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clean heads
new guides
hard exh seats
valve job
deck
bowl port and int openings
deck to a cc number or just clean up
cut for seals/springs
assemble

new valves
new springs
cups/locators
locks
retainers





Geez, I'd be curious what the $$$ involved in all of this was too. Except for the Bowl port and Intake opening up, I just had everything listed done on two sets of big block heads for stockish type builds (I know, they are not for a race car). The price was no where near what a new set of edelbrocks would cost-- Spent $600/pr out the door ready to bolt on through my machinest. So is it the porting work that is driving the price up? Just curious, not trying to bust anyones stones here.

But just sitting here thinking about it--again, other than the port work, I think the only thing that would have increased the dollars involved in the heads I just got would be a better set of valves. So maybe another $200 to get away from the stock type valves that got put in---but lets say even at $800 a set, How much extra is the mild porting?



I don't know about you but 16 hardened seats installed has to add up.
Dwayne thanks for the post ,nice work!
I hope this post doesn't turn into a 8 3/4- Dana debate.
It's the customers money so he has the final say. Me I would opportunity for new castings. Matt