camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 20/10/15 11:13 PM Share Posted 20/10/15 11:13 PM As gaz says should be max $900CMS did mine for $850 fitted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 6d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 20/10/15 11:50 PM Share Posted 20/10/15 11:50 PM Yeah think I paid 900 dollarydoos back in 2013. Part is like $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 11y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 21/10/15 01:26 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 01:26 AM (edited) Yeh dunno....just confirmed with Rob then.....rekons $1250 supplied & fitted and $990 supply only I want his tune so I guess too bad so sad :( Is crow valve springs the best ones to use??? There's a cheap set of Plazmaman ones I saw the other day.....but I think I read they are bad??? JET??? Edited 21/10/15 01:29 AM by PTR_NITRO_FG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 10y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 21/10/15 02:02 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 02:02 AM Not sure how they come up with $1000 supply only. They cost half that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 11y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 21/10/15 02:07 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 02:07 AM Would any competent mechanic be able to do the job (if they have the valve spring tool)...and is the atomic tool specific to our Falcons only? (I.e. if some garage has a 'valve spring tool' then can they do the job?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 21/10/15 02:08 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 02:08 AM Should be able to?PM gunna and he will lend you the tool, you just pay freightI borrowed it off him to copy design 'just in case' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTR_NITRO_FG Donating Members 3,214 Member For: 11y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: NOR Perth Posted 21/10/15 03:01 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 03:01 AM Yeh I was Gunna (see what I did there lol)But I thought I read that someone broke it or took ages returning it or something? I'll PM him later when I've decided on what to do....JET opinions on Plaz valve springs or which is best for FG please..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggy_b Member 94 Member For: 11y 7m 8d Posted 21/10/15 03:14 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 03:14 AM Can confirm I was quoted $120O and $1100 for Valve springs installed from ''the big 2" in WA.Seems high IMO. $300 part, 3 hours labour @ $100 per hour then 40% markup should be around the $850 mark as above. Welcome to WA..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocchi Sandtrap Motorsport Donating Members 2,055 Member For: 16y 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/10/15 03:16 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 03:16 AM Can confirm I was quoted $120O and $1100 for Valve springs installed from ''the big 2" in WA.Seems high IMO.$300 part, 3 hours labour @ $100 per hour then 40% markup should be around the $850 mark as above. Welcome to WA.....Lucky you have a specialist and the specialist tool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/10/15 03:17 AM Share Posted 21/10/15 03:17 AM Surely most mechanics could do it hey its not that hard is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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