Jon,
The price of $585 was for both heads. The heads were bolted on a fresh block
with a healthier cam, new pistons, and of course the Vortech Supercharger so
I don't
know how much the port job contributed to the overall horsepower and torque
figures. I don't know if Dave has a catalog but he has always faxed
information on
exactly what he was going to do. You might give him a call and see if he has
catalog. He does advertise in Mopar Muscle and he does have a picture of his
A-engine
308 casting. On a different subject, I did pick up your TB and I will be
working on it this weekend. Hopefully Bruce will be able to assemble it
Monday or Tuesday
and get it on its way to you.....
Frank
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Steiger [SMTP:stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 1998 10:52 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE: Re[2]: DML: RE: RE: RE: RE: Mag Buildup
>
> On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Holloway,Frank T wrote:
>
> > Jon,
> > Dave charged $585.00 for the complete stage 1 port and valve job. This
> > included a valve grind, surface, guides, minor work on the intake, more
> > extensive work on the
> > exhaust. He also port matched my intake (approx. $100.00). He doesn't
> match
> > to the intake gasket but instead has you mark where the intake is
> positioned
> > on the
> > heads and aligns accordingly (pretty close to the intake gasket, just
> minor
> > trimming). Combustion chambers are lightly polished intakes slightly
> > relieved. The
>
>
> Was that $585 per head, or for both?
>
> I've heard of something called a "5 angle valve job" or something like
> that. Is that what Dave did?
>
> Did you get any before/after dyno or track results? I've heard that
> a set of heads combined with an intake and a cam can be good for about
> 70hp.
>
>
> > heads look great when finished. The last time I checked on the ported
> Magnum
> > heads from MP, they were not available yet and the price $1,100/head
> > (pretty rich).
>
>
> Yeah, I was amazed at that price. What was really a bummer is they
> misprinted the price in the MP catalog. I think they had 'em for $300
> or so, so I was gettin' all excited until I found out what they really
> wanted for 'em!! :-( That's when I started checking into other sources.
> I think someone on the list dropped a rumor that Dart was going to work
> on something for the Magnum engines, but I haven't heard anything about
> it since. What I'm probably going to end up doing is to buy a set of
> stock heads and have someone port them.
>
>
>
> > Dave does have larger valves, custom springs, custom retainers and
> locks,
> > cams, and about anything else you could possibly want.
> >
>
> Neat. :-) I think the MP heads have larger than stock valves...
>
> Does Dave have a brochure or price list for common jobs, or would I
> just call up for an estimate when I'm at that point?
>
> -Jon-
>
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