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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 01:51 AM
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Hey all,

I'm looking to pick up some headers for my 2020 and have been shopping around. I'm edging towards Novel. I contacted a local import tuner shop and they quoted me $2,100 for EACH manifold (right and left), stating that they "estimated it as both banks being separate labor times because I do not know if there is any overlap if we do them both together."

Now I'm not familiar with prices on header installs, but even $2,100 seems a little high. Any thoughts?
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 05:54 AM
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That's bat **** crazy right there. When I had them installed on my ISF it was 1k for labor. They also installed a new starter and LCA bushings.
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 06:20 AM
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$2100 per side is highway robbery.

Clearly they are not familiar with the car and I would recommend you find a shop that has done header installs on these cars before.

For the record it is a huge job but not $4200 huge.

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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 10:42 AM
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Yeah, definitely way too steep. You might have to shop around a bit more.
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 11:23 AM
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Install cost should range between $800 to $1,500 depending on the shop.
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 09:39 PM
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Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah I'll definitely shop around!
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Old Feb 12, 2022 | 11:41 PM
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Too bad you're not in SoCal...Tommy from Music Box charges $750....he's done A LOT of header installs.
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Old Feb 13, 2022 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cvt
Too bad you're not in SoCal...Tommy from Music Box charges $750....he's done A LOT of header installs.
Haha I might very well have to go down to SoCal. The drive down will end up being cheaper than what these local shops are charging
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Old Feb 14, 2022 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by anakratis
Haha I might very well have to go down to SoCal. The drive down will end up being cheaper than what these local shops are charging
make a road trip out of it….👍🏻

below is his Yelp page. He’s easy to deal with. Contact him! I know for sure he’s done a lot of header installs and you want someone who is familiar with it so they aren’t wasting time trying to figure out things as they go.


https://yelp.to/DDJiXAICDnb
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Old Feb 17, 2022 | 06:12 AM
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Just for reference, we charge $800 to install headers.

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