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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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well i just bought a set of skunk2 stage2 cams for my eg6.....i tried to get a price on installing them and thought it was a little pricey...the guy told me to install the cams, springs, and retainers it would be 400...if anybody has gotten a set of cams and valvetrain installed please post the price...am i getting ripped off??
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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your basically doing a timing belt job, so that sounds about right
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Sounds about right.6 hours @$65/hr.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92b16hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i just bought a set of skunk2 stage2 cams for my eg6.....i tried to get a price on installing them and thought it was a little pricey...the guy told me to install the cams, springs, and retainers it would be 400...if anybody has gotten a set of cams and valvetrain installed please post the price...am i getting ripped off??</TD></TR></TABLE>


im in long island and im not sure if that quote was from me or not but that is what i charge. either way just make sure whomever is installing the cams for you is going to do it correct and degree them, not just slap them in like most do.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 05:18 AM
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you own a shop on li?...where at?

since i got the cams, im guessing to make them work 100% cam gears is a must?
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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im located in north bay shore, if you woul like give me a call at the shop at 631-243-6674 or if you want stop on by and check us out for yourself.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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wow, im in nassau, but the guy i used to go to moved their shop to amittyville.....i dunno if you every heard of it, engine evolution?....would you be able to do something better than 400?, and do you recommend getting cam gears b4 installing them?
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 11:23 AM
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i will deff recommend getting a set of cam gears so that the cams can be installed properly.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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sounds good....can you do something better than 400 in installing them?
??? let me know asap


Modified by 92b16hatch at 9:30 PM 6/27/2006
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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yes, no?...can you give me a better deal on installing them than 400?
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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i sent you a pm, call me at the shop at 631-243-6674
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