just got my block back from machine shop! i think the price is very reasonable and happy with it.
was this worth it?....
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I just payed $1472.62 for my 1J
New piston rings
Main bearings
Rod bearing
Valve Job
Deck head and block
Hand Hone the cylinders
Oil pump replaced
Crankshaft and cams were cleaned and tended too
switched the sump and flywheel also
Hot tanked head and block
They took it apart from cams down and put it back together and obviously i payed and brought them all the parts
New piston rings
Main bearings
Rod bearing
Valve Job
Deck head and block
Hand Hone the cylinders
Oil pump replaced
Crankshaft and cams were cleaned and tended too
switched the sump and flywheel also
Hot tanked head and block
They took it apart from cams down and put it back together and obviously i payed and brought them all the parts
Id almost like to say you can't put a price on good machine work. If you are happy with the end result it is worth paying a high amount of money. Good machine work is hard to come by.
I got a steal on my machine work.. I think it was 250 bucks to machine head and block, clean everything, measure all the journals, bore and hone the cylinders and size them to the pistons. Along with new pistons, rings, and pins.
Thing is.. it was 250 bucks for the cleaning, decking, and tapping for the 2nd knock sensor. They screwed up the threads the first time, then welded it and that cracked the block. So they bought be a new block which needed new pistons, so they threw them in free of charge. It probably should have been closer to 500-600 for all that work..
Thing is.. it was 250 bucks for the cleaning, decking, and tapping for the 2nd knock sensor. They screwed up the threads the first time, then welded it and that cracked the block. So they bought be a new block which needed new pistons, so they threw them in free of charge. It probably should have been closer to 500-600 for all that work..
CyFi6;1875348 said:
I would have to disagree there. Maybe somebody can shed some light and learn me somthing here.
I've heard of guys here paying $5000 on machine work alone on a shortblock when they supplied their own pistons and rods. Why would it cost so damn much to:
clean & mag block
bore cylinders
deck block
file fit rings
cut crank & fit bearings
balance rotating assembly
and assemble?
Again, I'm a machine shop noob and wouldn't know the difference between and competent shop with the proper equipment to do the job and a "performance" machine shop that is "geared" towards racing engines. I just don't think there should be a $4000 difference between the two that do the same job. Or am I completely wrong here?
It's kind of the same reason that you can go buy a $50 video card for your computer, or you can buy a $500 video card for your computer. Both will do exactly the same job for 99% of users out there. You certainly will never see a difference for surfing the web, or even playing modest demand games. (We'll ignore the fact with video cards that in 2 years, a $50 card faster/better than the $500 card is now.)
An inexpensive machine shop might get you a 30 RA surface on the block and head for a MHG. (Or they might not.) The expensive shop will get you something even better than that.
An inexpensive shop might not torque the timing belt tensioner while boring #1. It's only about a thou that this pulls the cylinder, which won't make a real difference for most of us. We certainly won't see it on a compression test, and would likely only find out after a relatively high mileage tear-down.
The thing is that the better a job is takes exponentially more work for logarithmic increases in results.
An inexpensive machine shop might get you a 30 RA surface on the block and head for a MHG. (Or they might not.) The expensive shop will get you something even better than that.
An inexpensive shop might not torque the timing belt tensioner while boring #1. It's only about a thou that this pulls the cylinder, which won't make a real difference for most of us. We certainly won't see it on a compression test, and would likely only find out after a relatively high mileage tear-down.
The thing is that the better a job is takes exponentially more work for logarithmic increases in results.