Anybody know of a place in so-cal that would install my cams and head or better yet is there anybody around in the area willing to help out, i can compensate be it financial or otherwise.
Thanks in Advanve
P.s. What would shop charge to do something like this?
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I've only done the install once with a friend on my car. I'm not confident in doing the install on someone elses car.
BTW since yer in Santa Clarita check out www.gravanatuning.com that's where they are located. Also www.carcustoms.net is in Glendale, support local jbody businesses
Thanks Ill give Gravanna a call
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They don't do installs, that's just for future reference if your looking for aftermarket parts.
jim could if he moved to az and opened shop , LOL
come on you mean to tell me there is no one who can help me out? Throw me a bone here. Nobody want to see track times on a GM S/C'd Head/cams Z24?
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My brother in law here in Fresno is looking for side work
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yeah I have the same problem. I want to install my cams but just have no idea how.. what is it normal mechanics charge? somewhere around 500? jesus....
throw us a bone someone.
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i have installed cam's before but not on a j. so i dont know how i would be of help. also a chiltons or haynes would have the whole process of replacing the cams and all the little things you need.
Buy a Haynes Manual, they are out now. I got mine from Autozone.
I have the Chilton, but just because im literate doesn't mean i can do everything in the book (lol)
Hey Inari Fennec, we should just get together one of these weekends and throw them in ourselves. Maybe an older wiser hand would be able to "supervise" as well....
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haha we can always road trip to phoenix with fstcav. he knows someone there that's done the swap a few times
haha considering I've never even changed cams before this could be very very interesting.
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Sounds good to me lets set a date
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15.2@94m.p.h.(S/C'd)
15.5@89m.p.h.(Stock GTP)
Eben I went to a shop earlier today that said they'd do cam installs
about 93 bucks an hour labor.
we're talking..... oh..
this is a rough guess. some people say they do the swap in 2 hrs. some say 8 or more.
let's give it 4 hours for the shop, just a rough guess.
so 93bucks. for 4 hours = 372 bucks....
ouch
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It was about 500 to change the water pump on the 2.4L.
My Car
I'm dead serious about doing these ourselves
When i went to the dealership and they said $1000 for a s/c install
I said i bet you $1000 i can do it myself (lol).
All that to say for 300+ dollars we can do better things
So lets stop b.s.i'n set a date and drive to AZ or do them ourselves
JBO for life.
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hells yes. drop me an e-mail. my internet's being a bitch. I'll check it at the clubhouse here at the apartment complex.
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i know people here in palm springs that could probably do them for cheaper.. i use to work for ddealership i know a couple of people who do under the table work.. i could get an estimate let me know
find out let me know.
If its resonable, I could get them installed
and kill sometime at Morongo
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I sent you an e-mail. hook me up.
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