These shop ( wont say the name ) is charging me the following:

Comp Cam custom grind cam
Comp Cam CM pushrods
Comp Cam 918 ls1 springs
Comp Cam retainers/locks
Comp Cam Magnun 1.6 rockers
Comp guide plates
gaskets/seals
fluids
labor
dyno tune
$1,599

LT hooker ceramic headers w/ Y pipe + locking bolts
labor
$990

Total $2,589

Is these a good price? It seems a bit high IMOP
What do you guys think?

 

the cam work sounds about right could be lower but the headers are kinda high I think.

 

Ceramic hookers+y pipe+bolts is $750 by themselves. $250 labor is a good price in my book

 

If you are mechanically inclined at all, you can do all this work yourself and save yourself a ton of money. If money isn't a factor, then go ahead and pay them to install the stuff.

 

those prices sound good to me

 

ditto.......as long as they do quality work.........ask to talk to some other car owners they have done that work for and see if they are happy.

i would gladly pay that much to not go through to headaches myself when i installed crap. fbodies **** me off.

 

What's involved in the dyno tune? Are they going to reprogram your PCM, or just toss it on a dyno and give you a print out and call that a tune?

Actually a Cam on an LS1 involves almost no gasket replacement, and you really could do it yourself without a problem for much cheaper.

 

Thank God for Sears and Craftsman. I could never see myself paying that much for installing anything short of a new drivertrain. According to everyone else it seems like your not getting the shaft though.

-Dustin-

 

I'm a member of the DIY crowd too, but those labour prices look pretty good to me, especially if they do a good dyno tune..

 

Yes, they will reprogram my pcm and all that stuff.

 

all i gotta say is I'm so glad i'm working on learning to do this stuff myself lol. thats alot of cash.

Thats seems like alot for just installing the headers. I think i remember someone getting quoted at 400 for just the headers. I can't see the y-pipe and the bolts adding THAT much. Although i could be wrong.

 

Yes but those prices are parts and labor, at least how i am reading it. Not so bad.

 

yea there's people down here in Texas who install headers as a side job, ~$150, then, of course, you don't get any paperwork.

 

I think the best part about having an F-body is working on the car yourself. Call me crazy, but even though its hell alot of times, I still enjoy it in the end and see much value in it. I like knowing my car inside and out and the fact that in 30 years when my ole LT1 is a classic I can show all the young pups how we used to install LT's in these impossible engine bays. Maybe its because I spent 3 hours talking about and comparing working on and racing cars with my G/F's dad the night before Thanksgiving. Had I never worked on my car I would have felt really dumb. I really enjoying listening how things were done back in the day. How my G/F's mom got caught doing donuts in a parking lot with her dads Trans Am. He said he used Nitrous on his drag car, but didnt like it since he cracked a head being over zealous and liked running alcohol better. That is the end of my Hallmark Moment.

-Dustin-

 

Ooooo well that explains things a little better. well in that case thats a pretty good price i would think.

Who does them here in texas?? Any place close to dallas texas? If its only that cheap i might just look into getting someone else to do it. Whats the downsides of getting no paperwork?