A friend of mine is putting a few things on my car i wanna know what you guys think is a fair price.. Hes doing non-seq setup, radiator, downpipe, pulley kit, wideband, and a boost controller. Thx - Eric

 

p.s. could you do it mod for mod... not just an overal price.

 

I would think those would be pretty pricey to have installed by a shop. For example:

non-seq setup - Depending on which route he takes (Rich mans/Poor mans) it's quite a bit of work.

radiator- not that hard, but requires removal and reinstallation of a lot of stuff

downpipe- Huge PITA, most shops charge a lot because it a lot of work getting the DP to fit on the studs

pulley kit- easy

wideband- requires welding a bung in the exhaust and wiring it up through the dash

boost controller- Same thing, wiring through the dash and vacuum line work

All in all, if the work is done right, it won't be cheap. As for a number, I can't give you one. But that's something you both need to agree on.

-Scott

 

He would be doing it cheaper then a shop would cost. I know some people on here have to do work for other people.. i just want a general number for each mod. and for the non-seq my friend said he was going to do a half poor man and half rich man...

 

why don't you just tell us what he wants to charge you and we will say if it is a good deal or not.

 

i would but we haven't decided on any prices yet.

 

call a rotary shop and ask how much overall would that all cost and there ya go

 

Specialty shops around here charge between $80-110/hr labor. I think that if he was REALLY good and he cranked on it for ten hours alone, he could get all that stuff done. Being totally objective, I'd say give him the parts, a couple bills, and as long as he needs to do a quality job.
My $0.02.

By contrast, when I am working on a friend's car, I usually ask for a helping hand and the cost of tools. It's different for everyone though.

 

Hey do you guys think 650 is an ok price?

 

That's more than fair. I'd ask him to tell you exactly what kinda non-seq mod he's giving you, step by step. That makes a difference when it comes to the labor.

Also, while he's removing all the non-seq stuff, you might want to think about having your injs cleaned and flowtested, as well as having the fpr replaced if you're still on your original one

 

When one considers that a 'cheap' shop rate is around $65 an hour, and as pointed out earlier some shops run up over $100 per hour, having someone with the skills, tools, and time to do the relatively major mods you are talking about for that sort of money....yeah, it's a good deal.

 

for a good non sequential conversion and all the other **** that sounds pretty good

 

Just ask your friend what he'd like to get out of it. When I work on other peoples cars I normally ask them for $20 an hour.

 

I did this on a friends 06 STi and because he helped out a little I didn't charge him anything. I also work on his sister 02 BMW 540 all the time since he is out of state. I now have to install a new exhaust on the STi. I do everything almost for free. I just charge gas to get there... It's not right to earn money doing stuff for your friends... But $20/ hour seems just about right.