Cam install Labor Hours?
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 57,804
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From: Portrichey FL
St. Jude Donor '13
I'm starting to wonder if you have ever seen a corvette.....
yet alone work on one...
have you ever worked with a/c?
it takes 10 minutes or less to evac an ac...
I'm done.......
you go on ahead and do what you do...
I'm sure you can do something thing faster than me..if that makes you feel better about your mechanical skills...
like I can't cook worth a damn...
it may take you 10 minutes to cook a hamburger it will take me 1 hr to figure out how I will try to cook it.......
anyway....
I'm going to try and cook a turkey this year...
since my wife is like 9 1/2 months pregnant...
so any help with that please chime in...
udriveslow
yet alone work on one...
have you ever worked with a/c?
it takes 10 minutes or less to evac an ac...
I'm done.......
you go on ahead and do what you do...
I'm sure you can do something thing faster than me..if that makes you feel better about your mechanical skills...
like I can't cook worth a damn...
it may take you 10 minutes to cook a hamburger it will take me 1 hr to figure out how I will try to cook it.......
anyway....
I'm going to try and cook a turkey this year...
since my wife is like 9 1/2 months pregnant...
so any help with that please chime in...
udriveslow
Cooking times will vary with diff ovens say 2h 45m to 3h 15mins.
So slap that bird in the oven and give it a whirl!
Chas
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 931
Likes: 0
From: Libertyville IL
udriveslow - good luck with the bird and the baby, and have a good holiday.
Wish you were around my neighborhood - that's a great deal for a cam job.
I love my local shop - HP Performance. They're around 10 hrs, but admittedly there is a bit of socializing going on in the shop most the time. No biggie - they do good work. I'm saving up for heads & a cam - it'll save some labor plus $500 on only doing one dyno tune.
I'm a noob on heads - my shop recommends Stage 2 heads. I want good day to day driveability and I dont plan on doing too much tracking or drag racing. But, if I'm going to do it, I want to do it right.
What's the most aggressive you would go on heads so as to not be a pain driving every day, but getting the most HP for the buck? BTW - I drive a 2006 A6 vert. Also, anyplace you would direct me to so I can learn more about heads/cams in order to make a more informed decision?
Thx!
Wish you were around my neighborhood - that's a great deal for a cam job.
I love my local shop - HP Performance. They're around 10 hrs, but admittedly there is a bit of socializing going on in the shop most the time. No biggie - they do good work. I'm saving up for heads & a cam - it'll save some labor plus $500 on only doing one dyno tune.
I'm a noob on heads - my shop recommends Stage 2 heads. I want good day to day driveability and I dont plan on doing too much tracking or drag racing. But, if I'm going to do it, I want to do it right.
What's the most aggressive you would go on heads so as to not be a pain driving every day, but getting the most HP for the buck? BTW - I drive a 2006 A6 vert. Also, anyplace you would direct me to so I can learn more about heads/cams in order to make a more informed decision?
Thx!
Racer
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 425
Likes: 0
From: odessa TX
50 degrees and clear....
perfect night...
thank you... you all have a merry christmas as well....
we are actually going to the hospital tonight...........
maybe...but how things have been going we will be home in the morning...
comp cams has a good web site for the beginner... as dose afr(air flow research)
they spell it out pretty well...
I've daily driven the stage three kit...
they have all been very reliable..
go with a mild cam and a good tune and there isn't much to go wrong..
the LS performance parts that have been coming out in the past few years have been great...
go with what you mechanic recommended
after all he will be fixing it if something messes up...
heaven forbid.
merry christmas every one....
udriveslow
perfect night...
thank you... you all have a merry christmas as well....
we are actually going to the hospital tonight...........
maybe...but how things have been going we will be home in the morning...
comp cams has a good web site for the beginner... as dose afr(air flow research)
they spell it out pretty well...
I've daily driven the stage three kit...
they have all been very reliable..
go with a mild cam and a good tune and there isn't much to go wrong..
the LS performance parts that have been coming out in the past few years have been great...
go with what you mechanic recommended
after all he will be fixing it if something messes up...
heaven forbid.
merry christmas every one....
udriveslow
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,398
Likes: 2
From: Allentown PA
udriveslow - good luck with the bird and the baby, and have a good holiday.
Wish you were around my neighborhood - that's a great deal for a cam job.
I love my local shop - HP Performance. They're around 10 hrs, but admittedly there is a bit of socializing going on in the shop most the time. No biggie - they do good work. I'm saving up for heads & a cam - it'll save some labor plus $500 on only doing one dyno tune.
I'm a noob on heads - my shop recommends Stage 2 heads. I want good day to day driveability and I dont plan on doing too much tracking or drag racing. But, if I'm going to do it, I want to do it right.
