Generation III Internal Engine 1997-2006 LS1 | LS6
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

porting heads

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 10, 2005 | 09:03 PM
  #1  
BLUE99T/A's Avatar
Thread Starter
12 Second Club
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: Fort Worth, Tx
Default porting heads

What have people paid to have thier heads ported?
Reply
Old May 10, 2005 | 09:41 PM
  #2  
Cal's Avatar
Cal
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,691
Likes: 3
From: Northern Utah
Default

$250 just for porting and no valve job.
Reply
Old May 10, 2005 | 09:49 PM
  #3  
Bo White's Avatar
TECH Addict
20 Year Member
iTrader: (59)
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,357
Likes: 0
From: Vance, Alabama
Default

I HAVE been charging 450 bucks or so just for port work and shipping.
Reply
Old May 10, 2005 | 09:55 PM
  #4  
Cal's Avatar
Cal
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,691
Likes: 3
From: Northern Utah
Default

I think most people have to pay more than I did; I just happened to know a nice guy. He is local so there was no shipping involved.

For the second set of heads, I ported them myself. That's a hell of a lot of work for $250.
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 10:31 AM
  #5  
BLUE99T/A's Avatar
Thread Starter
12 Second Club
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: Fort Worth, Tx
Default

So, is that cost ported, polished and ready to reassemble? Assuming the dis- and reassembly is done elsewhere.
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 11:29 AM
  #6  
Cal's Avatar
Cal
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,691
Likes: 3
From: Northern Utah
Default

I gave him two heads, one assembled and one disassembled, but they both came back assembled. I don't think he cares which way he gets them. I actually paid him an extra $150 above that to do a valve job at the same time. I bought the valves myself though. He recycled the intake valves.
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 02:34 PM
  #7  
BLUE99T/A's Avatar
Thread Starter
12 Second Club
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: Fort Worth, Tx
Default

Hey thanks I'll look into it further as soon as I find a machine shop
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 03:02 PM
  #8  
BrentB@TEA's Avatar
TECH Enthusiast
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 576
Likes: 0
From: Chattanooga
Default

we charge 500 for cnc work only on our 5.3 heads.

Last edited by BrentB@TEA; May 11, 2005 at 10:29 PM.
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 03:06 PM
  #9  
Bo White's Avatar
TECH Addict
20 Year Member
iTrader: (59)
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,357
Likes: 0
From: Vance, Alabama
Default

Now thats a pretty good price for someone wanting to have a local shop finish em out
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 03:11 PM
  #10  
BrentB@TEA's Avatar
TECH Enthusiast
 
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 576
Likes: 0
From: Chattanooga
Default

real good price when you consider with just a valve job the flow 310..if you use the right valve angles
Reply
Old May 11, 2005 | 10:24 PM
  #11  
Jason 98 TA's Avatar
LS1Tech Premium Sponsor
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 4,229
Likes: 4
From: Texas!
Default

We offer the Precision Race Components Stage 2.5 port cnc'd into a customers core for $500! We also have several castings in stock incase someone needs to do exchange to keep down time to a minimum
__________________
Jason
Co-Owner, Texas Speed & Performance, Ltd.
2005 Twin Turbo C6
404cid Stroker, 67mm Twins
994rwhp/902lb ft @ 22 psi (mustang dyno) www.Texas-Speed.com
Reply
Old May 12, 2005 | 12:46 PM
  #12  
Heretic's Avatar
Staging Lane
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 93
Likes: 0
Default

If I have a set of stock LS6 heads, and want to keep the stock valves, how much for a basic CNC of them?
I can get the valve job done locally.
Reply




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:01 PM.