262 Camshaft Install for my 95' VR6!

[YoungDubber]

Hey all,
I have a 95' VR6, and as most VR6 owners do, they like unleashing a little bit of power out of there 2.8!
So I came across a few good deals on MJMAutohaus.com! Autotech 262 Camshaft, GIAC Chip, and Set of Lifters, all for bout $640 shipped!
Lucas from Eurospeed quoted me $200 to install (solder, and flash the chip for my specific mods, and model)
Now its just the Camshaft installation, i'd love to do the install myself but I really don't think i'm mechanically skilled enough! It's my first car and god knows what I might end up doing to it!
Any feedback on the difficulty of these installs?
I got quoted $750 from RevZone just for labour (I supply the Camshafts & Lifters), not sure if that sounds about right for the job?
Anyway cheers guys!
Mim,

[Water Boy]

Boris at Volkscare
12/4 Macquarie Place Boronia VIC 3155
(03) 9729 9281

or

Volkwerke
Factory 1, 171 Para Road Greensborough 3088
Ph: (03) 9435 1868

Both good places and work on VR6's

[YoungDubber]

Thanks for the reply mate! Will contact them

[Defaultuser0520]

Keep us updated on this please! Very interested in the install cost and power difference at the end!

[YoungDubber]

Will do man! 262's & GIAC seems like a sweet little combo!

[Ben J]

Getting in there and doing it yourself is the best way to learn these things, but if you aren't mechanically minded/confident you will be able to get it done, I'd leave it to a pro. If you stuff something up its going to cost even more to get it all fixed up. That said, I have no doubt with a bit of research and a bentley manual you could do it yourself. I've never just swapped a cam on a vr6 (although have pulled apart the entire motor) but can't see it taking ~7.5 hours of labour you seem to have been quoted for. One of those places that James recommended which work on these things all the time will probably be after a bit less.

Be sure to let us know what you think of it if you get it all done

[YoungDubber]

Yeah I really wish I could do it! Or even just watch, but just the fact that like you said, if i stuff something up, im screwed! hahah
Some time tomorrow i'll be ringing up those places and will report back here
Ill be sure to write up a little review of how the Cam's and the Chip feels once there in hopefully!
Thanks for your help mate

[GoLfMan]

mate ask Lucas if he'll do the camshaft and lifter install too. He does that kind of stuff

then tell me how much seat of the pants different there is, because these are the mods I want to do

[YoungDubber]

I asked him about the camshafts & lifters when I enquired about the GIAC chip, but he didn't get back to me about them!
I'll try again soon
Ill try gather some prices from various places and post them up here cause it looks like cams are a mod that a lot of people here are after!

[YoungDubber]

Okay guys!
So far we got this:

Volkwerke: $550 for Camshafts & Lifters

Volkscare: $700 for Camshafts & Lifters

RevZone: $750 for Camshafts & Lifters

Lucas from Eurospeed: $200 to Solder & Reprogram GIAC Chip for OBD1 VR6's, and will find out Camshaft & Lifter price from him this weekend.

What do you guys think on the prices? Peter from Volkwerke seemed pretty nice, and is quoting the cheapest

[dylan8]

Volkwerke boys are awesome blokes, know their stuff and take care of people

[Tim]

Once you check out Petes VR6 BEAST Im sure you wont want to go anywhere else!

[YoungDubber]

That's good to know!
And oh he owns a VR6 too? Phwoaah must check that out!
So I'm just finishing saving up for this (Still in year 10 haha)
Looks like in total I'm looking at this:
Autotech 262's, GIAC Chip, 12 Lifters, Intake Manifold Upper & Lower Gaskets, Valve Cover Gasket = $560
Shipping = $130
Camshaft Labour = $550
GIAC Labour = $200
All up i'm looking at $1440 for absolutely everything!
Sounds pretty good!
Will keep you guys updated if I proceed with purchasing everything!
And hopefully these prices and stuff have given people some ideas as well

[HaydEn]

Doesn't work out that bad of pricing in the end. Good luck let us know how it all goes.

[YoungDubber]

Yeah its not bad! Will do