how much for head porting/polishing and a cam regrind?
Discussion
Mattt said:
polosaremint said:
why is it important to you whats its on, i didnt asked whether it was a good for some headwork etc i asked how much it would cost. so f
k you!
Because, believe it or not, I'm trying to save you money you little arsewipe.k you!see look andy xr has got the right idea!
For you to port the head yourself - £10 in parts.
To pay a professional to port it £200 minimum assuming your not increasing valve size etc.
Benefit (unless your engine has a particularly badly designed head which I doubt) 2-5hp at a guess assuming you use the hotter cam and a better exhaust (this doesn't just mean a cheap loud system it needs to flow better) and better flowing inlet (probably not a cone filter).
The guys above are basically trying to say your looking at a cost of probably circa £500 to achieve virtually nothing except bragging rights, no-one will be particularly impressed and you will struggle to feel any difference.
Seriously stick the money in a jar and in a year or two put it together with the money from the sale of the Polo and buy something quicker and more fun. Or blow it all on coke and hookers.
To pay a professional to port it £200 minimum assuming your not increasing valve size etc.
Benefit (unless your engine has a particularly badly designed head which I doubt) 2-5hp at a guess assuming you use the hotter cam and a better exhaust (this doesn't just mean a cheap loud system it needs to flow better) and better flowing inlet (probably not a cone filter).
The guys above are basically trying to say your looking at a cost of probably circa £500 to achieve virtually nothing except bragging rights, no-one will be particularly impressed and you will struggle to feel any difference.
Seriously stick the money in a jar and in a year or two put it together with the money from the sale of the Polo and buy something quicker and more fun. Or blow it all on coke and hookers.
polosaremint said:
Mattt said:
polosaremint said:
why is it important to you whats its on, i didnt asked whether it was a good for some headwork etc i asked how much it would cost. so fk you!
Because, believe it or not, I'm trying to save you money you little arsewipe.k you!see look andy xr has got the right idea!
You'd be better off putting the money in savings to buy yourself a sports car sooner.
Mattt said:
polosaremint said:
why is it important to you whats its on, i didnt asked whether it was a good for some headwork etc i asked how much it would cost. so fk you!
Because, believe it or not, I'm trying to save you money you little arsewipe.k you!But, to answer your question, head work will vary massively depending on who does the work, if you want it done properly, with someone putting the head on a flowbench and getting decent gains, then you could end up paying very large sums, even on an exchange basis, you get what you pay for when it comes to engine work.
Does help if we know what car it's for though, you'll be surprised at what people could tell you about that particular engine, and what is and isn't worth doing to it.
Ignore those who say don't bother, it's up to you what you do, but sometimes it isn't worth it.
Have a look here, http://www.oselli.com/services_engineering bit of a complicated price list but might give you an idea
We still could do with knowing qute what level of head work you want and what engine it is, as it may make a difference to the work folk will suggest you get down. It could be a V engine, in which case all prices just doubled. It could be DOHC, in which case cams will be more, as there's 2 of them. If you're looking at doing some relatively minor, but still expensive work, it may even be cheaper/better to just change to a newer 16V engine for example.
Just asking how much some head work and a cam will be is like asking how long a piece of string is!
Just asking how much some head work and a cam will be is like asking how long a piece of string is!
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