Does anyone on here know where I can find on GM's site that it says exactly how long it takes to do the install on the stage 2 kit? So i can go and show my dealer what GM themseleves say the installation should take so i dont get ripped off on labor charges.

 

no one knows?

 

There are a few people on here that work for GM dealers and you may want to keep this up til they see it so they can give you a heads up.

 

i know for a FACT that they can look it up on their webside in the parts department. it says it on the same page they go to order the kit. when i went to inquire about stage 2 the parts guy pulled it right up and told me i wanna say 2-3 hours but i can't remember exactly. sorry i can't help more.

 

I agree but every time I go to order the touring gm exhaust they tell me they have no idea how long it will take. So I am no longer going to buy right from the dealer. I do not trust how they act. The sales manager is a really cool guy but I can't stand how the service guys handle things. I'll just install all the gm parts myself and I would like to see them try and prove any car problems are becuase of the mods I installed. I hope it works out for you, good luck.

 

well im about to ask them if I install the stage 2 kit let them do the reflash will they still warrenty me? but this is what i did i didnt go to the dealer i bought the car i went to another dealer and asked them for the price and stuff so if I go back to that dealer and see if they will warrenty me with me doing the install but then if somting breaks go to the dealer i bought the car and then see its gm stage 2 they cant say noting

 

The dealer looked in their computer, and the labor was 1.5-2hr install from readings dealers have been taking longer, if you are doing the install yourself it would be wise to either buy or rent a pulley puller, it makes things alot easier, after your install dont drive the car really until you get a reflash, and stay out of boost .

 

I think 2-3 hours is a good ball park, but expect a little longer, i have seen a lot of people say the dealership had a hard time getting the pulley off, but the dealership shouldn't charge any extra hours cuz they are too dumb to get it off in a few minutes like they should be able to do it in.

 

Here's what our parts catalog shows. If they go by that then that would be a really good price. That's about how long it took me to install and I had no idea on what I was doin

 

Well my cousin does own a gas station so he has a pulley puller and a spark plug gapper so I'm pretty much set if i did the install myself, but i heard you cant have warrenty without gm installing it and i dont want to get screwed over with the install price of $90.00 an hour FOR 5 HOURS!! They want to charge me 5 hours of labor for the stage 2 kit

 

That's insane! Show the dealer that pic from fr33k. What are other dealers in the area charging for install? I don't have the Stage Kit, but I remember reading some people installing the kit themselves and then going straight to the dealer to get the reflash without any problems. I think it all depends on the dealer. Call a few different dealers in your area (if there are any) and ask them. Also ask them what they charge for Stg2 install.

 

Yes, take your time and shop around....I didn't and I got screwed....I paid $180 for stage 1, thats right...stage 1...it should of only took them like 30-40 minutes....that was when the stage kits first came out. I have swapped injectors and pulleys and so on...and I now know how long it takes....so please SHOP AROUND....

 

Carfagno sold me the kit for $570 but wants 5-8 hours to install it. They broke the time down into individual labor times: Flash ECU 1 hour, Install pulley 1 hour, and so on. I went to a Saturn dealer and the mechanic looked at it and within 20 seconds said no more than 2 hours. "Simple Job."

If I install it myself and have the dealer flash the ECU the dealer said they would warranty the parts but not the labor. Understandable.

 

well im about to go to the local dealer with the chart that fr33k gave me see what they say about that and if they wont charge me that 2 hours it says to install ill jsut do the install myself and paradox where did u get the kit for 570? ill like to buy it that cheap

 

The good thing about that pic I sent was that is an actual picture of our GM parts catalog here at my dealership I work at.

 

alright thanks alot i printed it out but would it work for a new york dealership? because i noticed thats a california parts catalog

 

ok my dealer told me he had no clue what reflash it was and what part# and if it would even take whats the real story.

 

print that chart that fr33k put up and its good show them that which im gunna do

 

I don't see why it wouldn't work for a NY stealership since it says right at the top "General Motors Parts U.S."

Good luck either way, and keep us updated.

 

? Where did you see California? I'm in Missouri

 

my local dealership said that if i installed it as long as it was don correctly the warranty would still be intact, but if i was done incorrectly they wouldn't warranty it.

 

oo nvm im trying to make some money to get the kit

 

2 hours - Stage 2
1 hour - Touring exhaust
1 hour - header manifold
was quoted $298 for 4 hours

Dropped car off at 8am
Got car back at 4:30pm

charged $298 for 4 hours, because "it was their first time with Stage 2"

yes - they can look it up on their computers