[Shotimes] Valve adjustment quote

Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 17:31:51 -0600


It takes me roughly 3.5 - 4 hours to do just the valve adjustment.  I charge
$40.00 an hour for labor.  So I keep it at $150 for just the shims.  Most
people add other stuff onto that, like valve cover gaskets, timing belt,
CPS, Water pump, etc, but yes, for just the valves, $150.

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
To: "Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes" <MidwestSHOspecialists@hotmail.com>;
"Christian Kesselring" <ckesselring@sisna.com>; "Shotimes"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Valve adjustment quote


> You would remove everything, and shim the valves for 150?  Let me know
> because for the amount of time it takes ill just pay you to do my three
> older Gen cars.
>
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 2:30 PM
> To: Christian Kesselring; Shotimes
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Valve adjustment quote
>
> Seams like a very reasonable price.  We charge $150.00 just to do the shim
> job, nothing else.  So if he is offering the whole upper end for that
price,
> run there and do.
>
> Mike Kopstain
> Midwest SHO Specialists
> 827 North Chestnut Avenue
> Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> www.MidwestSHO.com
> Sales@midwestsho.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Kesselring" <ckesselring@sisna.com>
> To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:05 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] Valve adjustment quote
>
>
> > I was at a shop last night having four new Potenza RE910's put on.
Budget
> > performance at $100 a tire, so we'll see how it goes.  Anyway, they
> > indicated that, at 119k, the SHO is due for its second valve lash
> > adjustment, among a bunch of other stuff I've already done.  The quoted
> > price for just the valve adjustment was $314.  Is this good or bad?  Any
> > recommendations on where I can get it done in the Salt Lake City area
for
> > less?  This shop was a Firestone/MasterCare joint.  I know it's a
backyard
> > job, but right now I don't have a backyard, or the time to mess around
> with
> > it.
> >
> > Christian Kesselring
> > '92 SHO 119k
> > '02 PT Cruiser 14k
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