I guess I didn't make this clear, and is the part of the picture you all are missing.
I was already planning on removing the head this week, even before this issue happened. I have new L19 head studs I'm installing, and I wanted to get the head re-checked for flatness because I've been pushing coolant damn near all season long. That is why the head is coming off. Not because of the over revving issue, but because this was pre-planned maintenance I already had on my to-do list for this week. Also the timing belt as many have seen is shot, so it needs replacing as well. Hence the reason I've been slowly acquiring everything I need over the past month (L19 studs, new t-belt and tensioner, new HG). This was pre-planned, relax
Now it just turned into more then what I had originally planned.
Now, since the head will be off, and I plan to drop the pan because I want to check my rod bolt torque (recommended to me by very knowledgeable individuals after something like this occurs), I'm going to take the little extra time to just remove them and inspect them to make sure they weren't affected by this mishap. It'll cost me what, an extra hour in the end maybe? My question back to you then is, why not? Why not take the extra hour for that better peace of mind, or catch something that didn't quite fail yet but is about to?