Blower installation..

[HogStang]

How long would you guys estimate a blower would take to be installed? I dropped my Vortech off on Wednesday at 5:45 (they close at 6:00) so they've had almost 2 days to work on it.. should I call tomorrow or is this too soon? Sorry I don't know if this should be in talk, but it's a semi-tech question. Thanks guys.

 

[GoneMad96]

with tune and all 3-5 days

 

[Screwed2V]

Just the install? About 5 hours. Install and tune? Add a couple hours. Two days is more than enough provided they had a complete kit and a space on the dyno to tune it.

 

[Ryan02Stang]

Should not take more than 2 days. I'd call the shop.

 

[stang976]

just curious how much did you shop charge you for the install alone? my shop wanted $800!!!! no way

 

[Phoenix00GT]

It's no big deal to give a call to check the status...

 

[HogStang]

Crap, I forgot I need my stock UD Pulley.. anyone know where I can purchase it?

 

[02mingreyGT]

How much are they chargin your for they install? Are ya getting a tune to your just using a mail order chip? Check Ebay for the stock crank pulley ive seen them there

 

[StngStr]

I'm sure the shop has more than 1 customer. They probably aren't going to do nothing but work on his until it's done. So, a few hrs per day for his job should make it 3-5 days tops.

 

[stallion98gt]

just curious how much did you shop charge you for the install alone? my shop wanted $800!!!! no way

I know of a guy being charged $2000 to install a KB..took the shop 20 hours at $100/hour..california labor price tho..

 

[02mingreyGT]

OMG thats close to the price of the blower ALONE did that include a tune?:amazed:

 

[madmatt]

I know of a guy being charged $2000 to install a KB..took the shop 20 hours at $100/hour..california labor price tho..

Did they give him a tube of KY? That is crap.

 

[stallion98gt]

well KB provides the chip..i think he just got a "free" dyno run..lol..that was the first KB that shop installed..

 

[DeadLurker]

I know of a guy being charged $2000 to install a KB..took the shop 20 hours at $100/hour..california labor price tho..

that's f-ing crazy

 

[Jesus]

I was thinking that a KB Blower should take 8 hours at the most (intercooled) and around 4-5 hours for the non-intercooled kit, maybe less time than that. Shouldnt the non-intercooled kit pretty much be the same as a manifold swap, plus installing the boost-a-pump and whatever other little things are involved. As for a centri type blower Im thinking 6-8 hours for the install, but Im just going by what most people say it took them to do the job.

 

[68 & 00 GT]

KB is like an intake swap the way I see it which took me only ~4 hours total time to put my new intake on (old one craked) and I had no idea what I was doing lol. Putting on my Novi, the intercooler, injectors, all the piping, radiator mods, 03 Cobra fuel tank / pumps took me 10-13 hours total time spent over a Fri night Saturday, and Sunday, and again I had no idea what I was doing. I'm sure a mechanic(s) could do it much faster but they probably have a bunch of other stuff going on too. I only had my oil pan tapped for the blower oil return line before I started by a shop. It's just brackets, and pipes -