Headers.... Install?

Dino 54 · 06-15-2009, 12:28 PM

I just got my test pipes and stillen headers in..... How much did you guys end up paying, to put on your headers??

semtex · 06-15-2009, 02:22 PM

$600

BerkTech · 06-15-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dino 54

I just got my test pipes and stillen headers in..... How much did you guys end up paying, to put on your headers??

I would say that most shops would charge 10 hours of labor to install headers and test pipes....... I would suggest taking your car to more of a high class shop just because we have seen a lot of broken sensors due to incorrect installs.

HP Logic · 06-15-2009, 03:31 PM

We have learned that it is a sizeable installation...10hrs is about right....cost should be somewhere in the $600-$700 range.

semtex · 06-15-2009, 03:33 PM

Only took my guy 5 hrs. He did say, however, that 10 hours is what's listed in Nissan's system.

westpak · 06-16-2009, 07:46 AM

a lot depends on how cooperative the bolts are

Dino 54 · 06-17-2009, 09:21 AM

The shop that im talking to is telling me around 1000 or more, and it seemed a lil too steep when i heard him say that, so im trying to find out as much info here before i go to another shop... thanks for the help guys

Junior370z · 06-17-2009, 09:32 AM

Holy moly! $1000!!! That's rediculous! I would find another place if I were you...

Caravanshaka · 06-17-2009, 11:51 AM

Frankly $600 seems high to me, but then again I've never taken anything into a shop besides a transmission that needed a rebuild and I unbolted everything and brough them the tranny.

How mechanically inclined are you? If you don't have the confidence to do the work yourself then I wouldn't attempt a header install. If you see people on here saying 5-10 hours, find out what their hourly rate is and get a reputable shop and make sure you track how many hours they had the car.

RCZ · 06-17-2009, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HP Logic

We have learned that it is a sizeable installation...10hrs is about right....cost should be somewhere in the $600-$700 range.

One of the perks of being the first one

Yikes did I get off easy on that one haha.

gnarf · 06-17-2009, 02:03 PM

mybe the $1000 included the test pipes? but test pipes shouldnt take that long...should they??

semtex · 06-17-2009, 02:31 PM

Actually, $1000 doesn't sound that far out of the ballpark, depending on the area. The headers are expensive to install, there's just no way around it. It's a hard pill to swallow any time it costs more to install a part than the cost of the part itself!

Dino 54 · 06-17-2009, 02:49 PM

The test pipes are easy, its the headers that are a bit of a pain to get to from what i know... i really have no time to do it myself, but even if i did i wouldn't... i'd rather give the trouble and headache to someone else if you know what i mean

im gonna check with a shop later today and ill post tomorrow what they say

racerxj17 · 06-17-2009, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dino 54

The test pipes are easy, its the headers that are a bit of a pain to get to from what i know... i really have no time to do it myself, but even if i did i wouldn't... i'd rather give the trouble and headache to someone else if you know what i mean

im gonna check with a shop later today and ill post tomorrow what they say

depending on who you ask, the test pipes are not easy. many people have broken the studs removing the stock cats.

One_Quick_Z · 06-17-2009, 03:12 PM

For my Exhaust/ Headers install on my 350Z its was 500 for labor

It only took 5hrs

DAN

06-15-2009, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dino 54 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 21 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z PW M6 Rep Power: 16	Headers.... Install? I just got my test pipes and stillen headers in..... How much did you guys end up paying, to put on your headers??

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semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	$600 __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

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06-15-2009, 03:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Only took my guy 5 hrs. He did say, however, that 10 hours is what's listed in Nissan's system. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

06-16-2009, 07:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
westpak Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Worth, FL Posts: 405 Drives: 2003 350Z DB Rep Power: 16	a lot depends on how cooperative the bolts are __________________ 03 350Z 587 RWHP - May 2009 Dsport Feature

06-17-2009, 09:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dino 54 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 21 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z PW M6 Rep Power: 16	The shop that im talking to is telling me around 1000 or more, and it seemed a lil too steep when i heard him say that, so im trying to find out as much info here before i go to another shop... thanks for the help guys

06-17-2009, 09:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
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06-17-2009, 11:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
Caravanshaka I shake Caravans Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: north Dallas Posts: 9,517 Drives: everyone crazy Rep Power: 42	Frankly $600 seems high to me, but then again I've never taken anything into a shop besides a transmission that needed a rebuild and I unbolted everything and brough them the tranny. How mechanically inclined are you? If you don't have the confidence to do the work yourself then I wouldn't attempt a header install. If you see people on here saying 5-10 hours, find out what their hourly rate is and get a reputable shop and make sure you track how many hours they had the car.

06-17-2009, 02:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
gnarf Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 160 Drives: G37 Rep Power: 15	mybe the $1000 included the test pipes? but test pipes shouldnt take that long...should they??

06-17-2009, 02:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Actually, $1000 doesn't sound that far out of the ballpark, depending on the area. The headers are expensive to install, there's just no way around it. It's a hard pill to swallow any time it costs more to install a part than the cost of the part itself! __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

06-17-2009, 02:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dino 54 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 21 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z PW M6 Rep Power: 16	The test pipes are easy, its the headers that are a bit of a pain to get to from what i know... i really have no time to do it myself, but even if i did i wouldn't... i'd rather give the trouble and headache to someone else if you know what i mean im gonna check with a shop later today and ill post tomorrow what they say

06-17-2009, 03:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
One_Quick_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seneca Il Posts: 1,374 Drives: 10 Civic EX Sedan Rep Power: 218	For my Exhaust/ Headers install on my 350Z its was 500 for labor It only took 5hrs DAN __________________ -My BRZ with exhaust will decimate all if we overnight parts from Japan- 10 Civic EX Sedan- Current Daily

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