labor in a cam swap ?

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09-17-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 06Sierra2

ive seen people on here say 1000 but in my area i think u can find shops to do it for around 500 bucks if you have all the parts already. it varies. my swap took like 17 hours but we were taking alot of breaks and had alot of distractions going on around us

we could have got it done alot faster

I don't feel so bad now, thanks for the morale boost. I know these keepers kicked my butt, but I shoulda kept track on how long it took me... just for my own info. It hasn't been smooth, but I learned some things along the way. Like what not to do.

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Originally Posted by budhayes3

I would think that your average shop would charge about 6 hours labor to do a cam and springs on a small block Chevy...no need to pull the heads to replace the springs, as you mentioned, compressed air can hold the valves up while the springs are compressed. Add another 2-4 hours plus more in parts to pull the heads if going that route though.

I was just sayin some do head removal, I chose not to do so.
6hrs.?

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