SnakeKilla

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?

americanmusscle

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

Spinner

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

97bowtie

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.

SBCGENII

those prices sound good to me

got_hp?

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.

Jason Dove

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.

Bersaglieri

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-

J's 82

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..

SnakeKilla

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

97BBlackZ

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.

atljar

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

dmoor88

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.

Bersaglieri

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-

97BBlackZ

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?