Thread: New engine build advice

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Thank you, rsspears, got any suggestions on brand as I have no experience with aftermarket heads.

Originally Posted by aahx2011

Thank you, rsspears, got any suggestions on brand as I have no experience with aftermarket heads.

Well, in my mind it depends on how you're doing the build. If you're using a machine shop to put everything together then I'd let them buy the bare head that they like to use, and then fill it with quality valves, springs and retainers after they're done doing their "magic". If you're looking for out of the box, assembled heads then I'd probably go to Summit and pick out the AFR assembled heads that best fit your needs, and feel confident that they're good to go. I would NOT buy one of the bargain basement fully assembled heads, ProComp comes to mind. I'm running ProComp's, but they were bought bare by my engine guy because of the extra "meat" to support bowl porting, and then stuffed with good valves, springs & retainers.