Cam install: how many hours does a shop normally charge?
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Cam install: how many hours does a shop normally charge?
Just curious what some of you have paid for cam/spring installs? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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I'm considering having a cam put in; I spoke to a local company this morning (Tick Performance) and was quoted roughly $2k. I haven't received the breakdown in writing yet so I may be mistaken. But my understanding was that this price included the cam, various related parts (including timing chain), installation + tuning.
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I'm considering having a cam put in; I spoke to a local company this morning (Tick Performance) and was quoted roughly $2k. I haven't received the breakdown in writing yet so I may be mistaken. But my understanding was that this price included the cam, various related parts (including timing chain), installation + tuning.
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That seems the most logical pricing. What are tuners aroud the country charging? $450? Cam $400, related parts, maybe $400, then labor at $100/hr. If any shop is charging more than 8 hours for a basic install, then people need to find another shop. A good shop can probably do it in 5 hours.
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It's not about how fast the shop tech can do it, it's what the "book time" for the job is.
Around here the average for a cam install with springs is 10 hours or about $900 in labor.
Around here the average for a cam install with springs is 10 hours or about $900 in labor.
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It costs too much, do it yourself. There are plenty of write-ups online. The guide I first followed was the ls1howto - same as CancerJCC posted. In the V you don't even have to disconnect the AC condensor, I just slid mine done. If you have a vavle spring compressor and normal hand tools, all you will need is dowel rods to hold the lifters up( $3 at home depot or $65 from Thunder Racing) and a new crankshaft balancer bolt($6 ebay). DO NOT reuse the same balancer bolt, they are torque to yield and will back out on you.