head work
 

im building the head for my b18b. im getting the valve guides pressed out and new bronze ones pressed in, new seals, dual valve springs, nitride coated SS valves, and tit. retainers. if i buy stock sized valves, then i wont need a valve job correct? i dont wanna have to pay a shop large amounts of money to do this for me. :(

Re: head work
 

you gotta pay to play man.it sucks.

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when i take it to the shop ill ask and see what he says. i dont see whay i would need to, the engie as around 80k.

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All that work and you dont want a valve job? Valve job is where have the power is in a head. If they have an experince the valve job will make good power and make life much easier.

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Very true

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just get stock size valves and have them do a standard 3 angle grind, your much better off doing this than leaving it, how much could it cost? $150?

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if i have it redone then, should i give them the valves to match everything up?

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They will need the valves and the head. There is no reason not to get a valve job as well if you are spending all this money, or even if you were leaving the head stock. The valves need to seal against the head.

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i guess i need to just suck it up, and pay up for the work. i just hope they dont rape me. anyone in here have experience with reassembling a head?

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if youve never taken a head apart, at least get a helms manual to walk you through it.

headwork is expensive, theres no getting around it. i payed 900 for porting, valve job, deshrouding valve area in chambrs, polish chambers, resurface, and reassembly with all new seals. all done by portflow.