[69birdboy]

So I've got my heads off of my car right now and what started as a simple repair job has exploded into a "since I've got them off anyway..." situation. I want some advice as to what direction to take this thing.

My combo is 400 .030 over, cam 223/231 @.050 .465/.488 stock cast bottom end with crappy 411NP pistons (like 14cc valve reliefs and way down in the hole, they are awful). Edelbrock Performer intake with a 750 holley and small tube headers, th400 tranny with a 3000 stall converter and 3.23's in the rear. The old heads were stock #16 d-ports. I wasn't particularly happy with the power (ran 15.35 on my best run ever)

I'd like to pick cylinder heads to match the rest of the car. Was looking at either ported D-ports, e-heads or kauffman heads. My budget is relatively flexible but I don't want to spend $700 for an extra 5 horses, either.

Sorry for the long post, but I've read a bit on the subject and still can't tell what's the best route. Any thoughts, comments, ideas or suggestions from anyone are welcome and appreciated, thanks.