Nocooler, nice to see you are remembering where I am coming from. 
Frankg, I am definitely using that 204/214 cam with the heads. And if anything, if it is possible, I am going to aim for just larger valves on the exhaust side.
bruce, I have issues with these engines. They were a piss-poor design to begin with... that magically responded to forced induction. I love the SFI tho. I'd like to address some of the more fundamental aspects of the pumping abilities before I go bandaiding the situation by craming more air in its gullet... and making it gag because it can't get it out. Double edged sword.
About "polishing" the chambers... I wasn't looking for show quality here. Just the basics like you described. 
Hot spots would be quite bad if I do mill the heads for a slight compression increase, as it is being suggested.
Being a full time student aluminum heads are out of the question... as are psycho amounts of bolt-ons (big turbos, injectors, etc) So I am looking to address the fundamentals of power to weight... since I can't afford a $900 turbocharger/bandaid and all of fuel system upgrades that go with it... I can however, get 'glass parts and work with what power & potential I do have on tap in the stockish parts.
There will always be bigger turbos... I just need to get out of school and get a full time career on the go!
Thanks guys!
Frankg, I am definitely using that 204/214 cam with the heads. And if anything, if it is possible, I am going to aim for just larger valves on the exhaust side.
bruce, I have issues with these engines. They were a piss-poor design to begin with... that magically responded to forced induction. I love the SFI tho. I'd like to address some of the more fundamental aspects of the pumping abilities before I go bandaiding the situation by craming more air in its gullet... and making it gag because it can't get it out. Double edged sword.
About "polishing" the chambers... I wasn't looking for show quality here.
Just the basics like you described. Hot spots would be quite bad if I do mill the heads for a slight compression increase, as it is being suggested.Being a full time student aluminum heads are out of the question... as are psycho amounts of bolt-ons (big turbos, injectors, etc) So I am looking to address the fundamentals of power to weight... since I can't afford a $900 turbocharger/bandaid and all of fuel system upgrades that go with it... I can however, get 'glass parts and work with what power & potential I do have on tap in the stockish parts.
There will always be bigger turbos... I just need to get out of school and get a full time career on the go!
Thanks guys!
