Quote:
Originally Posted by Murf
I’d like someone with experience to post how much a guy would have in a completely built set of stock heads. New valve, springs, guides etc. Setup for about .600 lift. Anybody have a ballpark figure?
Thanks
Murf
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
|
Costs a minimum of about $800-$1000, to do it right, with stainless valves, etc. That does not include any porting, nor the core heads.
Butler & SD price starts at around $2k for complete ported 6X heads.
https://butlerperformance.com/i-2445...tegory:1234782
http://www.sdperformance.com/viewPro...?productID=583
Guessing that Len Williams could build you a set of unported 6X heads about as cheap as any of the well known Pontiac engine builders. Probably cheaper than most, since he uses 'em for 400 & 455 long block builds.
http://lenwilliamsautomachine.com/400_Long_Block.html
Probably machine shop guys here who have done some iron heads recently, who can provide details & prices.
There are always rebuilt Pontiac heads for sale, here, on Ebay, & other places. But, most of the time you just don't know what kind of quality work you're getting. I found it almost impossible to sell my running 11 sec 455 bracket engine. Finally had to sell for a very small fraction of what it would cost to build one equal to it.