My jaw would of hit the floor on hearing that great price. I would definitely tip them in some way for that.
I plan on taking the head there for a checkout now. At those prices its not worth my time at the parts washer and setting valves plus they can check the surface (my guess is it's fine).
that's economical machine shop work there.......
what kind of dirt do you have on him?
As for the price, maybe they are like drug dealers, first ones on the house once your hooked
He didn't come out and say it but I get the feeling they make enough money from drag racing, stock car racing, and tractor/truck pullers that they give the rest of us a break.