Price for Header Install

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  1. 07AlloyGT New Member

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    A shop close to my area quoted me $400 for header & o/r h-pipe install on my 07 GT. Just wondering if this was a fair price?
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    Long tube or shorty? For long tube, that seems ok, though a bit on the high side. I figure for pro's this is at most a 4 hour job, at $65 an hour.
    Dan
  3. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    I've seen people pay $600 to $800. I think $400 is fair for longtubes.
  4. fobra559 At least it's more erect and not floppy anymore.

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    Seems like a fair price to me for both header and o/r h install.
  5. blacksheep06 New Member

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    Sounds like a deal to me.
  6. PoopDawg Autozone Junkie

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    Sounds like a real good deal to me. LT's on any MOD motor sucks ass!
  7. PJC Racing New Member

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    Thats a fair price, very fair for long tubes.
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    longtubes suck on any car
  9. xtweakerx New Member

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    what should i figured for a shop just doing my off-road hpipe, i already have flowmasters on the car w/ the stock hpipe..

    they charge like 80 bux an hour. I'm thinking between 50-80bux.. like 30mins to an hour for them to do it w/ their tools , zip zip zip.
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    I would expect a minimum of 1 hour for the h pipe install.
  11. xtweakerx New Member

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    how could it take them more than 1 hour! its a hpipe! hopefully a max of 1 hour. lol
  12. DarkFireGT Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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    Yeah, really. I installed mine on my back in about an hour. Finding a shop to install an off-road pipe might be difficult. But if you do, I think 1 hour would be the max.
  13. xtweakerx New Member

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    I live in Florida we dont have Inspection.

    I'm gonna go to the exhaust shop who put my flows on, see what they say they should do it, they have a f'n Roundy-Roundy Race Car (circle tracks)
  14. PoopDawg Autozone Junkie

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    I can't tell ya the last time anything took me as long as it calls for. That's how you make money and stay in business. :)

    Edit: It actually calls for 1.4 hours to remove and replace the cat pipe.
  15. bigcat start with the upper hole, and if more traction is

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    shops usually have a one hour minimum for something like this. kinda like diagnostic time, usually an hour minimum.
  16. bynumj New Member

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    Learn to be an expert.

    For what labor cost, go buy the tools that you need and do the job yourself. You will get more satisfaction out of doing it yourself anyway.
  17. Hoboattacker New Member

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    It's so easy, just do it yourself. Buy yourself a an extension and just do it.
  18. xtweakerx New Member

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    I live in a Gated Condo Community, you aren't allowed to do detailed car work in the parking lot.. im 25 = \ miss my old house i grew up in back in nj o well, im in FL now. o well right..

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