bore work and crank turn $$$$
 

i talk to a guy today said he would turn my stock crank and bore the ls1 block out to 3.905 for me for about $300 tottal does that sound good?

Sounds a little high. Around here you can get a crank turned for well under $100 and bore/hone with tq plates for $110. Just because they are boring it a lot doesn't constitute charging more. They should be able to take that in one cut, at least my shop can. That would only be a .060" cut.

i thought it was high for the crank but it was like 120 or so for the bore i can't remimber exact numbers for the crank it was like 130-160 or something like that. see i ask someone else for a bore and they told me 300 so when he said 100 and something i was in awe so i didn't here the rest i was doing math in my head like ok 120 minus 300 hey i can get a trail blazer tc. so i kinda blanked on the crank turn part. i'm in maine so its hard to find peolpe to do this it seems like.

Your location may be the reason. An overall higher income area probalby and people don't rebuild cars they just buy new ones. Lack of competition with machine shops. One thing i've noticed that up in snow land cars often get junked before they need rebuilding due to the salt. I work with people from the north and they can't believe the condition of old cars running around on the road down here. :jest:
One friend from Ohio is still driving his 1982 Mustang Gt that he bought brand new and has 350K miles on the original engine. He drives like a gradpa of course. the car looks like it is about 3 years old, excellent condition.

yeah i know what you mean i'm from arkansas but stationed up here there are mulitple machine shgops down there to choose from but up here i can't find hardly anybody i'll look more though.

Prices at the shop where I work in Houston,
indexed and equalized crank, $75
Sonoflux for above $20
Tank Block $50
Install Cam Bearings $15
Install Core Plugs $15
Bore Block w/deck plates $150, regular $100 w/o

TJ

Those sound right in line with prices here in Alabama. :judge:

Don't let 'em take advantage of you just because of your accent. Remember: a country boy can survive. Hank Jr sez so!

LMAO! :jest:
Must be spoken from a true redneck!

Up one side and down the other'n! :cheers: