GT40P Head Guru's.... Come in Here

Okay, the time has come to prep my heads. They're from a '97 Mountaineer w/ 60K miles. I know harldly anything about heads and valvetrain. All this talk with cams is foreign to me as well.... lift.. duration...

Anyhow, I wanna get the best power combo with these things. I'll have the upper/lower from the Mountaineer as well, which I will get ported by Tom. So what all should I do to these heads? I know I need to get them cleaned up and ported. What about milling? What are good parts to get?.... springs....valves....rockers, etc. Also, do I use the stock VC's?

I know I have alot of questions, which sound stupid, but I just don't know about this stuff. Thanks.

tmoss said:

If you mean me by "Tom", save your money on the intake and put it in the heads, that Mountaneer intake will cover the flow needs of stock GT40/GT40P heads.

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Hey Tom, yeah I was referring to you, as I've heard you do the best job in porting. You said the Mountaineer will cover the flow needs of stock GT40/GT40P heads..... but these will be ported with upgraded valvetrain.... do you still think it will suffice in stock form? I wanna get as much power as possible with this H/C/I setup....