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By {ikon}EM1
- Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:09 pm #212038 Today I went down to the speedshop that I go to for a checkup on a knock... they say its the head and offered to do a job for 770 for headwork rebulid... now they also have a lsv motor with gsr head and skunk2 mani for 1700 installed with 0 miles... but I have to give them my motor as a credit

What y'all think
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By blk92hb
- Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:50 pm #212042 the head work seems a lil steep in price i think i paid 180 for mine to be checked. what motor do you got?
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By {ikon}EM1
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:57 am #212074 I've got a b16a.... but they were doing more than just head work... they are also changing the timing belt water pump and some other sh*t... but I mean I absolutely do not know what's in my motor... the person I bought it from said when THEY BOUGHT it I had skunk2 cams, gears, valves, ect :blah:

I know what's up with this motor... and it comes with warenty...

Sooooooooooo idk :?
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By HondaHoe187
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:27 am #212078 keep ur motor post some pics
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By ikon
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:32 am #212080 u guys dont understand how bad his current motor is. we always have probs with it and the shop said it "might" be the head so the 770 for the machine shop to go through and then them to rebuild it "may" fix the problem..... i trust the shop and its a good deal imho.
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By flyinryan122
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:40 am #212093 Well if the shop ''thinks'' it may be the problem, instead of KNOWING it's the problem, you might wanna try a different shop.

can you record the noise it's making and post it? if it sounds like the head, i'm putting money on a vale adjustment fixes it. lots of cars come into the shop like that.
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By ikon
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:38 am #212119 the shop did a valve adjustment. they think its piston clap in 1 or 2 cylinder, a dead piston. the shop is a well trusted shop and is the only one id take my car to. there is no way to tell for sure unless u take the motor apart sooooo should he pay for the inspection and fix or jus jump on the lsv deal
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By asianrob
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:10 pm #212138 if your going to pay 770 for just that you might as well spend that 770 and rebuild the whole motor.
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By {ikon}EM1
- Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:41 pm #212175 770 is for a head rebulid and a upgraded head studs, gasket,(toda) timing belt, water pump, for them to rebulig the motor its actully 1400...
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