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Labor costs - what would turbo & cams cost?

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Old May 24, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Labor costs - what would turbo & cams cost?
What should I expect to pay (labor costs) for a FPGreen turbo install on an 8?

Cams?

I'm guessing 8 hours of labor for the turbo, 5 hours for the cams?
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Old May 24, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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8 hours to install a turbo? I did mine and a bunch of others in about 4 hours each. One guys took 6 cause all the bolts we had were galled.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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8 hours to install a turbo? I did mine and a bunch of others in about 4 hours each. One guys took 6 cause all the bolts we had were galled.
4 hours isn't so bad. Which turbo did you upgrade to?
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I can do cams in 2 hours and the turbo if you dont run into any problem bolts in about 2 hours also.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by scottatayamaha
I can do cams in 2 hours and the turbo if you dont run into any problem bolts in about 2 hours also.
Sounds about right. I'm slow cause I'm a cripple.
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This is encouraging. I was budgeting for $1000 in labor to do these two....looks like I might spend a little less.

What the heck is the going labor rate? $80 an hour??
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Originally Posted by DefBringer
4 hours isn't so bad. Which turbo did you upgrade to?
I'm not ready to indulge that info on my ride yet. Secret squirrel. I did a gt35, a 9 turbo on an 8, hundreds of dsm upgrades, 20g's etc...
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Originally Posted by DefBringer
This is encouraging. I was budgeting for $1000 in labor to do these two....looks like I might spend a little less.

What the heck is the going labor rate? $80 an hour??
Damn dood, where you from? I wanna work for you!
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Old May 24, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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If your close to Evodave he charges $300 for cams.
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If you live by me I will install your turbo and cams for $400
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Old May 24, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by scottatayamaha
If you live by me I will install your turbo and cams for $400
shoot, lets have a bidding war! I will do it for 300 bucks and a pack of smokes!
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Originally Posted by scottatayamaha
If you live by me I will install your turbo and cams for $400
Wish South Carolina was closer to Kansas
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in the Northeast, it's about $185 for turbo, $250 for cams. . .$400 is a fair price for both. . .
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Originally Posted by shivaswrath
in the Northeast, it's about $185 for turbo, $250 for cams. . .$400 is a fair price for both. . .
Thank you for the info!
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Old May 24, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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ive installed lots of turbos and cams i usually charge 200 for cams and 200 for turbo......
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