I guess the performance/money question would easier be answered if we would know how the heads compare to each other on a dyno. Is Daniel (Jones) or anybody else planning tests for instance? If the difference in performance would be little – mind you, I’m not planning to build a race engine, and thus not looking for the very last power gain – then for me the only reason to choose one to an other, is the stock look of Scott’s heads (which is definitely a pro for me). Whether that stock look only would me be worth the extra money – I don’t know yet. In case the performance difference between these two heads would be considerable, then the decision will be easier to make.
For now I’m just trying to figure out which way to go. The plan - an alloy Todd block with alloy heads, but without the block being readily available, I’m nothing with heads anyway, regardless of who would supply them.
The more I’m looking in to having an engine build, the more I realize I need to figure a lot of stuff out…