[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by David Holmberg

Post #73, title changed.

Thank You David!

Tom Vaught

ps I had about $1200 in the bare castings then you add the cost for the valves, springs, etc and you get close to 2K. Then Marty, Scott Tiemann, Myself, and two other guys did a package deal with Valeko for Porting so maybe $3,000 in the one set of heads I have designed for boost. This was 1996 prices.

Tom Vaught

[slowbird]

Don't worry Greg I will do my best to keep people talking about me and going Greg who? :-)

[LiL Jack]

Originally Posted by greggutknecht

I dont know if thats a good thing.

Sure it is,we will get a nice bulls eye for the side of your car for you if you do!

[LiL Jack]

Gach enlighten us to who paid $2500 for intake work?

[greggutknecht]

Thats what i mean Jack it never easy being the king,everyone wants a piece of you.But if someone wants it that bad COME GET SOME.

[Gach]

Originally Posted by greggutknecht

Wow guys sorry it took me so long to get on the computer.The heads were bought from KRE as 400 cnc i sent them and the intake to Jim to evaluate after not being happy with the hp numbers.After looking them over he was not happy with the short turn or the csa so alot of epoxying and reporting were needed.As for the intake with the cam shaft i wanted to run and rpms i wanted to turn(not very high)the plenum and runners needed a fair amount of reshaping and resizing,for they amount of work involved i think the price was more than fair.Any other ?

Thanks Greg being honest and not afraid to tell anyone what it cost you.

[quick67bird]

I have $3,000 in my Dports and they have made great door stops since I got them back from SD Performance. I really need to get the motor together again, but I have not had the desire to work on my car lately.

Robert

[GOAT490]

I have about $2100 in my factory iron d-ports including purchase price(used), new springs, new retainers, new roller rockers. add about $250 for last valve job. Wanted to break into tens, now looking to break into nines. I also am happy with my purchase!

PHILLYGOAT

[quick67bird]

Should of said I am very happy with my heads; even before Dave worked on them. I will go with some other heads in the future when I get my turbo build up and going.

Robert

[65nss4spdGTO]

Originally Posted by greggutknecht

Wow guys sorry it took me so long to get on the computer.The heads were bought from KRE as 400 cnc i sent them and the intake to Jim to evaluate after not being happy with the hp numbers.After looking them over he was not happy with the short turn or the csa so alot of epoxying and reporting were needed.As for the intake with the cam shaft i wanted to run and rpms i wanted to turn(not very high)the plenum and runners needed a fair amount of reshaping and resizing,for they amount of work involved i think the price was more than fair.Any other ?

Greg,

I would agree, it sounds like a fair price. I would expect the total cost would have been a bit more from Jim if he had to spend the amount of time just taking material out of the heads if they weren't CNC. Reworking the short turn and adding epoxy can be very time consuming.

Calvin Hill
Hill Performance
708-250-7420

[65nss4spdGTO]

I know someone who recently paid over 4k to rework a set of iron pontiac heads. It wasn't one of my customers, yet.

Calvin Hill
Hill Performance
708-250-7420

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by Gach

Thanks Greg being honest and not afraid to tell anyone what it cost you.

So you see they were not the basic 340 as cast HP heads. They were the CNC ported heads. Costing more. Apology accepted Gach, as I know you won't post it. LOL.

Wow guys sorry it took me so long to get on the computer. The heads were bought from KRE as 400 cnc i sent them and the intake to Jim to evaluate after not being happy with the hp numbers.After looking them over he was not happy with the short turn or the csa so alot of epoxying and reporting were needed.As for the intake with the cam shaft i wanted to run and rpms i wanted to turn(not very high)the plenum and runners needed a fair amount of reshaping and resizing,for they amount of work involved i think the price was more than fair.Any other ?

Thanks Greg for clearing it up.

Ditto on getting to the track & laying down some killer numbers. You have a class your gonna run in?

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by 65nss4spdGTO

Greg,

I would agree, it sounds like a fair price. I would expect the total cost would have been a bit more from Jim if he had to spend the amount of time just taking material out of the heads if they weren't CNC. Reworking the short turn and adding epoxy can be very time consuming.

Calvin Hill
Hill Performance
708-250-7420

X 2

It's the back and forth setting up & checking people forget about. Time consuming. And time is money when it's your living and not a after a regular job hobby.

[Gach]

Dude...I Apology I was worng.

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by Gach

Dude...I Apology I was worng.

Holy crap.

I'm, I'm speechless........................................ ...........

[John Langer]

Originally Posted by LiL Jack

Gach enlighten us to who paid $2500 for intake work?

I have on 3 seperate occasions...

[LiL Jack]

Originally Posted by John Langer

I have on 3 seperate occasions...

Sweet! I figured you did, I thought he might have thought someone else.

[John Langer]

And i'm not even a plumber...

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by John Langer

And I'm not even a plumber...

But you work for a company under government contract. I pay your salary. Big Bucks. That's why i have nothing left to go racin

[67cruiser]

I have approx. 250.00$ in my 13,s on my 67 gto, I had a dream and it came true, i ran Norwalk this year 13.80 and guess what, i ran it thru the pits with no straps no 4 wheeler towing me around, and nobody pushing me either, Had the best time of my life!! Didn,t break a thing(yet) Its been the best so far!! I am sure ill make it to the 20,s this coming yr. and if i don,t , shoot its been a riot so far!! Smiling in WV. NOW WATCH ME GET JUMPED ON HERE NOW!!