Hey everyone,
For those of you that don't know i have been doing a bolt on combo with gt40's and explorer intake. I installed and pulled my intake 3 times in desperate attempt to fix a leak in the rear, i was going for my fourth install and decided to check the manifold very closely... well there seems to bee two dimples in my problem area and just by using a straight edge seems to be visible light(not a flat surface) when compared to the other corners and old manifold? don't know if this is the culprit but im desperate, i almost ordered a china upper lower kit, but i realized fixing what i have is probably cheaper.
This is all in attempt to keep the heads on.which btw seem good and always have. i figure manifolds are more likely to warp and mess up then heads, and the heads were just brought from the shop.(according to the salesman) which is my fault for trusting him if i end having to take them off for machine work?
anyways i was wondering if anyone knows how much a intake manifold cost to have decked/resurfaced/fixed? and if the heads have to be with it? i don't want to get ripped since this is going to be my first experience with a machine shop? there is a nice lower on ebay right now, but im hesitant after buying this one!
sure would be nice if this fixes it, if the heads have to come off well, i quit
For those of you that don't know i have been doing a bolt on combo with gt40's and explorer intake. I installed and pulled my intake 3 times in desperate attempt to fix a leak in the rear, i was going for my fourth install and decided to check the manifold very closely... well there seems to bee two dimples in my problem area and just by using a straight edge seems to be visible light(not a flat surface) when compared to the other corners and old manifold? don't know if this is the culprit but im desperate, i almost ordered a china upper lower kit, but i realized fixing what i have is probably cheaper.
This is all in attempt to keep the heads on.which btw seem good and always have. i figure manifolds are more likely to warp and mess up then heads, and the heads were just brought from the shop.(according to the salesman) which is my fault for trusting him if i end having to take them off for machine work?
anyways i was wondering if anyone knows how much a intake manifold cost to have decked/resurfaced/fixed? and if the heads have to be with it? i don't want to get ripped since this is going to be my first experience with a machine shop? there is a nice lower on ebay right now, but im hesitant after buying this one!
sure would be nice if this fixes it, if the heads have to come off well, i quit