what did you pay for a PI head swap

[chaz]

I have a fresh set of PI head that I need to put in, How much did you all pay to have yours installed?

 

[DropTopPony]

0 dollars for labor.

 

[duff daddy]

Labor time to do the job is 14.7 hours (motors guide) so check and see what their labor rate is.

 

[DropTopPony]

I remember guys saying they were being quoted @ $1000 for labor. Its not that difficult if you can read and have some tools.

 

[lordgufi]

aside from breaking a bolt the swap has been Stupid easy thus far.

This bolt has put me at a stop... sadly its one of the cam cap bolts... head had to come off... have to buy new head bolts.

 

[duff daddy]

At our labor rate 81.00 its $1190.7 You need to remember this is the time to R&R teh motor, then R&R the heads, so they ad alot in there. but personally I can have the motor dorpped out the bottom with the trans attached in about 2 hours or so with a good friend.

 

[dafizuck]

I was quoted for $900. Did this... :thefinger: and did it myself.

 

[BrandoGT]

0 dollars for labor.

X2

 

[dafizuck]

At our labor rate 81.00 its $1190.7 You need to remember this is the time to R&R teh motor, then R&R the heads, so they ad alot in there. but personally I can have the motor dorpped out the bottom with the trans attached in about 2 hours or so with a good friend.

Good friend...
?

 

[duff daddy]

lol that is a good friend, but my friend im referring to is a real person who can work, has forgotten more things than i will ever know and we work well together. got the motor out of the car last time in about 2 or 3 hours after messing around for half that time.

 

[chaz]

I have gotten to swap heads with gaskets you would be looking about $1300
and.... head gaskets alone are 200, the total after gaskets, head bolts, fluids and labor is $880

Im picking up the heads & intake for $250

I was just wondering what everyone else was quoted. i think I will just get a few locals to come over and change them out.

 

[lordgufi]

why the hell are headgaskets 200 alone? the entire head swap kit from ford racing is 105 that comes with head gaskets, manifold gaskets and bolts.

do more research fella dont get ripped at the dealer

 

[chaz]

thanks, Decided yesterday to do the PI swap on my non PI motor for the winter, In a few weeks Im picking up a FSB with all forged internals 10/1 CR that has 6000 miles on it the guy decided to go FI so he built anther motor with Low compression. I will port the PI heads and put them on the new motor in spring.

 

[bottlefed97]

In the garage with dad's help: $0

 

[zyzygy]

$500, but it took the mechanic a month because he worked on my car saturdays.

 

[vermilion]

ill be charging myself 2 gatorades, a redbull and a sammich.

 

[duff daddy]

ill be charging myself 2 gatorades, a redbull and a sammich.

plus text messages to me, and then looking at the hyland book about 20 times.....

 

[vermilion]

yuh... i need to get timing components and and block assembled.

 

[duff daddy]

hahahahah i have the timing stuff now :tard:

 

[vermilion]

well send it my way. im not trying to re-use my timing components from the engine in it. im trying to swap whole engine and accessories one for one.