Hooker Header & Side Pipe Question

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Feb 26, 2008 | 02:34 AM

#21

1981Z06Vette

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$90 an hour for bolt on work? Geez, anyone who wants to bring their Corvette to GA, I will work for half that!

Feb 26, 2008 | 07:14 AM

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sweethence

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Originally Posted by rosslato

absolutely rediculous price. i've done mine so many times, takes me maybe 4 hrs. just do it yourself, it's not a hard job just take yer time and get er done

I put on a set of heads and sidepipes in 8 hours alone gratnted i ve done this before, but then so should these guys have

I say thier double charging you

Feb 26, 2008 | 09:58 AM

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Duke94

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If they are a "restoration shop" then installing stuff like this is way below them. I would think any good auto repair shop would be much cheaper and do a good job as it isn't that hard. Just basic wrenching.

Feb 26, 2008 | 09:58 AM

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blunblk68

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1500 for headers and side pipes!!??? any one in Illinois want this done for 800 call me!!! it was a piece of cake!!!

Feb 26, 2008 | 11:52 AM

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redcruz1120

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St. Jude Donor '09

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Originally Posted by blunblk68

1500 for headers and side pipes!!??? any one in Illinois want this done for 800 call me!!! it was a piece of cake!!!

Anyone in Houston needs this done for 600.00 Pm me...

Feb 26, 2008 | 01:49 PM

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early shark

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Speaking of shop labor, Precision Motive in Hayward, Ca is $120.00 per hour. They mainly work on Corvettes.

Feb 26, 2008 | 01:53 PM

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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17

Before I started doing my own work on my car (as I had no place to work on it when I lived in condos), I had sidepipes installed and it was $350 about 5 years ago...

Pay my plane ticket and I'll come up and change them for additional $400

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Feb 26, 2008 | 01:56 PM

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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17

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Originally Posted by Duke94

I would say it took me 8-10 hours to install mine and that was using jack stands. With a hoist it would be much faster. The only things that need to come off are the entire old exhaust system and the rocker moldings. I guess $1,500 might be a bit high for this job. You might ask them if they have ever installed a set before. If not, then they are just being conservative on cost.

What's the big deal about the old exhaust? I had them cut mine off.. Took 10 minutes to remove the entire old exhaust system...
The entire job shouldn't take more than 3 - 4 hours.. In 8 hours, I can pull and re-install my engine and transmission...