Help to convince a friend not to pay for a lid/cold air intake install!
07-16-2006, 07:05 AM
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Help to convince a friend not to pay for a lid/cold air intake install! A friend of mine has a SLP lid and Austin Cold air (SSRA 2)that he wants to put on his 2002 Z28. I know he can do it himself but he doesn't want to work on his car. I told him i would install it or one of our other friends that has a LS1 would do install together. It took me 25 min taking my time to install my lid on my 01 SS taking my time and I just installed my Whisper Cold air intake the other day and that took me about a hour taking my time. So help me out here and let him know how easy these bolt on are to do!! Thnx!
07-16-2006, 07:26 AM
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Putting the lid on is a 15 min job including the slp smooth bellow and trimming it slightly to make it fit right... the ram air setup is probably another 15 min tops.
If he pays someone to do that, they will most likly charge him an hour, maybe even 2 if they are a crook.... that's a bad idea. I personally feel that all parts should be attempted to be installed by teh car owner, with the exception of motor internal parts.. stuff like that if you don't know what you're doing can end up a costly mistake and they are generally a much more sensative thing to work with. Bolt on's are that... a bolt on, the average guy that can change the sparkplug in his lawnmower can probably handle it, as long as they read the directions first at least once.
If he pays someone to do that, they will most likly charge him an hour, maybe even 2 if they are a crook.... that's a bad idea. I personally feel that all parts should be attempted to be installed by teh car owner, with the exception of motor internal parts.. stuff like that if you don't know what you're doing can end up a costly mistake and they are generally a much more sensative thing to work with. Bolt on's are that... a bolt on, the average guy that can change the sparkplug in his lawnmower can probably handle it, as long as they read the directions first at least once.
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Putting the lid on is a 15 min job including the slp smooth bellow and trimming it slightly to make it fit right... the ram air setup is probably another 15 min tops.
If he pays someone to do that, they will most likly charge him an hour, maybe even 2 if they are a crook.... that's a bad idea. I personally feel that all parts should be attempted to be installed by teh car owner, with the exception of motor internal parts.. stuff like that if you don't know what you're doing can end up a costly mistake and they are generally a much more sensative thing to work with. Bolt on's are that... a bolt on, the average guy that can change the sparkplug in his lawnmower can probably handle it, as long as they read the directions first at least once.
If he pays someone to do that, they will most likly charge him an hour, maybe even 2 if they are a crook.... that's a bad idea. I personally feel that all parts should be attempted to be installed by teh car owner, with the exception of motor internal parts.. stuff like that if you don't know what you're doing can end up a costly mistake and they are generally a much more sensative thing to work with. Bolt on's are that... a bolt on, the average guy that can change the sparkplug in his lawnmower can probably handle it, as long as they read the directions first at least once.
07-16-2006, 11:40 PM
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If he can't do that, he needs to sell it and get something else.
If he says no kick him in the nuts and tell him to sell his car.
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07-17-2006, 12:17 AM
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Tell him you just want to go take a look at it while he's doin somethin that'll take a lil bit of time. Then by the time he gets out to see where you went, you'll be half way through the install and he will understand why he should'nt have paid for it.
07-17-2006, 06:19 PM
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Use a hair dryer for the MAF, and soap for the IAT sensor and you can install it in 10-15 minutes; it did wonders for me. Just get your friend drunk and sit him infront of some video games; then, install it yourself while he is "busy." 
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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
A friend of mine has a SLP lid and Austin Cold air (SSRA 2)that he wants to put on his 2002 Z28. I know he can do it himself but he doesn't want to work on his car. I told him i would install it or one of our other friends that has a LS1 would do install together. It took me 25 min taking my time to install my lid on my 01 SS taking my time and I just installed my Whisper Cold air intake the other day and that took me about a hour taking my time. So help me out here and let him know how easy these bolt on are to do!! Thnx!
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The first thing you should do is show him this thread. Then hopefully he'll realize how much of a lazy bastard he's being. What kind of a ***** won't even attempt to install a lid by themselves?
I'd just like to reiterate the fact that if he can't even try to do it, he shouldn't own the car, much less be buying performance parts for it. That's just ridiculous.
Does he need help changing his own diaper too?
I'd just like to reiterate the fact that if he can't even try to do it, he shouldn't own the car, much less be buying performance parts for it. That's just ridiculous.
Does he need help changing his own diaper too?
