PIT STOP PERFORMANCE: Valve Job for $148????

Has anyone used this service or had any bad dealings with these guys? Seems to good to be true... No port & polish but damn this is cheap, labor only but guides, sleeves & shims (new Camshaft) aren't that much more (~$100)...

OMR

PIT STOP PERFORMANCE

Kawasaki Z1, KZ900 or KZ1000 Valve Job.

This listing is for labor only:

The head must be sent completely assembled (or at least all parts available) and must include the following:
(1) intake camshaft
(1) exhaust camshaft
(4) cam towers
( cam tower dowel pins
(16) cam tower bolts
(16) cam followers
(16) shims
(16) cam bearings

Labor consists of the following:
Disassemble head.
Clean all parts.
Glass bead eight valves.
Resurface valves using Kwik Way valve resurfacing machine.
Grind three angle valve seat to maximize valve potential using Kwik Way valve seat grinder.
Lap valves into newly ground seats.
Trim valve stem length to match amount of change.
Assemble head with new Viton valve seals.
Install camshafts one at a time. Adjust shim size to set clearance within Kawasaki specifications.
Package for shipment.

The cost of this service is $148.30 and includes new Viton valve seals. The head is returned to you ready to be
bolted on the motor, no other work is required.

This auction is for labor ONLY.
You do not get anything shown in the picture for $148.30..

PIT STOP PERFORMANCE offers a complete machine shop service. If there is some service you require,
let me know and I can list it using the Buy It Now option.

I can provide you with any product sold by MTC Engineering or APE. I offer the complete line of Wiseco Pistons.
If there is something you want, let me know and I can list it using the Buy It Now option.

Please e-mail me at
joehooper@cfl.rr.com
with any questions or requests.

Thats about what I paid on the last one I had dun. 2 1/2 Yr. ago.
Only difference is mine had a 5 angle grind. If I remember correctly.
If you want to send it to Iowa, You can PM me.

XENU

HW-4-8 Performance (std size) valve job - 8 valve head 189.00

At APE, and APE uses a Serdi machine to do it, and a Serdi is pretty much as good as it gets when it comes to precision.

aperaceparts.com/headwork.html

OMR, nice find. First the tip on Overstockpartsgalore.com and now this. Thanks a ton for sharing on both. I'm in the market for both block and head work needed for my project.

They've got some excellent deals on block/piston sets too.
stores.ebay.com/Pit-Stop-Performance-Store

Would love to hear if anyone has experience with shop.

Hey, FatKaw, where in Iowa did you have yours done? I'm in Cedar Rapids.

That price does seem alarmingly low. I paid $200 for a carry in head with valves where they did all the work up to (not including) reinstalling cams and shims. They did a great job and I thought that was a very reasonable price.

That guy is on my favorite sellers list on ebay. When my brother comes up here from Orlando this winter I'm sending my extra head back with him to get done. Free shipping to his shop anyways. :laugh: :laugh:

Always check your valve clearances with the head torqued on the motor it will be run on. Bench shimming is a ballpark setup. Things can change when the head is torqued. Think about it....you're talking 3 decimal measurements.

148$ is a very reasonable price.

Serdi equipment is not required to do a good valve job. Good stuff but the end result is still at the hands of the operator.....

There are automotive machine shops that will do a valve job on an 8 valve head for less... problem is, these guys are hamfisted and used to working on Fords and Chevys. I think if I were getting a valve job done on a bike, I would want to go with someone I KNOW repeat KNOW is a bike guy (machinist). A bike only guy with experience is a bit harder to find but is worth the extra IMHO.

I agree WG. My local machine shop wanted 50 bucks to a valve job on my 1100. They do good work...on chevy's and ford's.

BTW all, I'm not promoting this concept versus going to the experienced & professional resources we have on board, examples (WiredGeorge for Carbs & Larry C for Heads).

Some of our community members are just looking for a basic valve job where no porting/polishing required, no racing of the bike etc.. and came across a cheap & reasonable price and was just wondering if anyone had heard of them or used their services.

On a different note:
Larry C, ordered the .365 CAM's, they're being cut and heated treated soon, should have in a couple of weeks at which point I'll be calling you...

OMR

I could be wrong but I thought I recalled reading years back that KZ900/1000 & Z1 valves had a special hardcoating on them and were not supposed to be ground. Any truth to this or just an old wives tale ?