Is this a fair estimate?
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Le Mans Master
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From: On an island surrounded by sharks Hawaii
Is this a fair estimate?
A mechanic is estimating around $700.00 to change the following:
Head gaskets
Valve seals
Headers
Intake Manifold
New carb and fuel line
TIA
Head gaskets
Valve seals
Headers
Intake Manifold
New carb and fuel line
TIA
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: On an island surrounded by sharks Hawaii
Originally Posted by Gordonm
I'll tell you what. Fly me out there for a week and I'll do it for nothing! 
That would cost me twice the amount!
Thanks for the info
Melting Slicks
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From: Meriden CT
not a bad price....
my audi dealership charges $95/hr now..... ridiculous.
I went and spent $250 on a VAG diagnostic tool... now i can plug my car into a laptop, read and clear all fault codes, and even recode certain parameters in the ECU. the days of spending $500 to change $30 in parts is OVER.
so, what your having done is probably going to be more than a days work... not a bad deal.
my audi dealership charges $95/hr now..... ridiculous.
I went and spent $250 on a VAG diagnostic tool... now i can plug my car into a laptop, read and clear all fault codes, and even recode certain parameters in the ECU. the days of spending $500 to change $30 in parts is OVER.
so, what your having done is probably going to be more than a days work... not a bad deal.
Race Director
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Just changing the intake gaskets would cost about $300 here...the seals involve more labor and the headers on top of that...so go for it...I think that is a very fair price including carb,head gaskets etc..
Rich
Rich
Melting Slicks
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From: 406ci SB, AFR 180 Heads - 490 HP @5,600 RPM 529 lb-ft @ 4,100 RPM
Jump on that one, unless you can do it yourself. Once the heads are off you can always have the seals done somewhere. But it's a fair price
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From: San Diego CA
Originally Posted by rihwoods
Just changing the intake gaskets would cost about $300 here...the seals involve more labor and the headers on top of that...so go for it...I think that is a very fair price including carb,head gaskets etc..
Rich
Rich
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by DMONSVETTE
Just labor. I supply all the parts. What do you think?
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
i'm calling it a night....i don't know what labor costs are where you are but if they are high that is not a bad price especially if he is going to tune it for you....if it was $500 i say you were getting a "steal"
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Le Mans Master
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From: On an island surrounded by sharks Hawaii
Originally Posted by c3 in hawaii
what was that all about.. .
.Anyway do you know the mechanic? Not a bad deal if he will tune everything up afterwards.
Yes, he does all the work on my Vettes that I can't do. And yes, he
tunes everything. He can tune the engines just by listening and test
driving the car. He has two Vettes of his own and he works on ALOT
of other Vettes around here.
I will be buying all the parts and he will do all the work. I just wanted
to see if that price sounded fair or not to everyone around here.
I already have the Heddman Elite series headers here.
I will purchase, as I did for my 77 and 79, the Edelbrock Performer EPS
intake with Edurashine coating. Edelbrock 600 cfm carb, valve seals,
head gaskets, ARP s/s 12 point intake bolts, ARP Head bolts and
header gaskets.