HI!... Well guys, today I called SEAN HYLAND MOTORSPORTS here in ONTARIO, CANADA, to get a price on a few things. The main thing I was calling about was a price on getting another set of "99" PI 5.4 heads ported/polished and a 3 angle valve job. I told them that I would be supplying a complete set of heads and that all they had to do was disassemble, port/polish, 3 angle valve job and reassemble. They quoted me $2500.00(CAN) just for that! Then you have to add another 15% sales tax to that! That comes out to $2875.00(CAN). Then the price of a set of donnor heads from a salvage yard $1500.00(CAN) + 15% sales tax! That's $1725.00(CAN)!!! Then I asked them for a quote on having them install the modified heads onto my truck and swap over the cams and needed parts for a complete swap. They told me that the only way that they would do it, is that they would have to remove my engine from my truck. They quoted me $4300.00(CAN) that's including taxes. So if you do the math, that's $8900.00(CAN) so you can gain 55H.P!!!! I think their on CRACK! That's insane. I know that their is a ton of labour to install a set of heads on these overhead cam engines, but that is rediculass! I had a complete race port/polish, valve job and flow bench test done on the heads that are on my 408 STROKER motor in my RANGER drag truck and that only cost me $300.00(CAN)!!!! I think that the only reason that SHM charges so much is that they have a monopoly on the modular engine market right now and that their is NO serious competion for them to govern their pricing. All I can say is that I won't be getting any head work done by them. After I got off the phone with them, I called me engine builder, and he told me that he would do the port/polishe, valve job, and flow bench testing on these heads for $800.00(CAN)! That's a huge difference from SHM's $2875.00(CAN)! Of coarse the labour of getting the heads installed on my truck is still way too expensive for me to warrent doing it. At least for 55H.P! For that amount of money, I'd rather buy a supercharger and get twice the H.P/TQ and still be able to simply remove it to trade the truck in. At least then I would be able to sell it or install the supercharger onto another vehicle. Just my opinion guys, and no flames are intended. Just venting!LOL!

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NEAL " THE H.P FREAK"
'99' F-150 XLT SPORT, oxford white, reg cab shortbox stepside,5.4, auto, 4.10L.S, captain's chairs, bedliner, GTS carbon fiber headlight covers, ***** CEPECK clear halogen driving lights, GTS slotted tailight covers (painted oxford white), fiberglass smooth wiper cowl (painted OXFORD WHITE), FORD locking lug nuts, tinted windows,true duel exhaust with 2.5 inch mandrel bent pipes and FLOWMASTER 3 chamber mufflers with 3' tailpipes exiting before the rear wheel like the LIGHTNING, HELLWIG rear stabalizer bar, 3 AUTOMETER guage pods, filled with tranny temp, engine temp, and oil preasure AUTOMETER "PHANTOM" guages,custom fabricated air intake trac and huge K/N filter, TPS mod, BELLTECH 2-inch rear drop, custom programed SUPERCHIP, BAUMANN ENGINEERING shift kit (on stage 5 setting)BYPASS CLUTCH CONTROL VALVE/PREASURE REGULATOR VALVE, ASP POWER PULLEYS, custom tig welded and ported JBA "JET BLACK coated headers, twin DERALE 16 INCH ELECTRIC FANS, PERMA COOL 14"/10" tranny cooler with 10" electric fan, custom ported (STOCK) throttle body, custom digital air intake temp sensor, custom ported TB intake elbow, relocated ATS.


FUTURE MODS : FORD SVT 24LB INJECTORS, CUSTOM SUPERCHIP FLIP-CHIP, BBK 75MM THROTTLE BODY, 80MM PRO-M MASS AIR METER, AADI F1 RAM AIR HOOD WITH CUSTOM FABRICATED RAM AIR SET-UP, CAL-TRAC TRACTION BARS, EXTRUDE HONED INTAKE MANIFOLD, SHM CUSTOM FUEL RAILS, SHM "RACE WATER PUMP, 90/10 FRONT CE SHOCKS, 70/30 REAR CE SHOCKS, BELL TECH 2/4 DROP, EXPEDITION CENTER CONSOLE, HARLEY DAVISON F-150, LOWER FRONT VALANCE (painted oxford white) and a KENNE BELL BLOWZILLA SUPERCHARGER.

ESTIMATED H.P TO DATE : 330H.P / 425ft/lbs of torque.

CURRENT PERFORMANCE : 1/4 MILE - 14.53E.T * MPH - 93.00 * 0-60MPH - 5.8 * 1/8 MILE - 9.2 * 60 FT - 2.0

OTHER TOYS : "83" PRO STREET FORD RANGER : 351-w stroked to 408c.i 625H.P (natural), 875H.P with 250H.P "BIG SHOT" N.O.S kit, tubbed (crome moly tubing), 12 point chrome moly roll cage, 4-link with coil overs, MUSTANG II front suspension, c-4 tranny (race prepped), 4000rpm stall converter(8 INCH), 3" chrome moly driveshaft,AUTOMETER guages, 15.50 MICKEY THOMPSON rear tires, 4" M/T front tires, CENTERLINE CON-VO PRO rims, fiberglass hood - bumper - prostock hood scoop, wishbone trac-link, two chrome moly driveshaft loops, 16 gallon RCI fuel cell,etc

 

you don't have to pull the engine to change the heads. They are a pain but it would be a much larger pain to pull the engine to do them. Also timing the engine is not much fun unless u know what u are doing, no more pointing the dots with ford if u ever see a ford shop manual take a look, it should give u a good laugh as u see how they go out of their way to make things difficult