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Old 12-15-2006, 04:48 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by gsxr View Post
Unless this car is a showpiece, and/or money is no concern, I wouldn't go with a Metric rebuild. You should be able to get a good used 617 dirt cheap nowadays. It might take a little work to bring it up to snuff (i.e., you might have to do the timing chain on the used motor) but in the end it would likely be several thousand dollars savings.
Dave, I'm not sure if you're referring to just the head or the complete engine.

If it's the complete engine, I'm in agreement.

However, to rebuild the head with all new valves and valve guides is approximately $600. at Metric. This is not exactly overpriced and the workmanship is top notch. They will also convince you to replace prechambers at a cost of another $300

But, the results that I received were nothing short of outstanding. The SD runs like the proverbial clock.
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