94lt1m6

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My buddy needs some money, and im going to be buying a cam here pretty soon. What is a reasonable amount to pay him to put the cam in and valve springs on?

fuseone

i would say at the bare min at least 450

RE AND CHERYL

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I'd second that. But...The bigger question is does he know what he is dong and will he be responsible for making it right should something get messed up.

Just a thought.

Re'

ZeroFear

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pay him with sex. lol jk.

94lt1m6

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450? damn how hard is it.

Im not a ***

mnypitZ

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We were talking about this the other night. We put my cam in on Sunday, and I wouldnt do one for less than $500. That would include your valve springs too though. Local shops are in the $900 range and I am not sure that includes springs, so that is a deal. I wouldnt do it for you unless you changed to stronger springs.

Oh and if your buddy isnt good at working on cars and if he hasnt done an LS1 cam before, I wouldnt let him do a cam. THere are too many things that can go wrong and cost you a fortune to fix.

94lt1m6

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Hes pretty good, hes put in quite a few cams, i trust him. I called the GM dealer today and they quoted me at 1440 just for the cam...but **** it sounds to expensive. maybe i wont be doing this. I have 3 things i was debating between for income taxes. Thats Heads/Cam

Nitto 555's 3.73's and a Tune

Or lid MAF and a Ram air hood

From the sounds of it i can do the 555's 3.73's Tune MAF Lid and ram air hood just for the cost of the Cam and Heads

homerunhtr21

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Do the basics before you get into a head/cam setup. If you dont already have a lid, other supporting mods and a way to put the power to the ground whats the point of having a big setup and not using it to its full potential??

P.S Keep the stock MAF

yotaman96

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Ask him what he thinks is fair. Chances are, he isn't going to charge much since you are buddies. I pay my friends with food and drinks.

adillhoff

Wow reading this thread has made me start to wonder how much money I have saved by installing my own parts.

johnnybravo

Probably gobs. Most shops around here, and especially dealerships are $50+ per hour.

venomhp

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+1 on doing it yourself or payin your buddies with food and beer...thats what they are for anyways!

corvet786c

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If you have the crane valve spring tool, it is easier to install the springs on the heads. A resonable amount is $500.00. Granted he knows what he is doin and dont mess things up.

SchultzLT1

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A good friend? Like $300.....

Shops around here charge $500 (install) and $400 for the tune.

Detoxx03

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I would say 350-500

Texas Cozmo

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There's a lot of work involved. I would say 400-500 is a good price. In a Corvette you have to remove the radiator and steering rack.

WhosNXT

I paid a freind of mine who graduated from NADC which is the automtive college here in Nashville. We did and H/C swap, I help and did alot of the work. He degreed the cam and and some of the more difficult work, I paid 500.

ReFtheMC

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Whoa install seems like a bitch!

99camarosupersport

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I paid 200 for mine installed....was going to do it myself but I said screw it with that price, and it was done over the weekend...tuned also. Just saying it doesn't have to be expensive, that being said....
If he's a buddy, and hurting for cash...Maybe pay him a little more just as a favor, be a good pal.

99z28monster

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Very true