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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 01:42 PM
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Is $450 a good price for port and polish with a valve job on a 99 Miata head?

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Old Aug 18, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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you get what you pay for, are they including all new valve seals, retainers etc with that price
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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bah just take a dremel tool out and go to town!!
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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shit i think i paid $1000 for my head work, thats for the port polish, retainers, springs, valve. got mine done at Hughes engines they do great work.
Hey digger nice challanger wat yr is it, im buildin a 72 duster w/my dad, puttin the engine in this weekend. should be done in a couple months,
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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hughes is one of the best in the business...expensive but they know what they are doing. 450 for a port + polish seems about right if no other head work performed. My challenger is a '70 I'm getting the engine rebuilt at Holland Road Auto Tech right now. I also have a '73 duster with a new 360 in it. PM me sometime if you wanna go for a ride or need any help/parts.
Old Aug 18, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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450 bucks is cheep for port work or are they just going to gasket mach it shit i have 2700 hundred in my vw head
Old Aug 19, 2004 | 06:24 AM
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where is Hughes, I just got a new set of heads in and I need some things checked out before they go on?

I was going to go up to Steen, heard they do good work
Old Aug 21, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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hughes isnt a local shop, heres the addy http://www.hughesengines.com/general/shipping.asp, they do great work.
Old Aug 22, 2004 | 08:52 AM
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hughes is a mopar specialty shop...awesome work but i doubt they are experts on import heads...I was going to order a cam from them but went with the mopar shaft instead.
Old Aug 22, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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put the engine in today starting it this week at some point w/open headers. The only problem we had is its hittin the crimp on the trans tunnel on the drivers side but it will be ok.



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