Actually--the Vortech instructions are very straight forward and easy to follow. There are only a few instances where one needs to get "creative" with the install.

 

like define "snug"..........

i def. had a learning curve on finetuning my setup (and ididnt even install)

reason i chose the dealership was twofold:: one was to keep them ontop oif the mods to the car, and aware of the output status /// two was to have them available for any minor adjustamenst needed (belt tensioning, squeaking, clicking, etc....)

 

Save the dough and do your self, i saw my bro's do daddyz's votech not hard at all. But if the warrenty issue is a problem and u want to have it then your going to have to dish out the cash.

 

I totally agree! If I can recall, the only problem in the instructions was in wiring the SS box. One wire color / pin location was missing from the install manual. Recommend you go to: www.vortechsuperchargers.com and look at the install manual so you have everything onhand prior to kit arriving. My biggest problem was finding a 90 degree drill w/variable speed. Found one at Lowe's. Also, the oil pan tap. It is a pipe thread. Got that at NAPA.

 

Let me qualify my post on install cost.

Install of ATI SCer: approx $700-800
Install of Greddy EGT and Boost gauges: approx $400.
No charge for dyno tuning.

 

Instead of looking for a 90 degree angle drill go with the JWT oil spacer kit! Just tap the spacer and get an extra quart of oil in your pan. So much easier.

 

Where did you go for this price I need somewhere I got quoted $3500

 

15.5 year dead thread bump......congrats!

 

Freaking Hilarious!

 

I paid $900 for my supercharger kit back 15.5years ago ... plus tuning, and two oil changes. $3500 seems excessive for a install.

 

I paid $3K for my V3 kit, plus ID 1050s, plus 24 row oil cooler, plus fluid damp crank pulley, etc, etc, blah and blah...

 

I'm glad this thread to came back from the dead...I'm wondering if the install prices are the same nowadays.

 

I'd expect 12-20 man hours depending on S/C type, intercooled or not (and type of intercooling) and if it's a good kit to begin with.

 

Maybe a DIY would take 20 hours.

I can’t really put my .02 in since I’m partially sponsored by the shop.

 

There's a big difference between the people who look at an install like a time competition and those who address every single detail. I, too am a little spoiled with respect to the latter. For example, I'm not knocking Vortech, but many years ago, their installation instructions included punching a hole in an installed steel oil pan with a large self-tapping fitting for the oil return line. (Admittedly not a Z/G application, fwiw). Uh, no, you remove the pan and weld or otherwise create a bung. If one approaches every aspect of the install in the same manner, it could take much longer than the billable 20 man hours.

Yes, being part of the shop definitely has benefits.