hey guys. i went to buschur today and asked about a header install. they took a look at it and said they could do it no problem. then they said it would be $150 to do it. 3 hours it would take them. is this worth it or should i look around for a cheaper price? i know if i have buschur do it, it will be done right and i probably won't have to worry about anything wrong happening but $150 seemed kinda steep. let me know what you think.
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trevor:shrug

Rip off. Don't do it, I had Intense Motorsports install mine for 80 bucks it was a hour and half job. I had a Greddy Header on my Eclipse.

There's a million cheap and dirty exhaust shops that will do it for you around here. If you have any out your direction, go for it. There's not much they can really mess up.

or you could do it yourself....just a thought :thumbsup

Yeah if you got time and wrenches have at it. my father inlaw and I put mine in. It helps to have an extra pair of hands. The hardest part is getting all the freakin heat shields off:thumbsup I would really give it a try before dropping any more money.

yeah i got the heat shield off so i guess i could do it myself. i'm just not sure on the torque. i don't have a torque wrench handy. and dsmkarz i see you're from ohio. what part? i'm in norwalk. it's in the north central part. let me know maybe we can hook up sometime.
thanks guys
trevor:thumbsup

i got quoted around $40 to install a header on mine

Hell man I live in Sandusky(Cedar Point for the non-map readers)I've probably seen you at a Woop-Ass, or test and tune at NRP. I didnt use a torque wrench(I didnt have specs)just tightened till I was comfortable no leaks. I went in a crossing pattern like mounting a wheel. If I wasnt working to jobs I would take the time to help sorry man:-( . Being broke sux! But if your ever in Port Clinton on a friday or saturday night come to Mr. Ed's Bar and grill I'm a bouncer there.

wow... 150 for a header install?!? must be that love buschur has for the non turbo guys :rolleyes

Dude, do it yourself. FasterGS and I swapped manis, he got my stocker, I got his Greddy, it took about 1.5 hours and that included letting the car cool off after a 2.5 hour drive to his place. Easy, and definitely will save you $150 and help you learn that much more about your car.

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just use german torque specs, get it gudentite...

hah I can take a turbo system off in 2 hours that's a lot more work than a header also. I could probably install a header in like an hour then again those heatshields are a bitch.

do it yourself its not that difficult. Just try not to break bolts and if your still running that crappy fiber composite exhuast manifold gasket chuck it and get a MLS one or copper. Make sure you clean the gasket mating surfaces with a gasket scraper or one of dem scotchbrite pads.

the torque is really small also like 13 ft/lbs, so just don't tighten it a lot. I suggest studding the head, those bolts have a tendency to pop out and studding it solves that problem.

haha I know this stuff well I can't believe I used to do hecka stupid stuff like no cleaning gaskets or not using a torque wrench and hella torquing the bolts down. O_o