Rebuilding the heads
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How hard would it be to rebuild my heads. I have a leaking valve seal and if I pull the heads off, I want to rebuild them. What all is involved? What tools and gaskets and other items will I need?
Just a straight rebuild no performance modding?
New valves, springs, gaskets, valve locs, retainers, and a good clean job. Plus new push rods (cause they're cheap).
You could also take them to a machine shop and about $500 they can rebuild them for you.
Polish and porting with larger valves and a shaved deck can add up quick, Intense sells stage 3 for around $1800 but no need without an aggressive cam to match.
New valves, springs, gaskets, valve locs, retainers, and a good clean job. Plus new push rods (cause they're cheap).
You could also take them to a machine shop and about $500 they can rebuild them for you.
Polish and porting with larger valves and a shaved deck can add up quick, Intense sells stage 3 for around $1800 but no need without an aggressive cam to match.
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Originally Posted by PontiacDad
Just a straight rebuild no performance modding?
New valves, springs, gaskets, valve locs, retainers, and a good clean job. Plus new push rods (cause they're cheap).
You could also take them to a machine shop and about $500 they can rebuild them for you.
Polish and porting with larger valves and a shaved deck can add up quick, Intense sells stage 3 for around $1800 but no need without an aggressive cam to match.
New valves, springs, gaskets, valve locs, retainers, and a good clean job. Plus new push rods (cause they're cheap).
You could also take them to a machine shop and about $500 they can rebuild them for you.
Polish and porting with larger valves and a shaved deck can add up quick, Intense sells stage 3 for around $1800 but no need without an aggressive cam to match.
Originally Posted by willwren
Not off the shelf, but a good shop can do anything you want, including larger valves.
They're not cheap though


