Recommended Shop for Head Work
04-13-2018, 05:05 PM
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Recommended Shop for Head Work
Hey everyone,
There was a thread about this that recommended Madhav but he hasn't been active here since 2016. I'm going on a road trip in early May and I'm pretty sure I have a toasted exhaust valve/valve guide/valve seal on cylinder 1. Compression is about ~130PSI. I'm considering SoS for this work but they have a bit of a backlog right now. Any other recommended shops for this work? I'm on the fence about pulling the head myself and taking it to a machine shop or just letting a mechanic do everything.
So, machine shop and mechanic recommendations please!
Thanks!
There was a thread about this that recommended Madhav but he hasn't been active here since 2016. I'm going on a road trip in early May and I'm pretty sure I have a toasted exhaust valve/valve guide/valve seal on cylinder 1. Compression is about ~130PSI. I'm considering SoS for this work but they have a bit of a backlog right now. Any other recommended shops for this work? I'm on the fence about pulling the head myself and taking it to a machine shop or just letting a mechanic do everything.
So, machine shop and mechanic recommendations please!
Thanks!
04-16-2018, 09:18 AM
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Aaron Teague at Teague Speed Racing.
Aaron pretty much only works on Hondas and in the last 2 years has bought the equipment to do most engine machine work in house.
Teague Speed Racing
Aaron pretty much only works on Hondas and in the last 2 years has bought the equipment to do most engine machine work in house.
Teague Speed Racing
04-22-2018, 10:17 AM
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Hey everyone,
There was a thread about this that recommended Madhav but he hasn't been active here since 2016. I'm going on a road trip in early May and I'm pretty sure I have a toasted exhaust valve/valve guide/valve seal on cylinder 1. Compression is about ~130PSI. I'm considering SoS for this work but they have a bit of a backlog right now. Any other recommended shops for this work? I'm on the fence about pulling the head myself and taking it to a machine shop or just letting a mechanic do everything.
So, machine shop and mechanic recommendations please!
Thanks!
There was a thread about this that recommended Madhav but he hasn't been active here since 2016. I'm going on a road trip in early May and I'm pretty sure I have a toasted exhaust valve/valve guide/valve seal on cylinder 1. Compression is about ~130PSI. I'm considering SoS for this work but they have a bit of a backlog right now. Any other recommended shops for this work? I'm on the fence about pulling the head myself and taking it to a machine shop or just letting a mechanic do everything.
So, machine shop and mechanic recommendations please!
Thanks!
You could try to perform a valve adjustment to see if it’s simply an overly tight valve. Have you also done a leak down test by chance?
What year is your car, how many miles are on the engine? Have you been experiencing any symptoms aside from the ~100psi compression loss? How long has it been running like this, is it your daily driver?
-Madhav
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