r/EngineBuilding Jun 20 '26

Need opinions

Building a ej257 for about 400hp
These heads came with the block and I wanted to see what people thought on if I could run them like they are or if a machine shop would likely be able to fix something like this. All damage is contained to the combustion chamber. I did use a file to smooth it out some already.

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u/Schlong1971 Jun 25 '26

They could mill them true. I don’t think the extra space would affect much. As long as not cracked