cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
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cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
ok today i went to a local tuner shop to get a quote on how much it will cost to install my itr cams, itr dual valve springs and itr retainers. what the guy quoted me was $350 and to me that seems high. anyone here ever paid anyone to install their valvetrian and for how much or how much should i be paying for them to install it? i know it's pretty straight forward but i just dont got the tools and if i had someone who can guide me through it im pretty sure i can do it but i rather get it professionally installed.
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Re: cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
seems pretty good to me. most mechanics around here usually charge 100/hr. i prolly woulda considered payin that much to have someone install mine, but i honestly like workin on my car to much.
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Re: cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
ok today i went to a local tuner shop to get a quote on how much it will cost to install my itr cams, itr dual valve springs and itr retainers. what the guy quoted me was $350 and to me that seems high. anyone here ever paid anyone to install their valvetrian and for how much or how much should i be paying for them to install it? i know it's pretty straight forward but i just dont got the tools and if i had someone who can guide me through it im pretty sure i can do it but i rather get it professionally installed.
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if you don't want to spend the money, do it yourself for $60 that gets you a valve spring compressor and new knowledge of taking and putting parts back together. search on google, lots of video of how to.
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Re: cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
wow i guess im wrong then. it seems like its pretty straight forward. im pretty sure it would take like 1.5 hours tops just to do it
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Re: cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
it seems like it's straight forward but i guess im wrong. i've never messed with anything inside the motor before thats why. only thing i would touch are things outside of the motor like replacing it when it goes bad. alternator, starter, and things like that
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watch the video or look at a helms manuel to get a idea of what you have to do then decide on your mechanical skills if you think you should atempt it or not
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If you have doubts and get it done at the shop, maybe they'll give you a good deal on the tune.
It isn't that hard to do it and like mentioned, is a good learning experience
It isn't that hard to do it and like mentioned, is a good learning experience
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just scared i might do it wrong and mess up the motor which i cant afford since it's my daily driver
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Re: cost of installing cams, valve springs and retainers???
and like the above posts state, you might as well do valve seals, timing belt, water pump, cam seal gaskets, etc, while it's all coming out.
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ok today i went to a local tuner shop to get a quote on how much it will cost to install my itr cams, itr dual valve springs and itr retainers. what the guy quoted me was $350 and to me that seems high. anyone here ever paid anyone to install their valvetrian and for how much or how much should i be paying for them to install it? i know it's pretty straight forward but i just dont got the tools and if i had someone who can guide me through it im pretty sure i can do it but i rather get it professionally installed.
installing new springs/retainers while the head is still ontop of the block can be quite risky!
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You do know that you gotta remove, the power steeing pump, the a/c compressor and alternator belts just to get the timing belt off?
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Nylon rope, threaded thru the sparkplug hole. Make sure you swap the springs and retainers one cylinder at a time. I made the mistake of pulling all of the VT off at once and dropped 4 valves. I had to remove the head to get everything done.
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as far as leaving the head on the car. thread in a leak down tester hose and put 100 psi in the combustion chamber.
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and yes, i used compressed air as well to hold the valves up.
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So you only charge $60 to do a timing belt change? If so, you're practically working for free. Why would you charge so cheap for cam swap, yet so much for a valve adjustment?
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