Headers.... Install?
 

I just got my test pipes and stillen headers in..... How much did you guys end up paying, to put on your headers??

$600

I would say that most shops would charge 10 hours of labor to install headers and test pipes....... I would suggest taking your car to more of a high class shop just because we have seen a lot of broken sensors due to incorrect installs.

We have learned that it is a sizeable installation...10hrs is about right....cost should be somewhere in the $600-$700 range.

Only took my guy 5 hrs. He did say, however, that 10 hours is what's listed in Nissan's system.

a lot depends on how cooperative the bolts are

The shop that im talking to is telling me around 1000 or more, and it seemed a lil too steep when i heard him say that, so im trying to find out as much info here before i go to another shop... thanks for the help guys

Holy moly! $1000!!! That's rediculous! I would find another place if I were you...

Frankly $600 seems high to me, but then again I've never taken anything into a shop besides a transmission that needed a rebuild and I unbolted everything and brough them the tranny.

How mechanically inclined are you? If you don't have the confidence to do the work yourself then I wouldn't attempt a header install. If you see people on here saying 5-10 hours, find out what their hourly rate is and get a reputable shop and make sure you track how many hours they had the car.

One of the perks of being the first one ;) Yikes did I get off easy on that one haha.

mybe the $1000 included the test pipes? but test pipes shouldnt take that long...should they??

Actually, $1000 doesn't sound that far out of the ballpark, depending on the area. The headers are expensive to install, there's just no way around it. It's a hard pill to swallow any time it costs more to install a part than the cost of the part itself!

The test pipes are easy, its the headers that are a bit of a pain to get to from what i know... i really have no time to do it myself, but even if i did i wouldn't... i'd rather give the trouble and headache to someone else if you know what i mean

im gonna check with a shop later today and ill post tomorrow what they say

depending on who you ask, the test pipes are not easy. many people have broken the studs removing the stock cats.

For my Exhaust/ Headers install on my 350Z its was 500 for labor

It only took 5hrs


DAN

Wow. Pricey. Technosquare charged me $1,500 for G3 intake, header, HFC, exhaust install, ECU remap and before 'N after dyno. The ECU remap and dyno is $750 alone.

My shop said 500-600... sounds about right from everything you guys told me

I just called technosquare and they quoted me 600 for the install of the headers...and another shop quoted 1100 for them here in huntington. SO that is a no brainer..haha :eekdance:

Header Install
 

Mine Stillen Headers just cost a little skin from the forearms, a set of air/fuel sensors and a little attitude to install. Not so bad though. I as well have Stillen HFC, Stillen Gen 3 Intake, Stillen Grounding Wires, Stillen CBE, Stillen ud Pulley / Gates Belt, Stillen Sway Bars, Eibach Springs and have all the taillights smoked out. I love this car.:leghump:

Heh, a pair of A/F sensors for our headers costs more than the average installation charge, unless you've discovered a source other than Nissan :) Very expensive things to destroy, about $400 a piece and unavailable from anyone but Nissan last I heard.