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Camaro SS Performance Shop Quote

Hey guys,
I'm new to the forum, so bare with me. I recently visited a performance shop West of Houston. The offer various packages for the Camaro. Looking at this package,

Custom Tuner
3″Cat Back Magnaflow Exhaust
American Racing Headers
High flow cats
Cold Air Intake

This gets the SS close to 500 HP. My dilemma is that i was quoted between $5000-$5500. This isn't necessarily out of budget, but i wanted some opinions on the pricing for what I'm getting before I do it.
Thanks

Sounds way too high i think you could get all that done for $3,000 if not cheaper

I'm assuming you meant a custom cam instead of custom tuner. If so that's about right for everything installed.

Seemed really high to me too. The parts are a bit pricey, but I can't see them charging so much for labor. Guess I'll really have to shop around.

300-400 for the tune.

I can see parts getting close to $3000, but i can't see where the additional $2500 is coming from.

did they list anal lube along with those parts on that quote?

Get the parts yourself and get a quote, their labor rate must be $500 an hour

That exhaust is all bolt on so shouldn't take too long. CAI takes 10 minutes.

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Originally Posted by IIF0XII (Post 7803352)

Hey guys,
I'm new to the forum, so bare with me. I recently visited a performance shop West of Houston. The offer various packages for the Camaro. Looking at this package,

Custom Tuner - $400 (assuming you meant a dyno tune here)
3″Cat Back Magnaflow Exhaust - $1,300
American Racing Headers - $1,325 with Cats (ARH Short System)
High flow cats - $0 (above)
Cold Air Intake - $390

This gets the SS close to 500 HP. My dilemma is that i was quoted between $5000-$5500. This isn't necessarily out of budget, but i wanted some opinions on the pricing for what I'm getting before I do it.
Thanks

You running an Auto or a Manual? Meaning L99 or LS3 engine. LS3 would get about 500 crank HP, or 425 wheel HP.

Rough numbers inline above for ball parking only. You can beat these rough prices by shopping around.

About $3,400 for a rough estimate on the parts and tune, and not accounting for the fact that you should be offered "package" pricing buying all that. Install labor should be cheap since they are cleaning you out the margin on the parts. Sales tax ($280) and shop supplies ($45) extra. You should be looking for an air scoop and washer bottle relo kit too.

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Originally Posted by IIF0XII (Post 7803352)

WAY TOO HIGH! Send me a PM and I can give you three very reputable performance shops in Houston.

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Originally Posted by 14pilot (Post 7803642)

I'm running an LS3.

Check out my build thread, shows you my progress and what you can expect on your build .

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275478

I was quoted 900 for labor with those same parts and dyno tune