302 heads on 351w

[82 GT]

Originally posted by HotRoddin
You listed that you had 69 ported heads ... from the tests i've seen a good port job on a set of 69 351 heads with the 1.94 intake 1.6 exhaust valves flow better all around than GT40 p's in stock form. If thats the case then how much are you gonna gain per dollar spent ?
I'm sure there are people here that will disagree with that but thats my 2 cents worth

When I got this engine a few years ago, I was told it was a '69 block with ported heads and mild cam. Recently I discovered(with the help of PKRWUD) that it's actually a '74 motor. I haven't got the chance to look at the casting numbers on the heads but at this point, I can only assume that they too are also '74 production units.
My car ran strong when I put the engine in about 5 yrs ago.
I blew a head gasket(if you recall) last week and decided to pull the whole engine and start over and put it back together with even a little bit more power this time.
If they are indeed '69 heads then I will keep them, if not, then I need to look for alternatives for the heads I want to use.