Hey I am actually new to theis site, I am currenlty looking around asking people how much would it cost for a port and polish to the intake manifold head, etc.... i am wondering because my cousins best friend want to build my gsr into a full on racer, and he wants to start with that, and only charging me about 200 bucks for all of it, and he said he is gonna port it to the max...

 

I don't know your cousins best friend but I would feel better knowing it was done by a well established and known machine shop. I don't know the exact price but I know 200.00 is way cheap!!! Remember it cost to go fast!!! You may only spend 200.00 now but if this dude screws up your head, you will pay much much more down the line!!! Look at local machine shops that have some race experience. Look up shops like dan paramore racing. I'd rather pay more and KNOW I have a good product than going with my friends, uncles, sisters dog.

ya get what you pay for.

 

yeah, i agree about you getting what you pay for. I bought my gsr with a bad head gasket that the seller said he could competently fix for like $250. Well, $2000 in repairs later after the guy screwed it up by not locking my intake cam into place, my car is at least running now...still not like it should though. just keep that in mind...

 

ouch, no horror stories here..but it could be cuz i've always gone to a pro mechanic if i didn't know what i was doing, it leaves you with someone to blame other than a friend...i was looking into port/polish/bore for the gsr head i used to have *long story* and it was looking more like 700-1000 for a deal ... then again...i coulda been getting ripped off....doesn't matter really...never got it done

 

Thanks

 

Actually i did go see him yesterday, I Actually know him to he works in a genuine honda acura dealership, him and his dad are the head mechanics there, this dude is a grease monkey genuis, he wants to actually charge me less but i told him i will give him 200 bucks for his time, he also wants to replace my clutch and flywheel for nothing other than parts cost.. I als o have one more question for you guys. I took my car out yesterday for a short speed run, my car staarted makina a weird noise like one of my tires was about to fall off.. but i was only when i put the cluitch in it started doing it. He told me it was probably my throwout bearing over the phone. what do you guys thinks.. thanks for your time..

 

how much is a dremel these days? $40?

 

sad thing is you probably would use a dremel

 

im so confused...yeah they are about 40 bux...but a 1000grit sand paper and about 400 hours of labor will get the job done cheaper....and it will build up ur right arm too

 

Getting a port and polish kit and then offering to do it for someone without any prior experience is like somebody asking to pierce your tongue with a knife. engines are very particular, and if you want to mod it, you hafta think about what you want to do in the future. people want to get 3" exhausts for a stock LS integra, and it will kill the engine sooner than later. Remember, just because you have a part of the engine that flows nicely doesnt mean the rest of the engine is going to cooperate the same way.

If you plan on getting a port and polish "to the max" you have to think about how your engine is going to get all that air that it breathes in out. Too much air is bad for your engine, and too little air is bad for your engine. there are such things as back pressure when it comes to exhaust. I'm just warning you, you might be better off just getting a performance intake manifold and a sick Cold Air Intake. Even stuff like cams require certain performance parts to be put on your engine before they are installed.

On the market, a port and polish is about $1200. Think about who is doing it and how well experienced they are.