On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Travis G Elliott wrote:
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> Bill,
>
> I haven't had the work done yet, David said that at the moment they were
> stockpiled with work until around June.
>
> The work consisted of regrinding the exhaust and intake valves, putting in
> larger stainless steel valves, putting in magnesium valve guides, and
> lastly putting new better valve springs. The quoted price was $995. While
> this seemed a little high, he is used to doing these engines.
> I checked with local shops about the regrinds and even had the specs with
> diagrams of what I wanted, but nobody would touch it.
Travis,
hmmm, what exactly do they do? You said regrinding the valves, then you
said new valves. That can't be all you get for $1000, can it? Do you get
some porting, resurfacing of the head? Well maybe that's ok, since it
includes all the parts...
I am getting the head for my Fiat done right now at the Fiat equivalent of
APT (incidentally the company that manufactures the aluminum A-series head
that everybody sells now). Bigger intake valves, bigger intake ports, cam
reground, valves adjusted (shims), head resurfaced, all for under $600.
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