Head work: What should I expect to pay?

  • #1

    Head work: What should I expect to pay?

    As the title says, I'll be pulling the heads and taking them to a local performance shop to have them inspected, cleaned, and resurfaced. I will not have them pressure tested. I was quoted $250 for the above provided they were "ready for the machine shop".

    Any thoughts?

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  • #2
    take it to a machine shop instead of a performance shop.
  • #3
    I paid 120 some odd dollars last time I had a resurface. They cleaned it a bit beforehand as well.
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  • #4
    OK, sounds like this is too much, then…for what I need done.
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  • #5
    DAMN…thats A LOT!.

    Here 120 to have it decked and pressure tested, and of course they clean it. And that is 2 heads.
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  • #6
    60 bucks to resurface the heads here. 30 bucks to install new valve seals.
  • #7
    The local CarQuest resurfaced the heads, checked valve stem to guide clearance and pressure tested for $130.

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  • #8
    Ok, got another quote for $160. Much bettah!
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  • #9
    What about a good port and polishing? What's the best and worst cost?
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  • #10
    strongbad728 wrote: What about a good port and polishing? What's the best and worst cost?
    600 seems to be the average. A couple members on here were offering p&p for that price. My local shop said 600.