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I've been looking around for a machine shop in my area (north of Seattle) that I like, is well recommended and 'correctly' priced. It has been a long time since I've had any work done at a shop and I feel like the prices I'm getting quoted are higher than they could be. Here are some examples of prices from a highly recommended shop:

Taken from: Action Autoparts: Machine Shop: Parts and Services

THERMAL CLEAN & MAG BLOCK $137.50
8 CYL [BORING] $203.50
8 CYL [HONING] $137.50
SWEDGE [DRUMS] W/O TURN (STUDS ADDITIONAL) $ 53.50
V8 2 VALVES [GRINDING] PER CYL OHV $182.25

Am I being old and cheap or are these pretty reasonable? Thanks for any input.

Good
Fast
Cheap

Pick any two, won't be the third

PwrWgnDrvr wrote:Good
Fast
Cheap

Pick any two, won't be the third

Is it sad that the first place I saw that was on a poster tacked to a garage door in "The Fast and the Furious" (2001)?

Yep.

I started shopping around for options two years ago when my 318 started to die. I worked in Everett (WA) at the time and found a place in Marysville, Automotive Machine, I think it was called. They quoted me at $4800 (worst case) to rebuild my motor. Yikes! I ended up buying a crate 318 from an out of business engine company in Tacoma for $800.

Bubb wrote:I started shopping around for options two years ago when my 318 started to die. I worked in Everett (WA) at the time and found a place in Marysville, Automotive Machine, I think it was called. They quoted me at $4800 (worst case) to rebuild my motor. Yikes! I ended up buying a crate 318 from an out of business engine company in Tacoma for $800.

Ugh, thanks for the reply. I priced machine shops to do a hot tank, cam bearings, head work (clean, stems, grind). and it was more than a crate + shipping. I planned on doing disassembly and reassembly myself. I feel like I'm missing something.