Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
03-24-2006, 01:49 PM
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Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
I am wanting to get my heads ported by LE. I need to have my heads removed, and then reinstalled. The shop quoted me 18 hrs of labor(80 bucks an hour). so it comes out to about 1440 bucks. I think it might be a rip..but I really have no experience. Does this seem realistic?
03-24-2006, 02:07 PM
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Re: Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
Originally Posted by MeanGreen97Z
Holy crap!!! I'd do the whole swap for 500 and a case of beer. LOL
If anyone is in NJ and knows of any shops that can work with lt1's, let me know! I am open to suggestions.
03-24-2006, 02:39 PM
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Re: Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
Originally Posted by MeanGreen97Z
If you can get a ticket from Iraq to NJ and tell my commander why im not here anymore i'll do it! When are you trying to do all this?
would like to do it within the next few months. damnit..ive waited a year to get this done!!
03-24-2006, 04:38 PM
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Re: Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
Originally Posted by Silvershark
You pay for my plane ticket and I will do it all for free.
. btw..how much would a plane ticket cost from alaska to NJ?
03-24-2006, 06:37 PM
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Re: Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
I looked it up and the labor time is right on the nose. Good shops don't gues at labor times. There are manuals writen with industry accepted times for doing a job. Any decent mechanic can ususlly beat these times by 20-30% or more. Although it seems high, $80 an hour is about what the mojority of the dealers are charging around here.
It pays to work on your own vehicle. I wouldn't be able to afford my 5 cars and two motorcycles if I had to pay someone else to work on them.
It pays to work on your own vehicle. I wouldn't be able to afford my 5 cars and two motorcycles if I had to pay someone else to work on them.
03-25-2006, 05:31 AM
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Re: Uninstall/reinstall heads quote
Originally Posted by 94 NO TOP Z
The 18 hours seems about right.... that is just one hell of a labor rate. Might find someone with a lower rate. (one six pack per hour???)