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Old 04-28-2024, 08:35 AM
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So $2,500 for ARH if I do the work myself. Not my dailey so I have unlimited time.
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Originally Posted by StayinStock
Yeah if it takes you more than 2 hours to do headers in these cars your either completely green or your not trying.
You put the car on jack stands, removed the stock manifolds, installed the headers and connected the collector to the existing exhaust system in 2 hours? Again

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Tom. Yes there are other considerations if your diy, but a shop has a lift and even at that the op shop was charging like 500 an hour shop time that's a rip off and there
Is no justification
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Originally Posted by zinsavage123
I am in MD, hell how much you want to install I'll take a ride to ya when my set comes in....dead serious btw
PM me, happy to help!
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Originally Posted by TCW
You put the car on jack stands, removed the stock manifolds, installed the headers and connected the collector to the existing exhaust system in 2 hours? Again

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Bro call bs all you want... I've done it many times. These cars are so simple lol
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Originally Posted by TCW
You put the car on jack stands, removed the stock manifolds, installed the headers and connected the collector to the existing exhaust system in 2 hours? Again

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And again you did it and it took four hours? Or?
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And again you did it and it took four hours? Or?
I really don't remember, but 4-5 hours sounds about right.

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Ill give ya maybe 3 hours tops if you have to contend with the dry sump oil lines but... on a wetsump car if you cant have the entire exhaust on and off the car in less than 2 hours your just not trying. I'll give ya 30 mins if you have a stuck o2 sensor. Work on flat rate for a few years, you learn to get fast. You can drop the craddle and have the balancer off one of these things in 4 hours if your cranking... I'd work on a C6 over any GM car any day... you want to talk about a bad job try pulling/replacing the motor out of a TBSS... that one took years off my life.
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OK, I'll concede!

Someone with power tools and has done a C6 header install before, can do it in 2 hour.

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