Machining
Balance Rods and Pistons $150
Balance Crankshaft $200 (extra charge for jobs requiring Heavy Metal inserts)
Note: We can supply customers with balanced rods and pistons, and also supply you with the weight numbers to have your crankshaft balanced locally. We can e-mail or fax your weights prior to shipping the parts so that you can have your crank balanced and ready by the time the truck arrives with your goodies.
Fly Cut Pistons for valve clearance or compression relief $80-$125
Assembly
Assemble Rods and Pistons $64
Rebuild Cadillac Cylinder Heads to stock specs $400
(parts and cores not included)
- Vat and Shot Tumble Heads
- magnaflux
- re-work seats and guides as needed
- valve job
- install springs
- set correct spring pressure
Rebuild Cadillac Cylinder Heads and Install Oversized Valves in your heads $700
(parts, cores, and port work not included)
- Vat and Shot Tumble Heads
- magnaflux
- re-work guides as needed
- cut seats for oversize valves
- set correct valve stem height
- valve job
- basic pocket blending
- install springs
- set to correct spring pressure
Assemble Cadillac Short Block Premium Service $1049 and up
- teardown core
- vat and scrub core
- bore and hone block - .010-.060
- turn crank
- magnaflux block
- install cam bearings
- install freeze plugs
- chase all threads
- debur block
- oil system basic mods
- radius and polish crank
- crank oiling checked, reamed, and radiused
- Hang pistons
- pre-assembly
- set crank endplay
- clearance checks
- adjustments
- hand-scrub everything
- re-assembly
- recheck
- Torque 2X
Assemble Cadillac Long Block Premium Service $1249 and up
- as above plus:
- install heads
- set up valve train
- degree cam as needed
- set lash / preload
- chack valve-to-piston clearance
Testing and Tuning
Dyno Tuning Cad Company offers a full range of dyno tuning services for all of your Cadillac performance needs, with our state of the art multi-channel Dyno-Max dual-head water brake engine dyno and in-ground eddy-brake chassis dyno.
Engine dyno services start at $600 for the 1st day (including hookup) and $400 for each additional day. Tuning options include EGT, WBO2, programmable ignition advance from the control console, and a wide range of other tuning aids.And, of course, we always have a wide variety of high performance Cadillac engine parts in stock, if you would like to try different parts on your engine to see the results.
Chassis dyno services start at $75 for the hookup and first 1/2 hour, and $50 per additional 1/2 hour. Tailpipe WBO2 is standard, and a full range of other optional tuning aids are available, as well. Our chassis dyno bay includes a 10k Lb 2-post lift, 36" roller wide enough for duallies, drive-through bay, and tie-downs / space for FWD and RWD vehicles. Parts changing, etc is available for an additional charge, or you can bring your own tools (and help, if you like) and do it yourself.
Hosting for chassis dyno events, such as charity and club day events, is available on Saturdays by special advance arrangement.
Other Services
Coatings Cad Company offers most temperature barrier, heat-dissipating, anti-friction, and oil shedding coatings. Performance engine coatings can help to bring out the best in your high performance Cadillac engine. Prices vary with application, call for details.
Custom Mounting Bracketry We offer custom bracketry design and fabrication for special applications. Custom work is billed strictly on a time-and-materials basis, and requires a non-refundable deposit. Options include traditional fabrication (bending and welding) and CNC machining. We normally work in aluminum and steel, but other materials are available as needed, such as stainless steel. Due to the nature of our business and the unpredictable nature of custom work, lead times can be extensive when our shop is backed up with regular work (which is often).