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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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Doing it yourself: Priceless.

Seriously though, 9 to 10 hours seems kind of high. I'm thinking it's more like 3 to 4 hours for an experienced mechanic. Heck, a spoon thumbed monkey like me could probably do it in 5 hours.
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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sup bro! your in the Tone too. i would check maximum velocity on eckard* road or precission R near the airport. i can't spell good but boardwalk is the street name for Precission R. *don't know if i spelled eckard rd. right?
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 08:07 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2004 | 08:35 PM
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I will do it for you for a minimum fee. Check your PM.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 07:49 AM
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maximum velocity has been around the scene almost aslong as me. they have done some really good work. talk to tim over there, and work on the price he is neg. on everything. presisson R deal with turbo's day in day out. they know their stuff overthere.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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that is WAAAYYYY too much
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Re: Cam Installation - Installation Prices?

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What's a fair price for installation on cams on an EVO? I'm doing 264/272.

MZM in Austin quoted me as high as $685 for 9-10 hours of work. I know I can do much better but want it done through a reputable/reliable shop in the San Antonio/Austin area. Any suggestions?
we just installed those on my car last weekend and with us taking our sweet azz time (taking photos, smoke breaks, etc) it was about 5 1/2 hours total. It could easily be done in less with two people working the whole time...


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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Takes me about an hour 15, maybe 45 minutes with a buddy to help me get the bearing caps on and off quicker. Honestly, if you payed over 250 I'd hafta slap ya around a bit.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 10:21 AM
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Yo Dark. Lets meet up in SA!!! Maybe we can get Shiv or Al or BOTH (yikes) to come down here for some tuning.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:25 PM
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ya, lets get together maybe try to get the other evo owners around here together. maybe evne the guys up in austin come down for a mini meet.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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Well I paid 300$ at Pruven and most people say they have not been timed correctly. So much forme thinking Pruven is any good. 300$ is a lot for cams, esp when it took them 2 hrs or less. But when 2 other actual tuners say my cam timing may be off and now I have to pay for them to be checked, it hurts!! Esp when I drove 3 hours to get them installed. The only good thing about Pruven is Al tunes there, other than that they suck!! Yea, Pruven performance in Connecticut.
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Dark,

Thatll be cool but I think it would be easier just to get the ones in town first. Where should we hang out tho? How many other evo owners do you know?

BY the way, wheres this guy who wants cams installed? We totally hijacked his thread!
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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From what I know and have heard about Pruven I doubt it that they are timed incorrectly. WHy dont you check it out yourself? All you need is to take of the passenger wheel, turn the auxillary belt tensioner w a 1/2 inch drive torquewrench and stick a screwdriver in the hole, and open the cam cover. Turn your crank w the torque wrench (bar) till you get to TDC.

If its really off timing, Pruven better give you some free stuff for their F-up!!!


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Well I paid 300$ at Pruven and most people say they have not been timed correctly. So much forme thinking Pruven is any good. 300$ is a lot for cams, esp when it took them 2 hrs or less. But when 2 other actual tuners say my cam timing may be off and now I have to pay for them to be checked, it hurts!! Esp when I drove 3 hours to get them installed. The only good thing about Pruven is Al tunes there, other than that they suck!! Yea, Pruven performance in Connecticut.
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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actually it depends how it is done...there is a right way, and a cheesy way. Riht way is about 9-11 hours depending who is doing it, and the cheesy way is about 4 hours. It's not worth the risk of snapping a cam (seen it happen MANY times) or getting something else wrong (ie not replacing timing belt) IMHO.
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