How much to get headers installed??
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From: Detroit area and Nashville area What day is it? Between MI & TN
How much to get headers installed??
I am seriously thinking of pulling the trigger on some ARH mid-length headers sooner than I had planned to...
What is the going rate for labor / cost for installation?
What is the going rate for labor / cost for installation?
Safety Car
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Get a buddy and install them yourself! No lift? Raise that sucker up as far as the jack stands will go. Take off the wheels and lay them down under the car. That way if the car drops it lands on the tires. That is what my buddy and I plan to do when I order a set. He did it on his camaro solo so I think one more set of hands and you are good! Then just think with that money you save you get a tune and CAI 
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Get a buddy and install them yourself! No lift? Raise that sucker up as far as the jack stands will go. Take off the wheels and lay them down under the car. That way if the car drops it lands on the tires. That is what my buddy and I plan to do when I order a set. He did it on his camaro solo so I think one more set of hands and you are good! Then just think with that money you save you get a tune and CAI
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Had my headers installed at ARH. It took them about 5 hours, hourly rate is going to vary from shop to shop. On a lift, both headers were removed from the bottom. Even though I have installed headers before, after watching the guys at ARH, I 'am glad that I paid to have it done.
Instructor
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Just for everyone's info I just finished installing ARH long tubes and x pipe on my z51 and there is absolutely no possible way to drop them in from the top. A z51 is a dry sump car and you will need to remove the starter and the dry sump lines to be able to install the headers, I found out the hard way and scratched my ceramic coating up a lot prior to removing the dry sump lines. When removing the lines remember that you will lose about 3-4 quarts of oil so make sure you either catch the oil for reusing or buy more oil to replace what you lose.
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Just for everyone's info I just finished installing ARH long tubes and x pipe on my z51 and there is absolutely no possible way to drop them in from the top. A z51 is a dry sump car and you will need to remove the starter and the dry sump lines to be able to install the headers, I found out the hard way and scratched my ceramic coating up a lot prior to removing the dry sump lines. When removing the lines remember that you will lose about 3-4 quarts of oil so make sure you either catch the oil for reusing or buy more oil to replace what you lose.
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From: Bergen County NJ
Just for everyone's info I just finished installing ARH long tubes and x pipe on my z51 and there is absolutely no possible way to drop them in from the top. A z51 is a dry sump car and you will need to remove the starter and the dry sump lines to be able to install the headers, I found out the hard way and scratched my ceramic coating up a lot prior to removing the dry sump lines. When removing the lines remember that you will lose about 3-4 quarts of oil so make sure you either catch the oil for reusing or buy more oil to replace what you lose.
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Just installed long tube headers on my buddies 2013 1LE Camaro this Saturday.
Took about 4 hours (with us taking our time and also learning what to do as it was our first time) and we used 4 jack stands.
It was fun and relatively easy. He had bee quoted $400 for the install by a local shop.
Took about 4 hours (with us taking our time and also learning what to do as it was our first time) and we used 4 jack stands.
It was fun and relatively easy. He had bee quoted $400 for the install by a local shop.
Safety Car
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From: Kilmarnock Va
Just installed long tube headers on my buddies 2013 1LE Camaro this Saturday.
Took about 4 hours (with us taking our time and also learning what to do as it was our first time) and we used 4 jack stands.
It was fun and relatively easy. He had bee quoted $400 for the install by a local shop.
Took about 4 hours (with us taking our time and also learning what to do as it was our first time) and we used 4 jack stands.
It was fun and relatively easy. He had bee quoted $400 for the install by a local shop.
Burning Brakes
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Just installed long tube headers on my buddies 2013 1LE Camaro this Saturday.
Took about 4 hours (with us taking our time and also learning what to do as it was our first time) and we used 4 jack stands.
It was fun and relatively easy. He had bee quoted $400 for the install by a local shop.
Took about 4 hours (with us taking our time and also learning what to do as it was our first time) and we used 4 jack stands.
It was fun and relatively easy. He had bee quoted $400 for the install by a local shop.
