WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
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WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Hey, Guys:
I haven't had an engine bored in several years, and don't remember what I paid. I agreed to help a friend out to build a 428 CJ for his 68 Mustang. After a long search, he found a genuine 428 CJ for a price he could afford, but it's got water damage to the 3 of the cylinder walls. It looks like it will clean up nicely at .060 over. The only shop we've got in our area quoted us a price of $540.00 which stunned us. Is this shop on line with what you all pay, or are we being scammed? Would appreciate your opinions.
Wayne (SAWDOFF) Pearce
I haven't had an engine bored in several years, and don't remember what I paid. I agreed to help a friend out to build a 428 CJ for his 68 Mustang. After a long search, he found a genuine 428 CJ for a price he could afford, but it's got water damage to the 3 of the cylinder walls. It looks like it will clean up nicely at .060 over. The only shop we've got in our area quoted us a price of $540.00 which stunned us. Is this shop on line with what you all pay, or are we being scammed? Would appreciate your opinions.
Wayne (SAWDOFF) Pearce
Wayne Pearce- Posts : 658
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
That’s on the expensive side where I’m at, but you can be a captive the the market.
Does that include cleaning and stripping the block? Anything else included?
Does that include cleaning and stripping the block? Anything else included?
dfree383- BBF CONTRIBUTOR
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
In my area (SE MI) that's pretty high. For my 547 build it was just under $1100 to bore and hone the cyl's, line hone the mains, cut the decks, install cam bearings, balance the rotating assembly and a little bit of cleaning.
wickettoby1- Posts : 352
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Dave:
No, the $540.00 quote was for boring, and finish hone.
Wayne
No, the $540.00 quote was for boring, and finish hone.
Wayne
Wayne Pearce- Posts : 658
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
That’s heavy for a .060 job imo, but where else can you go?
dfree383- BBF CONTRIBUTOR
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Dave:
I just got a verbal quote from Hunts Machine Shop in Schenectady, New York for $275.00 for bore, and hone. Just a "tad" better than the $540.00 quote, don't you think? Hunts has a very good local reputation for performance engine work.
Wayne
I just got a verbal quote from Hunts Machine Shop in Schenectady, New York for $275.00 for bore, and hone. Just a "tad" better than the $540.00 quote, don't you think? Hunts has a very good local reputation for performance engine work.
Wayne
Wayne Pearce- Posts : 658
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
I am around $800-850 for decking,bore,hone with plate,thermal clean,cam bearings/plugs installed,painted ready for assembly. Line hone is around $200 have to sublet that. Balance job $225.
Pricing is the hardest thing I have found to do since opening my shop.
This is central MS area. We are poor down here!
Pricing is the hardest thing I have found to do since opening my shop.
This is central MS area. We are poor down here!
lance flake- Posts : 142
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
One thing to keep in mind Wayne, picking a machinist is like picking a prostitute, you usually get what you pay for.
In all seriousness I'm sure I could find a cheaper shop to do my machine work but to me the added cost gives peace of mind that things are getting done right.
Just a couple of months ago a buddy of mine had the decks cut on a SBC block. He assembled the short block so he had exact measurements to give his machinist. When he dropped the block off he wrote how much material he wanted removed on the deck with a sharpie. Needless to say when he got the block back it was cut too short and uneven on one side.
In all seriousness I'm sure I could find a cheaper shop to do my machine work but to me the added cost gives peace of mind that things are getting done right.
Just a couple of months ago a buddy of mine had the decks cut on a SBC block. He assembled the short block so he had exact measurements to give his machinist. When he dropped the block off he wrote how much material he wanted removed on the deck with a sharpie. Needless to say when he got the block back it was cut too short and uneven on one side.
wickettoby1- Posts : 352
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Wickettoby:
I fully understand, and appreciate what you're saying, but the shop that quoted $540.00 is just an "average" machine shop that we approached solely because it was local to my shop. There are other shops within an hour of mine that were nearly half of that quote, and have good reputations as performance oriented shops. We're probably gonna go with one of them, again we only went to the original due to location.
Wayne
I fully understand, and appreciate what you're saying, but the shop that quoted $540.00 is just an "average" machine shop that we approached solely because it was local to my shop. There are other shops within an hour of mine that were nearly half of that quote, and have good reputations as performance oriented shops. We're probably gonna go with one of them, again we only went to the original due to location.
Wayne
Wayne Pearce- Posts : 658
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Sounds like you have a good plan My FE knowledge isn’t very extensive, is .060 over common place for a 428 block?
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wickettoby1- Posts : 352
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
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wickettoby1- Posts : 352
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Sounds like you have a plan My FE knowledge isn’t very extensive, is .060 over common place for a 428 block?
wickettoby1- Posts : 352
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Re: WHATS THE GOING RATE TO BORE AN ENGINE?
Probably wouldn't want to go anymore than that without sonic checking it first.
Wayne
Wayne
Wayne Pearce- Posts : 658
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