there are several good reasons for selecting alloy heads:
(1) Light weight
(2) Tolerate a little more compression
(3) More efficient combustion chamber design (indicated by the fact they need less ignition advance)
(4) Smaller ports / better throttle response (especially with stock displacement motors)
(5) modern "off the shelf" camshaft grinds work better with high velocity ports
(6) cool looks
It really all hinges on the parameters you select for your motor build.
If you would like to explore this, why don't you start a new thread so we don't hijack this one, and we can discuss your options. That's always fun to do.
cowboy from hell
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