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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Default Lookin for good machine shop

Hey guys so i recently traded my hatch for a 95 ex coupe with a jdm b16a swap, well the car ran for one night then wouldnt start so i called neil sutton over to check it out he instatly recognized the car and told me it had bent valves, so we pulled off the head so he could take it back to his house to check it out, well this was the beggining of the problems, the block was supposed to be rebuilt and was clearly not the walls are complete sh** the coolant jackets are rusted and it appears the rings are going bad great news right? Well i get a call from neil telling me i have 6 bent intake valves and 6 bent exhaust valves, and that the head has been through hell and back and is warped he said that the deck is around an 8 and needs to be resurfaced bad considering at 2 you need a resurface. Also the head gasket was covered in copper spray. They had the head bolts torqued to an unbelievable number just to keep some compression. Well i called a shop in ybor callled 3d? or something like that they quoted me $285 for valve job, pressure test, and to get the deck resurfaced. + the addition of new valves that i went and bought for 100. Does that estimate sound right? And if not what shops would you reccomend? Thanks and as an overall note trades suck dont trust tr people lol
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1993 ls cx hatch (traded)
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2007 Hyundai Tiburon (sold)
2006 Yamaha R6 (sold)
1995 jdm b20b integra (sold)
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