455 Buick Cylinder Block Machine Work Prices
Most prices also apply to V-6, 350 and Nail Head engines
LABOR
pre-clean (remove all galley & freeze plugs) 45.00
thermal clean and shot blast 85.00
square deck 150.00
blueprint deck (max .040 removed) 200.00
bore and hone with torque plates 240.00
competition cylinder wall finish add 35.00
modify oil passages 85.00
3 o'clock cam oiling 50.00
install cam bearings 75.00
install oil galley and freeze plugs 33.00
Tap front galleys for pipe plugs includes plugs 30.00
align-hone main housing bore 200.00
install T/A main girdle (includes align hone) 550.00
drill and tap for Stage 2 heads 80.00
remove block pads 35.00
fill with HardBlok including material 260.00
T/A lifter valley girdle installation 150.00
It is necessary to check many times during honing to insure that cylinders are round and without taper Our tolerance is held to .0002 Yes that is two tenths of a thousand
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Honing with a torque plate on the 455 is imperative as the cylinder walls flex as much as .003-.005 when head is torqued
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Block girdle after installation
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Deck surface of block being machined
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