dealer just quoted me $1172 for stage 2 kit with installation! holy crap!

 

install it yourself...its not that difficult

 

thats how much mine was total lol
and if you want to keep it under warranty the dealership has to install it

 

buy it from crate engine depot and call all your local dealers to get the best price, they should not charge you more than $250 for install if you buy the kit yourself

 

i have a friend who is a certified gm mechanic who could install it but it wouldnt hold warranty and wouldnt i have to get reflashed by the dealer anyway?

 

yea but the stage kit doesnt hold warranty on ur engine..only on the stage parts that are put on the engine are covered under warranty...the rest of your engine warranty goes out the window...and yes u do need to get it reflashed by a dealer with the calibration your given...CED sells stage two for 550

 

I'm waiting for them to call me back, the first time i called a few months ago the guy was being a dick and telling me that i had to order the parts through them, but the guy im dealing with now is much nicer. should hear back from him shortly

 

order from crateenginedepot 560 and 200 install

 

if you install it yourself, you have 12 months part warranty on the stage 2 pieces. if the dealer installs it, you still have your warranty

 

They quoted 3 hours of labor....and said $350 for it...still seems kinda high?

 

the tech book states that it takes two hours to install, they are only supposed to charge you 2 hours. i got mine installed for $215

 

how much is shipping on the stage 2? im thinking about getting a credit card and ordering the kit today

 

no...my dealer and every dealer i spoke to says the stage kits no longer are accepted under factory warranty and they will not honor factory warranty with stage kits put on the engine even if they install it

 

i asked and he said i will still have my full warranty including parts form the stage kit

 

hmm.ima have to have a talk with my dealership an if they argue with me then ima make a call to GM and find this out...cuz i thought the stage 2 was covered but everyone keeps telling me they arent except for ppl that have them installed on here...time to get bitchy wit the dealerships..hehe

 

Well your dealer and everyone you spoke to sucks. If GM S1 or S2 kit is installed by a GM dealer you will still have the exact warrenty you had before you had the kit installed. If you or a different mechanic installs the kit then you have a 12 month warrenty.

 

Warranty lol

 

I paid 1000 even with tax and everything...sounds about right, plus the extra power is nice

 

Order the gm stage 2 kit from crateenginedepot same as dealer, and then have your dealer install it and save some cash and get a cai!!!!

 

As long as a gm cert mechanic installs it, then its under warranty. Doesn't matter if he installs it while he is on the clock or not.

 

bro i bought mine on a certified dealer off ebay for 560 shipped then had it installed for 220

 

mine was $550 from c.e.d. + $20 bucks for shipping +i got nailed $75 at the border for brokerage fees + i got it installed at my dealer for $80 bucks (they gave it to me for staff pricing )

best mod ever !

from what they told me was if i install it warranty wont cover anything that gets damaged from the install physicaly or mechanicly which i can respect that. if they install it it still has full warranty !

 

your dealer is wrong.. you guys need to realize that most Dealerships for the longest time had no clue wtf stage kits were.. there "warranty" bs they tell you is just scare tactics for them not wanting to take the job..

i did the stage II install myself at HOME and just drove to the dealer to get the reflash.. guess what?.. still have warranty..

the warranty of the stage kit is for the stage kit itself... yes it does not overlap with the standard "motor" warranty.. however.. if something does **** up. they have to prove the stage kit (warrantied by them) caused the destruction of the motor (also warrantied by them)... so in the end.. they really cant do nothing.

 

I got my S2 kit for 400 shipped from the guy on ebay who stole them all. And I got it installed for 75. Did I mention I work for GM .

 

I think that dealer is just run by a bunch of retards. You still get too keep your factory warranty if it was installed by a gm dealer. Same goes with all of the gmpp parts