Average price for N20 Wet System install?
09-16-2006, 09:16 AM
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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?
Bill
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?
Bill
09-16-2006, 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.
09-16-2006, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by TOS98SS
That is cheap I do it for $300-$400 in NY and other shops get on me because my prices are too low
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! 
09-16-2006, 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.
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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10-06-2006, 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.
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.
10-06-2006, 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.
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
10-06-2006, 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
is that from one of the numbers i posted on your thread?
10-06-2006, 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.
10-06-2006, 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
Some peeps still just use old black plastic electrical tape.
