cost to install a Maggie?

[2010 2-Tone]

Well said Jeff!!! You will get quality work at Lingenfelter!!!!

[Z_Rocks]

Originally Posted by Jeff@Lingenfelter

Why do you feel this way?

Feel free to contact me by email, by phone or PM to validate your post. It is easy to figure the total cost involved with our shop rate, the time and parts involved to build a car as we would build it, and back it with our warranty. I encourage you to inform yourself before bashing our name. Just a manifold swap could not be further from the truth. There is the right way to do it, and then over a hundred wrong ways to do it. We don't just slap it on, throw in the magnuson cal and ship it. We spend time with each individual car, and make sure its 100% right in every aspect before they go home. Seems that a lot of people are eager to post and highlight their accomplishments, and "great price points", but they sure don't like to share their failures when things go wrong, and stand behind them.

Jeff, I'm happy to see you come in and point out the obvious. At least for John's name sake! :-)

Although, many people know who LPE is, but for new clients, it's best to point out what LPE stands for!

[Z_Rocks]

Originally Posted by paul2010

Thanks, I went with the 10 rib front and the 14 rib rear drive for the supercharger. We built up the engine with lots of goodies. Then to achieve the boost levels and hp that I have requested we must use a much larger belt drive to prevent belt slippage. See the attached pics. I personally believe that every penny that I spent was money well spent with LPE. You get what you pay for. I like the experience that LPE has with building engines.

Paul, thanks for the info. I have a great appreciation for those people [like yourself] who do things the right way, all the way!

[rodimus prime]

Originally Posted by Speed74SS

No - I paid a little bit more to have them install the s/c, fuel injectors, Borla Cat Back exhaust, Pedders Coilovers, KB Boost a pump, CAI, and professional dyno tune - oh yeah and the 3yr/36k warranty on the engine and s/c.

It seems well worth it to me. Did you give yourself a warranty and dyno tune it yourself too?? I don't have a dyno laying around and the shops around here I wouldn't trust with my bicycle....

You made it seem as if you paid 2k for the supercharger/tune install alone.

Originally Posted by Jeff@Lingenfelter

Why do you feel this way?

Feel free to contact me by email, by phone or PM to validate your post. It is easy to figure the total cost involved with our shop rate, the time and parts involved to build a car as we would build it, and back it with our warranty. I encourage you to inform yourself before bashing our name. Just a manifold swap could not be further from the truth. There is the right way to do it, and then over a hundred wrong ways to do it. We don't just slap it on, throw in the magnuson cal and ship it. We spend time with each individual car, and make sure its 100% right in every aspect before they go home. Seems that a lot of people are eager to post and highlight their accomplishments, and "great price points", but they sure don't like to share their failures when things go wrong, and stand behind them.

Dont get me wrong, I know your guys work is nothing but top notch, but you also pay top notch to have said work done. Ive just read here and there from people that have been to your shop (all happy I might add) and when they were throwing out numbers, I was like damn.

But what are your actual labor rates and tuning costs? Word of mouth has been known to be wrong or exaggerated before.

[Jeff@Lingenfelter]

Originally Posted by rodimus prime

You made it seem as if you paid 2k for the supercharger/tune install alone.



Dont get me wrong, I know your guys work is nothing but top notch, but you also pay top notch to have said work done. Ive just read here and there from people that have been to your shop (all happy I might add) and when they were throwing out numbers, I was like damn.

But what are your actual labor rates and tuning costs? Word of mouth has been known to be wrong or exaggerated before.

Our labor rate is $90.00 per hour. This includes install labor of the charger itself, install labor on the additional components that doesn't come with the standard kit, road testing, calibration, dyno testing, and fine tuning. As you can imagine, we go to a further degree of installation on every aspect. Additional plumbing, electrical and fabrication work are all part of the equation.

[rodimus prime]

Originally Posted by Jeff@Lingenfelter

Our labor rate is $90.00 per hour. This includes install labor of the charger itself, install labor on the additional components that doesn't come with the standard kit, road testing, calibration, dyno testing hand tuning. As you can imagine, we go to a further degree of installation on every aspect. Additional plumbing, electrical and fabrication work are all part of the equation.

$90 an hour? Thats actually really normal. Hmmm. Good to know.

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Were $1,000 tuned here.

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Were $1000 here tuned.

[Speed74SS]

[QUOTE=rodimus prime;1360274]You made it seem as if you paid 2k for the supercharger/tune install alone.

Sorry for the confusion - I didn't list all the parts that are included in their packages and the extra parts that I had added on when it got there. Believe me, I thought about just adding the s/c and having someone local do it but it came down to reliability and a company standing behind their work. It was all worth it to me........and I will be bringing it back for their 650hp package with the forged internals later on.

[musclecar6]

As others have said, if you want a top notch hassle free RELIABLE experience, send your car to Lingenfelter. They are not "learning on the job" & it will be done right when you get it & it will be backed by a 3 yr/ 36 mos warranty if by some slim chance anything were to crop up. Of course if one wants to go the cheap chiseler route & maybe save a few pennies by buying their own parts & taking it to someone who's " learning" as they go along( likely a lot of "errors" in the trial & error process), then one should have at it. Instead of an enjoyable flawless experience, one can get ready for all kinds of "surprises" that can get very expensive rapidly as your eyes get wide & your jaw drops at each phone call of more problems from the " cut rate" tuner.

[Gotthat02fire]

I installed my own but it is not for everyone so if your not totally comfortable ripping in to your Camaro take it some where that you and the forum speek highly of!!! I got over 4,000 miles on mine 2,200 with the Magnacharger it is a blast add some headers and CAI you have a beast on your hands I'm a 505rwhp and 510rwtq,Cam and meth to come!!! Keep us in the loop lets us know what you do and some HP and TQ #'s!!! Good Luck!!!

[BabyHauler]

Originally Posted by rodimus prime

$90 an hour? Thats actually really normal. Hmmm. Good to know.

I didnt know you could back pedal that fast rodimus

[QBert]

$90 an hour is well within reason especially if you get a name like LPE to do the work. I figured you guys were "too rich' for my wallet, I guess I was wrong.

[JCSSCamaro]

So, this thread took on a life of it's own,

So trying to read through the chit chat, cost to have a good shop install is about a day and a 1/2 labor, or approx $1,000- $1,500.

Knowing my skills I do believe I could do this, but hearing from those that have and those that had it done, having someone who has done this, do it and knowing they are doing it right with their shops rep online it seems to make $$$ and peace of mind since to have a good shop do it. I don't abuse my cars and rarely get on them, but having it there and knowing it is there is a great feeling.

Now living way out here in the Nothwest Portland/Seattle area great shops like Lingenfelter, SLP and the likes being thousands of miles away it is time to do some research to find a good shop a little closer.

Thank you for the help, Tuesday we sinstall SLP springs and bars, then next weekend Borla exhaust with the Airaid Intake, drive it for a few hundred miles and find a shop to add Maggie going to be all smiles this spring. JC