Cam/Spring install....how much $$

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Nov 23, 2005 | 11:30 AM

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Cam/Spring install....how much $$

I dont feel like doing it myself and I was wondering what the going rate was for a cam install. Not including the tune.

Anybody near detroit that does good work at a reasonable price??

Nov 23, 2005 | 11:47 AM

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Anywhere from $300-1000 +fluids, depending on the shop....
Edit: That's LABOR only....cam/springs/gaskets are extra

Nov 23, 2005 | 12:08 PM

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I'd say average is 500-600.

Nov 23, 2005 | 12:35 PM

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We Do them for $600 includes fluids.

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Nov 23, 2005 | 02:41 PM

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$500+ for labor. $500 for tune. = $1000+

Nov 23, 2005 | 02:48 PM

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Im having all my very soon items in the sig put in and IPSmotorsports charged me 1000.

Nov 23, 2005 | 05:28 PM

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In my garage, it's 65.00 for a keg of Miller light, 50.00 for food, a few bucks for fluids. Doing it yourself = priceless.

Really it's not that hard.

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Nov 23, 2005 | 08:35 PM

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Honestly, you will be happy once you fire it up after doing it yourself. I don't think it'd be as satisfying as firing it up after handing over $600 cash to the guys at the shop.

Got to www.Ls1howto.com and read over the install guide. I mean read it over, and over, and OVER again and again. Each time you do, you will catch another thing. You'll see it's really not too bad at all. Just take your time, take a lot of breaks. Don't pay attention to how long each step takes, if it takes you a week, it takes you a week. It's okay as long as you know it's all covered.

Really, check it out, you see how it's done. It's worth 100x more if you do it yourself!