Big&Tasty TA

I have had some trouble finding a good machine shop around the Chicago land area, I need my valve seals and valve guides replaced. Does anybody know of good machine shops that are reputable?

AES Racing

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Give us a call if you need anything. 847 956 1244

Fraser

bizerk1

you guys look familiar what part of elkgrove behind the chevy dealer? what do you guys charge for head work usually?

Bramlok

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EJF Reconditioning in Midlothian

4312 Midlothian Tpke
Midlothian, IL 60445
(708) 388-4600

I've been using them for almost 20 years.

litle88

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AES gets my vote!

cacmanjr

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X2 They built my LS2. Easy to work with and quality work.

AES Racing

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Yes we're on Randall street behind Hoskins Chevy in Elk Grove

• 5 angle valve job w/ bowl blend $250
• Surface heads, wash and assemble $150
• Replace 16 valve guides, fit to size $230 (including bronze guides)

02TransAm/Batmobile

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Sorry to hijack your thread but since it's on topic with the list of services at AES, maybe it'll benefit you too.

AES, I will be swapping in brand new 243's and will be installing the valves that were on my 241's. Someone suggested that I have a valve job and have the valves "lapped". Could you explain this? I'm assuming it's getting the valves seated properly against the valve bowls of the new heads? How much would this cost?

Also, what are the benefits of getting a valve job? I'm kinda tight on cash and thinking about the horsepower/dollar ratio.

Thanks!

bizerk1

those are good prices, do you assemble parts to engine as well if provided when some1 gets jobs done?

bizerk1

how much for porting and polishin em up or is that in the cleaning ?

AES Racing

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Porting, surface heads and 5 angle valve job, $700

We can valve job factory heads for 2.02/1.57 valves

AES Racing

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Chuck? Replied to your email

lapping is using sandy paste, this goes between valve seat and valve, when you spin the valve (hence "lap") with the paste on the seats this sharpens the contact area (margin) between the valve and seat. Better you can seal the valves more power potential. Lot of people are concerned with air flow, however filling a cylinder can only happen if the exhaust valve seals.

We lap the valves with valve job.

5 angle Valve job typically picks up 10cfm airflow, however with valve job, we can cut the seats for larger valves, I would say that gets most for your money.
2.02/1.57 valves installed in ported 243 heads should yield 300cfm@.600 lift.

let me know if you have any other questions
Fraser