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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 09:16 AM
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Question Average price for N20 Wet System install?

I had someone ask me recently what a shop usually charges for a complete wet N20 system to be installed into a 98+ F-body. I wasn't sure.

Say I have a TNT Wet kit with all the goodies: RPM switch, bottle heater, and purge.

What is the average install price for something like this?

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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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When I install them I provide everything and soder everything with loom and heat shirk tubing. Other than plugs for the switchs. Peeps end up paying around 200 to 225 depending on the switches they want.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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That is cheap I do it for $300-$400 in NY and other shops get on me because my prices are too low
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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That is cheap I do it for $300-$400 in NY and other shops get on me because my prices are too low
I made a wire harness for it all allready. So its butter to install and I do the harness while Im bored @ work Im in Texas close to San Antonio. Theres a ton of cheap ***** here and they think thats allready too high to pay but they dont bitch when they get there car back!
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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for JUST the basic kit $250 isnt bad. You start adding window switches, heaters, bottle openers, and custom stuff and the price goes up quick. If your paying to get your stuff installed it takes time to do it RIGHT. IMO good work is worth it. And no shop or person that does GOOD WORK will work for chump change. Pay your installer a fair deal IMO as long as he is doing good work. Look them up ahead of time and check out thier work, get clear expectation on placement and wiring. Not all nitrous installs are equal.
You want a $150 nitrous install with window switches, custom mounts, FJO controllers, heaters purges....your gonna have issues. Id rather pay $400-600 to install all the required stuff correctly and works than have a half assed $150 dollar install that craps out half the time.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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I would be ashamed of myself if i had someone else hook up a basic system.
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Old Sep 16, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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i would be ashamed of myself if i let anyone do somethin to my car that i wasn't capable of
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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i would be ashamed of myself if i let anyone do somethin to my car that i wasn't capable of
word.
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$425 is what we charge. I have never had a customer complain as they are tickled when they get the car back. I wouldn't touch one for anything less then that.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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Just talked to a shop in Las Vegas today and he said $1500 for the install alone...then another $550 for Dyno tune...He must have thought that I'd already won at the tables....LOL
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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I did everything I could and let the shop do the final wiring for the two stage(Window Switch/relays) and setup of the hardlines.

Took me two days (and 12 Pete's Wicked Ales), I pulled the passenger seat/carpet, pulled the wires, ran the mainline, installed the bottle, wired the heater, wired the opener, put power to the arm switches, set up my gauges, then took it to the shop for the final hook up.

Took about 4 hours (@ $40/hour) for the Vinny to finish the install. It worked flawlessly.

I would guess 10-14 hours for a quality install by someone who knew what they were doing and $400-450 would be a deal for a complete install.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Beer99C5
I did everything I could and let the shop do the final wiring for the two stage(Window Switch/relays) and setup of the hardlines.

Took me two days (and 12 Pete's Wicked Ales), I pulled the passenger seat/carpet, pulled the wires, ran the mainline, installed the bottle, wired the heater, wired the opener, put power to the arm switches, set up my gauges, then took it to the shop for the final hook up.

Took about 4 hours (@ $40/hour) for the Vinny to finish the install. It worked flawlessly.

I would guess 10-14 hours for a quality install by someone who knew what they were doing and $400-450 would be a deal for a complete install.

ive been thinking of doing the same thing as you did. i have the wiring in place and working, but its not "cleaned up", i gotta go back and shorten some wires and loom everything, but ive been too lazy. it also doesnt help when i keep adding parts and dont wanna go searchin for wires. i just got my heater and gauge installed inside and now just need to wire my purge (along with runnin the line). then all ill have left is the opener if i get one. im also waiting on a switch panel from nitro dave. my storage compartment is a cluster of wires and 2 switches
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BLCK PRL
Just talked to a shop in Las Vegas today and he said $1500 for the install alone...then another $550 for Dyno tune...He must have thought that I'd already won at the tables....LOL
damm...
is that from one of the numbers i posted on your thread?
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 02:19 AM
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it takes no more than 3 hours to install the tnt f1 basic kit.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by gmpower
damm...
is that from one of the numbers i posted on your thread?
No.....it's the one that Albert@ColdFusion posted. I called them all to compare.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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damn, I should start installing N2O kits. Looks like some decent cash to be made.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Mine probably took me and a friend about 20 or so hours to do. This was with never having done it before, and doing it a little at a time after work. We installed everything, made a few custom brakets, window switch, purge, bottle heater, mounted the switches in the ash tray compartment made a harness for everything. Did everything in loom, and soldered all wires and put heat shrink on everything. So i would think for a shop that has done them before, it would be $400-500 since we could probably cut half the time off of that doing it again.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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What is the advantage of heat shrinking?
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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if you solder something and dont heat shrink it, it leaves bare wires exposed. heat shrink protects the connection from the weather and grounding out to something
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 05gto60
if you solder something and dont heat shrink it, it leaves bare wires exposed. heat shrink protects the connection from the weather and grounding out to something
Yeah, plus it's the sanitary way to do it.
Some peeps still just use old black plastic electrical tape.
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