I think one of my head gaskets may be blown, but I don't feel like pulling them off, what would a garage charge to do that?

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Gutted Catalytic Converter, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, Ported TPI Plenum and Base, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!

 

lots, and lots

 

Too much ? YOu coud almost buy a pair of AFRs for how much a "garage" would ask to do it. lol

Here... I'll do it for you 1000 bucks sound good ? Okay... 999.99 ? LoL :P


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92 Z28 L98 350
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Ported stock heads, XR270HR-10 cam, TES headers, Crane AFPR, Flowmaster catback, MSD ignition components, #24 SVO injectors.
Best ET 13.3@107 mph
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Yea Blade is about right and I would agree about $1000.00 min!
You would do better doing it your self.
Good Luck.

 

welp.. they want $290 just to change a fuel pressure regulator.. and all you have to do is take off a plenum.., so i don't even think i would want to know what a head gasket would cost...


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My `91 Z28 Convertible

 

Daaaamn... and to take off the plenum takes what.. 30 minutes (if you take your time) ? Hehe

 

Yea, and to think how many times I took off my plenum if I charged myself I could have a new motor! Hehe

 

I'm just gonna grin and bare it and change them myself, I got quoted at $600 to $800 from a local garage, thats just a tad too much.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Gutted Catalytic Converter, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, Ported TPI Plenum and Base, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!

 

Doing it yourself will only cost under $100, complete, including fresh oil and filter.

Catch your old antifreeze - if it isn't TOO old - and reuse it.

I just pulled my heads last week just to do some minor grinding on the chambers. All my accessories remained in place (a/c compressor, alternator, p/s pump, water pump, etc.) and I only had to remove a few bolts that go through the accessory brackets into the heads.

Plenum and runner gaskets are reuseable.

Intake gaskets are $10, head gaskets are a little over $11.00 each, a tube of sensor-safe silicone sealant and maybe a gallon of antifreeze from AutoZone. You might need a new set of valve cover gaskets if you aren't running the rubber reuseable kind from Fel Pro or Detroit; they're the most costly items, about 30 bucks or so. Also, I always use Permatex #2 on the head bolt threads; so add in the cost of a tube of that gooey stuff ($2/$3)

I took a radio into the garage, tuned in my favorite station and had at it. Piece of cake.

Shoot me a line if you get stuck.

Hope this helps.

Jake

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1986 Corvette Coupe, 415 CID, Edelbrock 6073s, ZZ9




[This message has been edited by JakeJr (edited January 28, 2001).]