keys2myMARO

I have a blown head gasket and was wondering if there was any other work I can on the car since I would be spending quite a bit of money already to get this fixed. I don't have the ls1 I have the 3800 engine.

It's going to cost 450ish to get the heads checked out by the machine shop, how much are new heads?

O2Form

450 to get the heads checked? You pay that and you better have your head checked.

keys2myMARO

So the cost is to make sure there are no cracks and to have them resurfaced. Does 450 not seem reasonable?

eseibel67

iTrader: (10)

$450 sounds reasonable to get them completely rebuilt.

lt1pwr1

iTrader: (1)

Yeah for real you better not pay $450 just for the shop to "check" them. More like $50-$100 max at most shops.

Ghost666

paid a couple hundred to get a set checked and plained don't know where they came up with $450 to get them checked. even if you go with a used set i would still have them checked before going through the work of putting them on.

slayerized6

iTrader: (12)

when i brought my ls6 heads off the ls1tech classifieds, i brought them to the machine shop to get checked out before i put them on my car. I payed either $200 or $300 to have them pressure checked, have the deck milled, and degreased.

LS6427

iTrader: (2)

Dude, you could ship them down here to south Florida to one of the best head shops in the country and get them completely rebuilt for $450 including shipping. Just checking them is $100.00....MAXIMUM.

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BaddBird

iTrader: (6)

You are getting hosed! To pressure check and resurface should run you about $125 to $150.