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Originally posted by BlownSOHC
shopping around online all i see are mostly medium riser heads for 427's and an occasional company that shells out high risers and tunnel ports. how come nobody does SOHC heads? or maybe does anyone know who does SOHC heads? seems like i remember seeing a post on here where someone had put aluminum cammer heads on a new shelby aluminum block and they appeared to be newly manufactured with new cam followers and everything. are these legendary heads all but gone? can you only get originals for a ****load of money? or can anyone cast you up some new ones..... links and feedback appreciated  oh yeah, what happened to Dove Performance? they were the last lead i had on these, and their webpage/phone number are history. whats up with that? anyone got info on these happenings?
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To answer your question: yes, if you want new ones, they will cost you a boatload of money. I received a quote, detailed, from Dove a few years ago for a set of cammer heads. The complete heads, including followers and valves, etc... came to $10K. There is a person who has machined his own set, last I heard, he was only doing it for himself and didn't want the liability (by liability, HIS personal bad feelings if his part(s) weren't perfect) of producing them for others.
Dove is still in business, I don't know if they will consider casting cammer heads anymore though.
Best bet is to buy originals. Aluminum originals are very expensive. Iron originals will give you a hernia.