Advice: Labor for FI and Exhaust instal - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

novice · 07-09-2016, 10:40 PM

HI. I'm a total noob when it comes to cars like this and upgrade labor costs. Is $1899 labor and $1045 EcuTek custom dyno tune too much for the tune/install of these items?

E-force supercharger kit
high flow fuel pump
header
overpipe
front pipe
catback

I don't mind paying standard rate but I do mind getting raked because I don't know the business. Just want to make sure this looks right.

TIA

-Novice

weederr33 · 07-09-2016, 10:46 PM

I think it all depends on where you are. For my supercharger kit, I was charged $1,300~ for the installation. I'm not sure about the dyno tune, though. It doesn't hurt to ask multiple shops around your area, or those you trust/ know someone who trusts them. As for the exhaust... I'd say do it yourself. It's stupidly easy and you can always rent tools from Autozone. Just need a little patience and elbow grease... for the bolts.

Respect BRZ · 07-09-2016, 11:07 PM

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gramicci101 · 07-09-2016, 11:24 PM

Since you're a self-confessed noob and you're in Florida, stay the fuck away from FA20Club. Even if they're significantly cheaper. They're shady as fuck and will destroy your car.

cdrazic93 · 07-10-2016, 12:42 AM

Not sure about the supercharger install but custom tunes are always going to be expensive and worth every penny if the tuner is worth their weight in gold.

novice · 07-10-2016, 10:26 AM

thanks guys. cannot thank your posts yet, don't have 10 posts or more. anyway, I am thinking about using circuit motorsports or titan motorsports, both in central FL. I just don't want to get raked or have bad work done.

SirSpectre · 07-10-2016, 12:34 PM

Tune is actually pretty good priced imo. I paid 1100 for mine, but got to keep the hardware after. Eitherway, custom tune sounds awesome. Install for all those parts sounds damn reasonable. Avg $80 per shop hour, that's about 24 hours of work. Seems right to me.

Amputechture · 07-10-2016, 12:56 PM

The labor sounds pretty reasonable. If you are in Central FL check out RevWorks, great shop.

FRS Justin · 07-10-2016, 01:57 PM

Message CSG MIKE or call delicious tuning they will know the answers to your questions..

Infinity · 07-10-2016, 02:13 PM

Try and do the header/overpipe/front pipe/cat back yourself or with a friend. That might save you a few hundred.

I don't have any personal experience with either, but the 2 I would be considering are Circuit and RevWorks.

VeganGirl · 07-10-2016, 03:45 PM

My boyfriend payed around 1600 for install on kraftwerks in central Florida

so that sounds about right

weederr33 · 07-10-2016, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by novice

thanks guys. cannot thank your posts yet, don't have 10 posts or more. anyway, I am thinking about using circuit motorsports or titan motorsports, both in central FL. I just don't want to get raked or have bad work done.

Fly me out to Florida and I'll help you! :p

I need a vacation from the Texas heat

BassKeys88 · 07-10-2016, 04:55 PM

I've done my exhaust and it was easy process took maybe an hour

Blood · 07-10-2016, 06:06 PM

That's 19-24 hours of labor depending on the shop's hourly rate ($80-100 / hour is normal). That seems a bit much for what you're having done. You can do the front pipe and catback yourself to save some money.

Need more info for the tune quote. Does your car need an EcuTek license? If so, that is $350 I think? Dyno time is generally billed by the hour, $180-200 / hour is the average I've seen. So if your car needs a license and that is included in the price, then that quote seems fair.

+1 for Circuit, I've heard good things about them. HRI Tuning (James Martin) is in southern Florida and is an excellent tuner as well.

07-09-2016, 10:40 PM	#1
novice Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: Fr-S 2.0 Release Location: FL Posts: 79 Thanks: 16 Thanked 50 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Advice: Labor for FI and Exhaust instal HI. I'm a total noob when it comes to cars like this and upgrade labor costs. Is $1899 labor and $1045 EcuTek custom dyno tune too much for the tune/install of these items? E-force supercharger kit high flow fuel pump header overpipe front pipe catback I don't mind paying standard rate but I do mind getting raked because I don't know the business. Just want to make sure this looks right. TIA -Novice

07-09-2016, 10:46 PM	#2
weederr33 Airborne at your service Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '17 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 6,420 Thanks: 4,579 Thanked 5,706 Times in 2,992 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I think it all depends on where you are. For my supercharger kit, I was charged $1,300~ for the installation. I'm not sure about the dyno tune, though. It doesn't hurt to ask multiple shops around your area, or those you trust/ know someone who trusts them. As for the exhaust... I'd say do it yourself. It's stupidly easy and you can always rent tools from Autozone. Just need a little patience and elbow grease... for the bolts. __________________ Series.Yellowbird - http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122135 MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, CPT

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cdrazic93 Junior Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: a car Location: Probably at school Posts: 4,341 Thanks: 3,184 Thanked 2,512 Times in 1,502 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not sure about the supercharger install but custom tunes are always going to be expensive and worth every penny if the tuner is worth their weight in gold. __________________ "Ah! What music! They could have never imagined, those pioneers who invented the automobile, that it would posses us like this, our imaginations, our dreams. Men love women, but even more than that, men love CARS!"-Lord Hesketh

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novice Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: Fr-S 2.0 Release Location: FL Posts: 79 Thanks: 16 Thanked 50 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	thanks guys. cannot thank your posts yet, don't have 10 posts or more. anyway, I am thinking about using circuit motorsports or titan motorsports, both in central FL. I just don't want to get raked or have bad work done.

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Amputechture Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: FL Posts: 424 Thanks: 49 Thanked 143 Times in 111 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The labor sounds pretty reasonable. If you are in Central FL check out RevWorks, great shop.

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Infinity Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Scion FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 173 Thanks: 49 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Try and do the header/overpipe/front pipe/cat back yourself or with a friend. That might save you a few hundred. I don't have any personal experience with either, but the 2 I would be considering are Circuit and RevWorks.

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VeganGirl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: Scion FR-S 2013 Location: Internet Posts: 142 Thanks: 11 Thanked 55 Times in 22 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My boyfriend payed around 1600 for install on kraftwerks in central Florida so that sounds about right

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BassKeys88 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: 13' FRS Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 26 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've done my exhaust and it was easy process took maybe an hour

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Blood Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2018 STI Location: RI Posts: 167 Thanks: 3 Thanked 59 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	That's 19-24 hours of labor depending on the shop's hourly rate ($80-100 / hour is normal). That seems a bit much for what you're having done. You can do the front pipe and catback yourself to save some money. Need more info for the tune quote. Does your car need an EcuTek license? If so, that is $350 I think? Dyno time is generally billed by the hour, $180-200 / hour is the average I've seen. So if your car needs a license and that is included in the price, then that quote seems fair. +1 for Circuit, I've heard good things about them. HRI Tuning (James Martin) is in southern Florida and is an excellent tuner as well.

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