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Posted by: dflesburg Feb 18 2009, 12:44 PM
Len didnt respond to my email and now he is closed this week.
What would a typical refurb cost on 2.0 heads?
Posted by: Sleepin Feb 18 2009, 12:47 PM
I just had Al at AJRS redo the heads on the 2.0.....$750 using used (in spec)valves.
edit: That was flycutting, drilling and installing insert on one plug thread, new guides, two used valves, checking springs and valves for tolerances, and bead blasting.
Posted by: ConeDodger Feb 18 2009, 12:49 PM
Your thread heading reminds me of a joke...
I have heard of heads being refreshed for as little as $500 and up to $1000
Posted by: Eric_Shea Feb 18 2009, 01:02 PM
Mine cost me a Mercedes station wagon. 
Posted by: SteveL Feb 18 2009, 01:08 PM
Let's see. Been married 3 years now.
So far, a diamond ring, new house, VW Beetle, Ski Boat, ......
Posted by: 6freak Feb 18 2009, 01:11 PM
Mine cost me a Mercedes station wagon.
right there with you and SteveL...LMAO sorta
Posted by: johnnie5 Feb 18 2009, 01:26 PM
Mine cost me a Mercedes station wagon.
Was that in Arizona, where they take your car when you get caught!?!
Posted by: turboman808 Feb 18 2009, 01:28 PM
Still young so only a few things with diamonds in them.
I will however pay out the ass for a good head job. 
Posted by: blitZ Feb 18 2009, 01:34 PM
Len did mine a few years ago. New springs, valves, retainers, guides, flycut, etc. Seems like it was $800 or so. Worth it knowing it was done right.
Posted by: ConeDodger Feb 18 2009, 02:07 PM
Your thread heading reminds me of a joke...
I have heard of heads being refreshed for as little as $500 and up to $1000
I just remember the punchline being that in the right (or wrong depending on your point of view) neighborhood a good head job can cost as little as a swig off your whiskey flask...
Posted by: dflesburg Feb 18 2009, 02:21 PM
...must be some sort of California thing.... "not that there is anything wrong with that"
Posted by: ConeDodger Feb 18 2009, 02:47 PM
...must be some sort of California thing.... "not that there is anything wrong with that"
No, not a California thing. They have toothless alcoholic homeless women everywhere...
Posted by: messix Feb 18 2009, 02:52 PM
more than half of what i had and still taking.
Posted by: 6freak Feb 18 2009, 03:23 PM
more than half of what i had and still taking.
Half of 4" is only 2" Troy i wouldnt be braggen......LMAO
Posted by: carr914 Feb 18 2009, 03:27 PM
A Hand Job is cheaper
Posted by: 6freak Feb 18 2009, 03:33 PM
Now how to tell if you got a good head job?No how,,,, When you have to pull the sheets out of your ass
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Feb 18 2009, 03:41 PM
Posted by: 6freak Feb 18 2009, 03:46 PM
Come on Jon!!what part dont ya get ,, dont make me spell it out ..Lord know i cant spell anyway haha
Posted by: 9146986 Feb 18 2009, 04:09 PM
Depends on the "service provider" and the extras.....
Posted by: PanelBilly Feb 18 2009, 04:25 PM
The head job is cheep, its the f**king lawyer's invoices that will cost you.
Posted by: dflesburg Feb 18 2009, 05:02 PM
I think we are completely off topic....
We are talking about getting our cylinder heads refurbished.
Posted by: sww914 Feb 18 2009, 05:15 PM
Up to $1500.00 if they're cracked, and speaking of crack, as little as $10.00 some places. A disgusting fat old man neighbor told me that the going rate in Bakersfield is a can of gold spraypaint. OOOHHH yuck!
Posted by: Rick_Eberle Feb 18 2009, 11:04 PM
"True love is never more than 50 bucks away..."
Posted by: charliew Feb 18 2009, 11:11 PM
In the 60's it was .50 at neuevo laredo but it was hard to look at the one giving it.
Posted by: mein_tag Feb 18 2009, 11:17 PM
No, not a California thing. They have toothless alcoholic homeless women everywhere...
ohh bad mental thought..
Posted by: 6freak Feb 19 2009, 08:55 AM
I think we are completely off topic....
We are talking about getting our cylinder heads refurbished.
what did you expect from a bunch of smart ass` ,,,with a title like that
..LMAO
Posted by: Joe Sharp Feb 19 2009, 09:34 AM
Entertainment.
Posted by: degreeoff Feb 19 2009, 10:53 AM
"True love is never more than 50 bucks away..."
Posted by: messix Feb 19 2009, 01:52 PM
more than half of what i had and still taking.
Half of 4" is only 2" Troy i wouldnt be braggen......LMAO
and your wife tells me i still have twice what you have..
Posted by: sean_v8_914 Feb 19 2009, 02:08 PM
there is no set price because...
what do your cores look like?
a basic valve job assumes your valves are re-grindable, studs are good, no bad threads, valve seats are good.
new valves are 20 bucks each(+-)
welding is charged per crack
new seats plus teh cost to install them
virgin, non cracked non fly-cut to death head cores are RARE!!!
expect to pay at least $1000 a pair
Posted by: sean_v8_914 Feb 19 2009, 02:09 PM
springs?
valve guides?
$$$
Posted by: scotty b Feb 19 2009, 06:59 PM
virgin, non cracked out, fly looking, head jobs are RARE!!!
expect to pay at least $1000
WORD !!
Posted by: r_towle Feb 19 2009, 08:27 PM
$20 bucks down in VA...you gotta go behind the stop and pump in richmond...
Rich
Posted by: bigkensteele Feb 19 2009, 09:16 PM
...must be some sort of California thing.... "not that there is anything wrong with that"
Not a California thing. You aren't that far from Over the Rhine, although I suppose whiskey might not be the preferred payment method.
Posted by: brer Feb 19 2009, 11:39 PM
one option I posted awhile back
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