evosky

can anyone recommend a shop ?
i am most familiar with CARV2 in the wilmington area, as i have checked out their shop before and visit their website occasionally.
i'm just wondering if it will be cheaper to order parts through a tuner shop and have them install with labor
OR
if i should just order parts online myself and then take it to them to install

i don't have the tools or confidence to do the engine work myself (header and a pulley).

any feedback would be a appreciated.

richdog

hey I can do the header no problem......whenever you want it done as far as the pulley goes I have a few friends that are more mechanically inclined than myself.....just never installed a pulley before....not that I can't just never have tried........PM me and we can work something out

evosky

oh for real ?

well i'm gonna be checking out CarV2 tonight and asking about parts prices, labor, etc ...

i'll let you know what i decide !

richdog

Just me but if you were smart go online here and do some research and get the best price and eliminate the middle man....a shop will charge you more than what the part is worth because they have to make money too......If you need help I will help you....I think I can find you a good price on all the stuff you need

evosky

yeah, i was planning on ordering parts online because i was pretty sure that shops can't get rock bottom pricing.

i'm planning on:
agency power pulley (perrin a better buy here ?)
strup header (comments?)
cusco type II 4 point brace

i have located partshippers doing 250 shipped for the header and 130 shipped for the pulley.
jscspeed has the brace for about 160 shipped.

richdog

I had the dc ceramic header and I loved it as for the strupp I haven't seen any performance numbers on it but if you are going to buy one get the one that you get the most performance out of it...........When I got mine they only had dc now there's CHOICES so do your homework before you buy

evosky

yeah i have been researching the parts for almost 2 months.

and i just bought the parts i listed above from the places i listed above.

went to CarV2 and the guys estimated about 2 hours total to put in the header and pulley (i am going to install the brace myself) and they estimated their installation labor would come out to under 200 bucks.

i think i'll just go with them because they have a very good reputation and the guys recognize me.

thanks for your offers and help richdog !

richdog

no problem can't wait to see it finished possibly when we meet up at brandywine

raWr215

my friend works with his rx7 with CV2. probably the only good shop in the wilmington area imo