e7te head started life as the head ford used for truck engine applications. the head was used for both 5.0/5.8w powered trucks and then was used on the 87 and up 5.0 mustangs. if you plan to use the heads in a low rpm engine, and when i say low rpm i mean 4800 and below. then the e7te heads should make you happy. if a higher rpm range is what you want and you are expecting a major performance gain with the stroker. i would say that the e7te head would be a draw back. hope this helps