How much on average is the labor on heads/cam?. shops around my area charge around 70-80 per hour.

 

ehh, a friend quoted me about 1000 for a complete rebuild w/o parts...he was charging me cheaper than average though...id guess around $800 for h/c swap..maybe a lil cheaper

 

haha ya right...maby if the LT1 is not in the engine bay. These engines are PITAS to work on and shops know it too... A few shops around me wanted near 1600 just for head gasket swamp. I assume a cam would be about 500 more just in labor. Probably looking at $2200+ in just labor

 

Book time for the R+R heads is around 15 hours, plus another 6 for the cam. At 70 an hour it should be ~1500 for just labor.

 

i just left his shop. it is $1000.and that is with pulling the motor included. very good price...i was also quoted $1800 for a headgasket elsewhere afew yrs ago too

 

good price!

 

i just hope the quality of work is as nice as the price!

 

I'm not saying I dont belive you, I'm saying that since he is your 'friend' you are obviously getting a discount, otherwise thats crazy. I'd def pay 1k for heads cam install...considering opportunity cost of taking a few days off its probably worth it. But since no one else is going to get that kind of price especially the OP it doesnt apply.

 

A friend and I have a small shop on the side and build about 2-4 motors a year and a standard build for us is 650 with you supplying all the parts. People in my area still complain about our prices when big shops 20 minutes away charge 1500. I would do heads and cam swaps every weekend for 800-1000.