34bos

is it normal?

now i`m being quote $900 for tuning and install come on guys i want to hear what u guys think. how much should i pay?

l8-apex

Sounds perhaps just a little high, but not outrageous. I paid $500 for tuning alone. A GOOD tuner is worth the price.

ls2_allen_morgan

Who's headers? Some will take a lot longer to install

Dado5

that sounds ok. Depends who does it.

dealer installed my LG longtubes for $400 and tune was $300 .
Tuning was done at dif shop.

34bos

do u think a header and x pipe install need to be done a LSX shop or just regular shop?

34bos

kooks 1 7/8 with catted xpipe

spdkilz911

A regular shop can do it if they know what they are doing. Have they done Corvette installs before, etc?

Idle

Anybody can install them, would they be right? Who knows, seen a lot of botched installs of simple parts.

FireGS

that's about what I have been quoted in Texas by several shops. personally I would install myself if you able

LMB-Z

that's fairly close. $3-400 for header install. $3-500 for tune.

34bos

So $900 is a fair price? My point is if I do tuning and install one time.. There is no discount? Just spoke to ECS which quote me $800.. But I live in mass..

spdkilz911

That's sounds like a fair price. Where are you located? There may be a few shops in the area and you can compare prices. Cheaper is not always better.

1MEANGS

I'd take the trip to ECS... Dont go to another shop to try and save a few pennies... You got a Vette you gotta pay to play, if you are good with your hands the headers can easily be done yourself... I did mine with a friend and the install came out mint... If your not lookin to spend the time to install yourself then id say ECS all the way bud

hawkgfr

That is too high.

needcheese

Lets say the install of the headers takes 4 hours. The shop charges 100-125 an hour. This works out to 400-500 hundred. A first time tune normally around 400 or more. The shop has to buy the tuning license for the software for your VIN on the car. The price is now at 800-900. The 900 is in the ball park. The future tunes at the same shop might be free without having to use the dyno or a 1 hour labor for a dyno tune.

07_C6_WPB

Within reason for first time tune.

Idle

You also told ECS that your local shop quoted you $750. Not $900.

The shop also told you they do a package deal which you knew before ordering which would of saved you money. The final cost would of been cheaper.

DOUG @ ECS

Thanks Eric!

That said, we did have to correct the wiring to the left side 02 sensor, and when I started tuning I had to waste a fair amount of time until I realised the excessive knock retard was coming from the frame pinch weld that had not been taken care of during the time of install of the headers.
If that had gone to a more novice shop for a tune, that may not have been spotted and and been a continuous power loss for you.


Just so it's clear, I consider Eric here a friend and good customer, so I'm more so just busting his chops then anything, but never the less, these things can haunt the car down the line.

07_C6_WPB

boom!

needcheese

And no mention of the gains made...