Anyone ever had a cylinder head replaced on their 986 S?

[NewArt]

Having done a lot of maintenance and repairs on my cars, I would just like to mention that a lot of the time that we might put on doing a repair/upgrade/modification on our cars is spent researching, worrying/second-guessing and head scratching as well as finding or fabricating that Porsche special tool # ... That said, if you can manage to analyse and repair the problem, the advantage is not just saving the $$. The experience is priceless! No, this is not a Visa ad.

[78F350]

I have no personal experience with a cracked head, but there are some forum members that have posted about having a cracked head repaired.
I know you don't plan to work on it yourself, but here's Glenn986's web page and videos from when he repaired his:
986fix.com - home
https://www.youtube.com/user/glenn986s/videos?shelf_id=1&sort=dd&view=0

[Gilles]

Doug, this guy has pretty good recommendations, you may want to check him out

https://newsite.hamheads.com/porsche/

[azlvr]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Doug, this guy has pretty good recommendations, you may want to check him out

https://newsite.hamheads.com/porsche/

I used this guy for my cracked head, he did a outstanding job.
Most likely he has a cracked head and and it's because of core shift. According to Hoffman a few more ounces of aluminum would have prevented that, which would have cost a extra buck or 2 to our very expensive cars.

[j.fro]

Hopefully in the next week or so, my engine will be going back into my 996. She cracked a head... two years ago. It's taken this long to get the time and $$$ to get it back together. I pulled the engine and I'm doing the install.
Getting both heads checked, the one repaired, valve job, new springs, a mild porting job, and removing a couple of broken exhaust bolts on both was $2.5K from https://newsite.hamheads.com/porsche/. He did a great job.
Here's a list of other stuff (there's a ton of "while you are in there" items) and some of the costs:
Gasket set, $500
ARP head studs, $500
rebuild lifters $100
rebuild fuel injectors $120
Vario cam pads $60 (MUST DO!!)
Chain ramps $100
assorted old plastic tubing that breaks (oil filler, dipstick, AOS to TB, etc. ) $150
Air-oil separator
clutch/flywheel
The gasket kit included a new RMS. Yay!
IMS???
Cleaning materials, sealant, etc $100
water pump
coolant
oil change
power steering fluid
air filter
serpentine belt
spark plugs & plug tubes
exhaust clamps