|
|
Item Posts
Sort Order
|
|
|
rebuilding stock heads question's
|
tyler659
User
| Posts: 209
| Joined: 05/09
Posted: 06/20/09
03:42 PM
|
|
I have a set of stock heads (1.94/1.5 valves) off my 74 el camino and if i took them to a machine shop would they be able to machine them to accept 2.02 and 1.6 valves and also on porting and polishing with the new valves about how much would it cost for everything ?
|
|
|
|
waynep712
Enthusiast
| Posts: 264
| Joined: 01/08
Posted: 06/20/09
03:55 PM
|
|
it all depends on the machine shop.... and their abilitys...
beware.. i have seen in the past... people dump over $2,800 bucks in a set of stock heads... they charged for everything... taking them apart.. the first cleaning.. to the last cleaning.. and they also charged for painting them....
here is so cal... you can usually get a basic valve job on a set of chevy heads for 120 bucks... new valves are extra... putting in hardened seats is also extra... 10 to 15 bucks per seat... you really might look into later head... some of the VORTEC .. and have them redrilled on the intake side.. gm used to sell them complete at just over 200 bucks each.. i have not priced them lately...
there are so many aftermarket heads out there.. cast iron versions... that work so much better than many of the smog heads of the 70's.... so you might want to let your fingers do the searching at some of the online vendors... and over at gm parts... it all depends on which casting numbers you have... and what you intend on doing with them...
for long life.. you might want to stick with 1.94 valves...
there are lots of opinions on this subject... and mine is just an opinion also... read up on things by clicking on the tech articles link above..
|
|
|
|
tyler659
User
| Posts: 209
| Joined: 05/09
Posted: 06/20/09
04:03 PM
|
|
yea i do alot of online browsing and reading post and stuff... follow up how hard is it to install the valves, springs, retainers and all the other good stuff on a bare casting?
|
|
|
|
|
|
zman123
User
| Posts: 144
| Joined: 06/08
Posted: 06/21/09
06:17 AM
|
|
I'd REALLY consider a set of aftermarket heads You can get a set of
World Sportsman II heads (cast Iron) for right around a grand and Aluminum heads for a couple of hundred more. Bolt them on right out of the box, 40+ HP without doing anything else and NO time in the machine shop waiting with no guarantee what kind of job you will get for the same price.
|
|
|
|
tyler659
User
| Posts: 209
| Joined: 05/09
Posted: 06/21/09
07:23 AM
|
|
yea that probally what i will end up with the sportsman II i found a set new for 859.99
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: 06/22/09
05:21 AM
|
|
don'twaste your cash rebuilding old school castings there are way better cheaper options out there
|
|
|
|
|
|
|