GM LQ4 rebuild

[Greg]

Pretty. I remember parts day pickup. My stack looked very similar to yours but I also had cleggs go through my L92 heads

I love the look of freshly machined engine parts! I'll have a local shop go thru my 243 heads, that shouldn't be too hard to get done.

$1800?! been awhile since I had engine machine work done. Good to know though, since I"ll be doing this, probably there, soon enough.

Parts were $900, looks like the pistons were half of that cost. FelPro gasket set, oil pump, bearings, rings and 2 new connecting rods... it adds up quick. They claimed their prices for parts were pretty competitive with Summit, etc.

Labor for the machine work was $700, which is about right. If I sourced the parts myself, the total from the machine shop may have been more affordable.... but I'd still need the other parts.

Building an engine isn't cheap!

 

[RockChucker]

Building an engine RIGHT isn't cheap!

Fixed it for you.

 

[Tacoma]

yeah, that's not a crazy price, at all. I haven't built an engine ground up in quite a while though LOL so it's good to have some ballpark OT hours to aim at hahah.
My engine is going to be mostly a stock rebuild, with a cam and headers, nothing "rowdy". Should be plenty for a CJ7 MOOAHAHAH