TravisMcGill2000

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hey guys i got a local machine shop sayin he can port and polish my heads and a valve job for $450. does this sound like a fair price. he said he would make them flow 250 no problem. i dont know much about port work so what do yall think. i planning on running a cc306 or something in that nature

SpeedDensityZ

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That does sound like a good deal. Remember velocity is just as important as head flow. A cylinder head ported correctly opposed to a cylinder head hogged out usually makes better power. Make sure he is reputable.

Elliott's94Z

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Ahh yeah that's pretty inexpensive. Like stated above check him out before hand to make sure he's reputable

moderate Z28

That sounds like a great price. Do some research on him first.

SoxXpupPeT

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that is cheap. but sometimes you get what you pay for. i wouldnt go to a local shop. LE or AI for me. more money but the reputation is there to guarantee a great job

GIZMO

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In the case of cylinder head work you get what you pay for......

TravisMcGill2000

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thats true.. the machine shop have been around for 30 years.. he does alot of older model heads.. im not very sure if he's did alot of lt1 heads or not. dont know if theres much difference

kierstyn

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If im not mistaken he did the heads on Shannon's car and you see how it runs!

TravisMcGill2000

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its another machine shop. there from chatsworth, Ga. there 300 cheaper than race engine design

James Montigny

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Experience does not always make for improvement in skills.
I'd check out cars he's work on previously and see how they do.
Take into consideration the rest of their combos, but certainly look for a solid history of good results.
It doesn't take much to really screw up a head.

250cfm isn't terribly impressive either.
Check this guy out, he does all of my headwork -> http://www.elliottsportworks.com/lt1.html

TravisMcGill2000

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how long does it usally take him to port the heads and then return them. i dont want a mth down time. what stage heads and what cam are u running if u dont mind

James Montigny

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This time of year, a week or two. You can give him a call and get an estimate if you like. Lloyd's a great guy to talk to.
You go from stanger on the phone to feeling like you've known him for years in no time at all LOL
Lloyd Elliott <nighttrain66@msn.com>; (972)617-5671
The man will get you hooked up with heads (and cam if you want one) optimized for your setup and goals.

I previously had LE2 heads with a 22x/23x cam. His new vavlejobs easily
outperform what I had back then, but it was enough to power my full-weight
car to an 11.89 on a stock bottom end. (link to vid and mod details in sig)

My new 383 build has LE-ported Dart 180 castings and a custom 23x/24x grind
that should exceed the numbers the LE3 guys are putting down. I'll be at
Ed Wright's for dyno tuning on the 30th.

TravisMcGill2000

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thanks alot. sorry for so many ?'s just trying to get ready for a head and cam swap. im trying to figure out which way to go.

James Montigny

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No problem at all man, been there, done that.
I have no problem answering questions.

wht97ws6ta

Yea thats pretty cheap. We have a sportsmans package which consist of mild port work, valvejob, resurface, and set spring tension for 600. We are tring to get a website going. www.gofastmotors.com. I think its just the homepage right now. They arent quite finished building the site yet.

1badzee

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You get what you pay for (in theory) but there are reputable shops out there (like Mustang Specialities down here in south Florida) that have been doing stuff like this for 45+ years and they only charge like <$500 and they have cars out of that shop running 6's and 5's in the 1/4 mile lol