What's the most aggressive you would go on heads so as to not be a pain driving every day, but getting the most HP for the buck? BTW - I drive a 2006 A6 vert. Also, anyplace you would direct me to so I can learn more about heads/cams in order to make a more informed decision?
Thx!
Wish you were around my neighborhood - that's a great deal for a cam job.
I love my local shop - HP Performance. They're around 10 hrs, but admittedly there is a bit of socializing going on in the shop most the time. No biggie - they do good work. I'm saving up for heads & a cam - it'll save some labor plus $500 on only doing one dyno tune.
I'm a noob on heads - my shop recommends Stage 2 heads. I want good day to day driveability and I dont plan on doing too much tracking or drag racing. But, if I'm going to do it, I want to do it right.
What's the most aggressive you would go on heads so as to not be a pain driving every day, but getting the most HP for the buck? BTW - I drive a 2006 A6 vert. Also, anyplace you would direct me to so I can learn more about heads/cams in order to make a more informed decision?
Thx!
.....And he cen't do it in 2 hours, probably never even had the air cleaner off his car
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Tech Contributor
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
I can swap a cam in 6 hours, these "professionals" better be able to do the same! If you are charged for more than 8, you are being robbed. There are some tuners who will do the job in a day, including the tune.
If they are charging you 20 hours, they don't want to do it. Find a shop with an "installed" price that you are comfortable paying and go for it
If they are charging you 20 hours, they don't want to do it. Find a shop with an "installed" price that you are comfortable paying and go for it
Tech Contributor
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 12,094
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
how much????
everyone is welcome to watch..
its not hard to do..
I just charge 350 to 500 for the cam..
the labor depends on what i think of you...
I normaly only charge 500 bucks for labor...
if i do it at the dealership..
ill have to charge the 16.5 hrs at 86$per hr....
so it pays to be cool..
just think before you talk...
how many of you guys( not the other dealer techs out there)
remove every thing as the book says?try this.. remove the hood....
remove the valve covers, rocker arms, push rods....
remove the air filter, intake tube, and air front air scoop. remove the p/s pump ***. alternator,water pump. remove the radiator and condensor (THIS SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 45 MINUTES)
p/s rack..(not the front suspension and sub frame) remove the harm. balancer.
remove front cover..
remove the timing chain and gear from the cam.. spin the cam ...
remove cam..
reverse to install...
if you cant do it in under 2 hrs... thats why you dont work at a corvette dealership........
AND I WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO SAY OR MAKE PEOPLE THINK THAT I COULD TAKE THE PLACE OF THE HARD WORKING STAFF AT GM..
THEY ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING GUYS AND GALS I KNOW..
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR BUILDING SUCH A GREAT SPORTS CAR..
I LOVE IT... THANK YOU...AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS
UDRIVESLOW
everyone is welcome to watch..
its not hard to do..
I just charge 350 to 500 for the cam..
the labor depends on what i think of you...
I normaly only charge 500 bucks for labor...
if i do it at the dealership..
ill have to charge the 16.5 hrs at 86$per hr....
so it pays to be cool..
just think before you talk...
how many of you guys( not the other dealer techs out there)
remove every thing as the book says?try this.. remove the hood....
remove the valve covers, rocker arms, push rods....
remove the air filter, intake tube, and air front air scoop. remove the p/s pump ***. alternator,water pump. remove the radiator and condensor (THIS SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 45 MINUTES)
p/s rack..(not the front suspension and sub frame) remove the harm. balancer.
remove front cover..
remove the timing chain and gear from the cam.. spin the cam ...
remove cam..
reverse to install...
if you cant do it in under 2 hrs... thats why you dont work at a corvette dealership........
AND I WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO SAY OR MAKE PEOPLE THINK THAT I COULD TAKE THE PLACE OF THE HARD WORKING STAFF AT GM..
THEY ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING GUYS AND GALS I KNOW..
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR BUILDING SUCH A GREAT SPORTS CAR..
I LOVE IT... THANK YOU...AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS
UDRIVESLOW
Wow, takes me 2 hours just to swap springs out with the heads on.
remove the hood, valve covers, rocker arms, push rods, air filter, intake tube, air front air scoop. remove the p/s pump ***., alternator,water pump. remove the radiator and condensor--45 MINUTES??? ---Takes me 20 minutes to drain the fluid.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,398
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From: Allentown PA
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,236
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From: Suisun City Ca
The 6 hours was a rush job, trying to do it as fast as possilbe. I'd say it takes about 8 under normal conditions. Also there were 2 of us, not just myself. I don't make a habit of quick swaps, I just had to put it back to stock before I traded it in. Also, the fluids were drained the night before. Is that cheating
