New Video! Twin Turbo C5 Z06. $60,000 in receipts!
08-02-2017, 06:49 AM
#62
40 hours....what moron would pay that?
I know an M6 swap is different than doing a 4L60E to 4L80E swap into an FBody.
But I'm paying an experienced race shop 4 hours labor to do my complete 4L60E to 4L80E swap in two weeks.
40 hours for that swap was part of the scam..........
This is the performance industry man.....Lingenfelter is a rip off as it is.....but when a shop gets a car in their shop that they know was already through the Lingenfelter shop.....the charges go WAY up....just because they can. Because they know they are dealing with a customer who is basically ignorant when it comes to proper pricing for these things.
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I know an M6 swap is different than doing a 4L60E to 4L80E swap into an FBody.
But I'm paying an experienced race shop 4 hours labor to do my complete 4L60E to 4L80E swap in two weeks.
40 hours for that swap was part of the scam..........
This is the performance industry man.....Lingenfelter is a rip off as it is.....but when a shop gets a car in their shop that they know was already through the Lingenfelter shop.....the charges go WAY up....just because they can. Because they know they are dealing with a customer who is basically ignorant when it comes to proper pricing for these things.
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08-02-2017, 04:25 PM
#65
You better not tell anyone about that shop...They'll be so busy you'll never get your car in they'll be backed up for weeks lol.
I called about a dozen shops in town to get a converter swapped and was told $500-$800 for labor alone. No way am I paying that when I can do it myself.
08-02-2017, 08:50 PM
#66
A better take a way would be if you cannot do it yourself, this is what it costs at a reputable performance shop. It's also a great example of scope creep and working with what you have because you like it. Starting with a base auto Vette could have saved $15k up front and ended up with the same performance.
08-02-2017, 11:35 PM
#67
Amen brother! I almost yelled at the screen!
A better take a way would be if you cannot do it yourself, this is what it costs at a reputable performance shop. It's also a great example of scope creep and working with what you have because you like it. Starting with a base auto Vette could have saved $15k up front and ended up with the same performance.
A better take a way would be if you cannot do it yourself, this is what it costs at a reputable performance shop. It's also a great example of scope creep and working with what you have because you like it. Starting with a base auto Vette could have saved $15k up front and ended up with the same performance.
08-03-2017, 06:47 AM
#68
Amen brother! I almost yelled at the screen!
A better take a way would be if you cannot do it yourself, this is what it costs at a reputable performance shop. It's also a great example of scope creep and working with what you have because you like it. Starting with a base auto Vette could have saved $15k up front and ended up with the same performance.
A better take a way would be if you cannot do it yourself, this is what it costs at a reputable performance shop. It's also a great example of scope creep and working with what you have because you like it. Starting with a base auto Vette could have saved $15k up front and ended up with the same performance.
Ehhh this is a decent argument. They did do suspension work so z06 suspension is out. I can't remember the full build sheet, however throwing on some z06 brakes and a head swap would netted you a very similar start. I don't know how much it starting as an auto would have saved since they beefed up the whole drivetrain, but I'm sure a good savings could have been had. You are definitely on to something. I just don't feel like figuring out the exact differences and calculating the savings.
