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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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i live on the east coast and would like to have a cam and valve spring install performed and tuned i have all the parts already so just need the install and tune any ideas what that will cost from a good shop?????
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more than $1000 i'm guessing . . . but i could be wrong
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Cam and springs=$600-$800, tune=$300-$500. Just my experience.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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i see you are in maryland where do you get your work done?
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i see you are in maryland where do you get your work done?
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Do the install yourself,its not hard at all.There is a write up on howto that is step by step.Save that money for more mods.good luck
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
Cam and springs=$600-$800, tune=$300-$500. Just my experience.
Read his post- He already has everything. He asking about professional installation. My guess would be around $1000 depending on shop but I've seen some at $800 and others around $1200. Too many factors such as time needed and time of year (get ya in/get ya out/got another car with bigger projects to do type of thing) Even though that shouldn't matter, but it does sometimes
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Originally Posted by EvilBLK02TA
Read his post- He already has everything. He asking about professional installation. My guess would be around $1000 depending on shop but I've seen some at $800 and others around $1200. Too many factors such as time needed and time of year (get ya in/get ya out/got another car with bigger projects to do type of thing) Even though that shouldn't matter, but it does sometimes
He did quote labor only. You can expect to pay $600-$800 for labor on a cam and $300-$500 for the tune.
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He did quote labor only. You can expect to pay $600-$800 for labor on a cam and $300-$500 for the tune.
Thank you. I know what I'm talking about.
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I dont think I would do a cam swap for any less than 600.00 and from what Ive seen, like others said, most tunes go for 300-500
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i have never touched the inside of a ls1 and i did my own cam install with no problems just by following the cam install guides.
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Do it yourself man and save yourself some serious $$$. Get some good writeups on ls1howto.com and tear into it. Take your time, read the steps and do what it says. Not very difficult to do really.
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Do it yourself man and save yourself some serious $$$. Get some good writeups on ls1howto.com and tear into it. Take your time, read the steps and do what it says. Not very difficult to do really.
+1 I did mine myself using the www.ls1howto.com guide. Its very helpful! Step by step. Its almost impossible to mess up.
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