Getting heads ported and polish???
Getting heads ported and polish??? I am looking into getting my heads ported and polished by a reputable shop here locally and they quoted me $550 and said it would take about two-three weeks. Does this seem about right and a decent price? They told me the heads had to be torn down upon delivery. The cam i will be running is the xe230/236 544/555 112 lsa
TECH Resident
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 772
Likes: 0
From: Bahrain
Do they have a flow bench to measure their work? Thats very cheap work.
Contact Lloyd, he is the man to talk to. Discuss your goals and he will work your heads and custom grind you a cam as well. Or you can get an off the shelf cam and he can work the heads for the cam.
Its best having the cam be matched to the heads.
Contact Lloyd, he is the man to talk to. Discuss your goals and he will work your heads and custom grind you a cam as well. Or you can get an off the shelf cam and he can work the heads for the cam.
Its best having the cam be matched to the heads.
ya i figured it was pretty cheap. This guy has been doing sbs heads since the 60's and been doing LT1's since they came out. He has also been building both engines for years. About how long does it take lloyd to port and polish heads. his shop is about 5hrs away from me so bringing it to him really wouldnt be that big of a deal. Plus i already have the valvetrain so i wouldnt need the full package lloyd offers.
550 dollars is a reasonable price for just port work. There are more than two people on the planet that can port a set of heads, if he has experience with lt1s and has had good results I would give it a shot but if you are sending them off anyhow I would probabl contact LE or AI and get a quote for just port work and assembly. I am sure they will build up the heads with your parts if you ship them to them and you will not have to spend the money twice.
TECH Resident
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 772
Likes: 0
From: Bahrain
ya i figured it was pretty cheap. This guy has been doing sbs heads since the 60's and been doing LT1's since they came out. He has also been building both engines for years. About how long does it take lloyd to port and polish heads. his shop is about 5hrs away from me so bringing it to him really wouldnt be that big of a deal. Plus i already have the valvetrain so i wouldnt need the full package lloyd offers.
If you want, you can even ask him to just port and polish bare heads and you will assemble them yourself.
nighttrain66@msn.com
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
if the local shop is reputable I say go for it imo, refered by good people with fast rides
Last edited by myltwon; Aug 13, 2009 at 06:22 PM.
Please don't twist my words. I never mentioned anything about LE, just stated that I've only seen good things from Ai, implying that the OP should send his heads to Ai instead of taking a chance at a local shop. That's all.
I'm not lookingto get this thread locked. Let's not turn this into a pissing match. Both are reputable shops yet LE is just closer for me. Many have used both and both have great numbers out of each company
Launching!
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 249
Likes: 0
From: Henderson NV
This doesn't need to be another **** match...all people are trying to say is there are better head porters out there then others. Plain and Simple. Fact of the matter is, you cannot compare hand ported heads to machine work. It should almost be a no brainer what company to go with anymore...and yes, the extra few hundred bucks spent is worth it in the end.