ToxicWS6

was looking at getting heads and cam put in and i was quoted $1400, minus parts, would labor wise would it cost less to do just a cam swap? if so can any one ball park about how much?

TRANS-DAD

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I paid 1600.00 for cam swap & parts!...inc.-cam,springs,retainers w/locks,& timing chain
Oh but the same shop did my tune when i did headers so they did the retune for free!

camaro981289

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Doesnt sound right, Its about 1200-1400 just for the Cam parts brand new, A good set of heads is about 1200, Id say about $2500-$3000 for a good head and cam setup.

FritoSS

i got quoted around 900 from a shop for labor and another 400 for parts needed minus the actual heads and cam

garygnu

ls1howto.com ,do it your self.

ToxicWS6

no parts are another $2100 ish, im talking about just labor, and ya garygnu im doing just cam install and tune cause i plan on getting heads shortly after and doin it myself and possibly along with a ls6 intake mani upgrade, and if u only paid $1600 for everything then its about $1k in labor ish then, from what cams and parts ive looked at,

SOMbitch

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Cam swap is usually about $700 at a good shop and $700 for head swap is about right too. The springs on cam swap are time consuming.....

chuckd71

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I just swapped my cam and timing chain/ gear today and it was super easy but my motor is on a stand. Would not want to think about doing it while it's in a car and can only imagine how time consuming the process would be. It's a simple job but would take forever. Take a look at the shop rate per hour and figure out how many hours they are thinking it would take.