range and complete for the $$$. Plus they are lighter and have much better chambers.

I will have to agree with Dave I have over a $1000 in my doves and still have 2.08 1.65 valves they are SS I wanted to up grade but just could bring myself to put another $600+ in them last winter.Some machine shops tell you better off rebuilding and up grading your heads instead of buying some good aftermarket heads. Because they can't make any money off you when buy new heads.

thanks guys ill keep my eye out for a set on here.. or just run th doves as is... thanks

Just picked up scat h beam rods with 2000 arp bolts...brand new..


Price $300.... Only $70 bucks more then I sold my stock six pack rods for.

I will be the contrarian for a moment. The SCJs are a screaming deal to be sure, however there are differences there too. As stated the pistons have to be notched for the different valve location. Additionally depending on the intake you plan on running, there may be some port mis match issues to be corrected. If your not a porter, could be additional cost. I also have a 69 fastback with the big block. With the headers you need to be careful on the aftermarket heads that have raised exhaust ports at all. I went the trick flow route, and even theough they are raised a smidge, I ended up cutting the towers and fighting the headers quite a bit. I can't remember is the SCJs are raised or not.

Now if your doves went 10s already, it might be safe to assume they will support your 500 hp goal. Getting that kind of power out of a small stroker should not be hard and still be streetable. Run your doves, and if its not enough, you can sell em later and upgrade later on if you want. Sometimes when your starting out, its ok not to run the best right off the bat. Specially when funds are tight. If its the difference between racing or waiting 2 yrs for money to do it another way, thats alot of fun missed, if you know what I'm sayin.

Be careful if they still have the two piece valves from ford though. If your running any kind of spring pressure, might want to look at that twice.

The car those heads came off of was about 2,900 lbs. and think Jim's will be about 3,600 lbs. so will take a bit more to run the same number. The FRPP SCJ heads do not have a raised exh. port.

Steve