Buckeye---If it helps you out I have a head already properly modded by Allan At CT Racing ( he does SOLID work) that I will sell to you cheap for all the crap you have been through.  I had been asking 85 + 15 bucks for the ride but I will sell it to you  for $50 including shipping if your interested.  It is listed in the for sale section.  It is non o-ring with no mods to cooling holes. The squish has been properly cut and It does require race fuel at sea level and requires 50/50 mix at the 4500-5500 foot elevation I run.--quadman8,