The heads were rebuilt/replaced immediately after I bought the car on '04(blew a head gasket after 1 week!). Everything is still "new". I didn't have the knowledge( or better sense) at that time to make a decision regarding cam and other details, and was in too much of a hurry to get the car driveable. That would have been the time to do it.

I'm not putting together a strip car. Just a fun street car that is comfortable to drive(ie: power brakes, moderate idle). I feel I can get what I want with the modifications I am doing...and don't want to pull the heads again(lazy?). If I don't succeed, then I will pull and port the heads, along with valve train modifications...I'll also have to change the converter at that point.

If it works, I'm brilliant. If it doesn't work, I get to work on my 'bird some more. Its a win/win! Regardless, I'll advise all here how it turns out.

Greg