440 Source

Can anyone recommend or not this vendor (440 Source).  I've talked with them, emailed them and all there products look great to me.  The problem I have is the old saying if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.  New rods sets for under $300.00, Aluminum heads for $899.00 etc.  I've looked all over the internet chat rooms and there seems to be no consensus.  Just don't want a motor that falls apart, but heh I got the stuff for a bargain.  

I just baught a g.drive starter and some headbolts. the starter looks great but dont know how it performs yet, due to my project being unfinished.The head bolts were 1/2 the price as arp and are rated for the same tensile strenght. I dont think you could actully go wrong with em. Im getting ready to try some roller rockers from em.It really sounds to me like theyve' got their stuff together.  

I just bought the 440 rear seal retainer from them. Nice part but shipping was alot more than I thought it should be. The part was $40 and shipping was $17.50. I bet it only cost them $7.50 at the most to ship it.    
There are other posts here about their heads not fitting the head gaskets so look some of those up before you buy them. Good luck......  

Hello,i live in australia and im a mechanic by trade,i purchased a heap of stuff from them but the cylinder heads i ended up selling,i could not sleep at night knowing there was  head gasket compression ring over hang in the chamber,f--k that bro,i called and they said they have never had issues.I could go on but hey,i ended up getting indy ez for my 493 stroker,just get the rpm edis,save and wait..at least the money stays in the usa,we know you need all the help you can get........  

what is the diameter of the combustion chamber ? and let the head gasket makers respond. elbrock makes good stuff . match the total combination . what is the port sizes ? light pistons and the right cam is good .  

Yeh I heard about the head gasket problem too.  I was curious if anybody had found out more about the quality of the metallurgy involved in the head castings and the connecting rods.  I've talked to several machinists and they say if it's made out of metal it's all made in China right now (yes cheap labor) . It's the finishing work that matters?  I wanted the stealth heads because of the spark plug location and if you paint them they'll look stock.  I know the Edel are good but they definitely give themselves away visually.  

it is not all made in china. Edelbrock made in usa ! I work at a steel foundry in Braintree Mass. my Duster has Hooker headers,Comp. cam,Elgin valvesprings,Harland Sharp rockers,flowmaster , J E pistons etc. made in USA !