How much should a Machine shop charge for the following?

1. Notching a Block for Eagle Rods
2. Honing cilinder walls(just a light honing)
3. Installing Eagle rods into pistons and make them Full floating style.
4. Balancing Crank,resurface flywheel and balancing(crank with flywheel) it.
5. Tapping oil pan

 

why don't you call up a machine shop and check

 

Because he wants to know if he's getting ripped off. Why don't you just answer his question or keep to yourself?

I called around the other day about getting a hone done... One place wanted $20 to hone all 4 cylinders, and $20 per cylinder to bore over .25. Another place wanted $150 to do all of that. I'm not sure if these prices are typical or not, but it's a start.

 

I just want to have an idea ..Most places wont give me prices over the phone because they have too much "work" like to waste time on the phone for a customer thats not granting he will take the parts to them...yes they are smart a$$es over here...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MadCow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Because he wants to know if he's getting ripped off. Why don't you just answer his question or keep to yourself?

I called around the other day about getting a hone done... One place wanted $20 to hone all 4 cylinders, and $20 per cylinder to bore over .25. Another place wanted $150 to do all of that. I'm not sure if these prices are typical or not, but it's a start.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well i dont live in the Continental USA so thats why i ask..to have a general idea..Usually things here will be a lil bit cheaper than USA costs(in machine shop work)..So i know it wont(or shouldn't) go over that price you guys say.

Also like u mention prices seem to vary rom MS to MS..

 

1. Notching a Block for Eagle Rods $60
2. Honing cilinder walls(just a light honing) $40
3. Installing Eagle rods into pistons and make them Full floating style. $ 30
4. Balancing Crank,resurface flywheel and balancing(crank with flywheel) it. $130
5. Tapping oil pan $20

 

http://www.paeco.com

their catalog gives you a rough idea on service costs...its free too

 

The machine shop thats assembling my short block quoted me around $200 for a hone, assembly, polish crank, and i believe to balance it.

 

There was recently a add in my paper here which made me call cause I couldn't find any shops around here and they had a pretty good advertisement
Crankshaft Polish: $40
Balancing: $150
Bore/Sleeve/Hone: $100/cylinder w/ me supplying sleeves
Block Assembly:$300
P&P: $200
3-way Valve: $150
After this I decide I'm just going to go through Earl to take care of my whole block when i'm ready assembly and sleeves and everything...
Once I compared it's easier to go through Earl with a reputation that really makes me feel safe.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybrid901 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1. Notching a Block for Eagle Rods $60
2. Honing cilinder walls(just a light honing) $40
3. Installing Eagle rods into pistons and make them Full floating style. $ 30
4. Balancing Crank,resurface flywheel and balancing(crank with flywheel) it. $130
5. Tapping oil pan $20</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats cheap.

 

Finding a machine shop is like finding a doctor to do a surgery. Would you just call up surgeon on the yellow pages and compare prices..?

My suggestion,

find it based on word of mouth, I have had a lot of cust with horror stories on machinist who uses harbor freight bore gauge and calipers and etc.
- Didn't do what the job entailed to
- install wrong crank &gt;&gt; crank hits the oil squirter and KAboom first start up
- Install Rod backward
- Too loose of clearance on the bearing or too tight, burns oil or seized bearings
- too loose skirt to wall clearance &gt;&gt; pistons knocking and slapping


So you have spent $3-4K on parts and would go half assed on some dumb *** just to save $ 200 ?

Ask the right question, go by there and see how they work and etc...

stan

 

My machinist charges a grip, but is the best around.

 

I paid $80 an hour for my machine shop work. Which was plenty, but I know it was done right.

 

Off topic, but what is full floating style pistons?