Cam install

[flipmode815]

Whats the average cost for a cam install on 2014 Silverado 5.3l?  I was quoted $2100 plus parts and fluids,  seems a bit high to me

[goeb34]

Whats the average cost for a cam install on 2014 Silverado 5.3l?  I was quoted $2100 plus parts and fluids,  seems a bit high to me

I was quoted max $3500 with labor cam stall retune everything, 2014 6.2 in Alabama

[1SLOW1500]

It's high fluids aren't much at all and cam is easy. I would say 1000 max plus cam and parts.worst part is coolant and radiator so cam can slide out. 

At buddies performance shop 2 guys can tear block down to short block in 15 minutes. One guy with mini electric impact and other handling tools and taking parts away. Scared the hell out of a guy with a new caddy. He went to the front to talk to owner came back and freaked. But we showed him the issue first hand. He went cheap and found a person on Facebook to install rockets. Kid didnt follow instructions and install shims. So valves hit piston. 

Check to see the offical quote for time on that job then multiply by hour rate. Also get a good faith estimate in writing so you dont come back to a 3k bill.

[wforrest08]

Lots of variables there. Stock replacement? DOD/AFM cam delete? This adds a fair amount in parts, gaskets, and labor.

[flipmode815]

This is the message they sent explaining cost,  I have the cam and phaser kit.

 

Labor is around 2100. Tune 450. Plus all the parts and gaskets and fluids. All the dod/afm will need to be deleted. We are a dealer for btr.

That truck calls for 24 hours labor. The heads have to come off oil ports need to be modified and blocked oil pan will need removed to be able to change the timing set.

[flipmode815]

I got the COMP Cams XFI AFM GM Gen V Camshaft if that makes any difference 

[Supreme Pizza]

The labor should be in the hundreds, not in the thousands. 

 

Call 10 repair shops, and go with the cheapest one that is reputable. 

 

If it takes you an hour on the phone, and it saves you $2,000 - then you just got paid $2,000 per hour to make phone calls. Sounds like a good job to me. 

Edited December 12, 2018 by starman8tdc

[newdude]

Book time for R+R a camshaft is 29.8 hours 2WD and 30.2 hours 4WD.  Warranty time from GM is 21.3hr for 2WD, 21.6hr for 4WD.  GM does call for the removal of the engine from the truck. 

 

24 hours doesn't seem totally unreasonable considering they are modifying oil ports.  On these 2014 DI trucks, if they pull the fuel rails from the heads (if necessary for whatever work they have to do to them), all 8 injectors must be re-sealed, and to pull the heads and all the high pressure fuel pipes must be replaced from the high pressure pump to the rails.

[jackgraves]

2100 sounds about right. Or just do it yourself and have it towed in for the tune. That's what I did. I did my Cam and stall converter. Then towed it to shop for the Custom Tune

[Jon A]

1 hour ago, flipmode815 said:

I got the COMP Cams XFI AFM GM Gen V Camshaft if that makes any difference 

It sort of does.  That line of cams is actually able to retain all the AFM hardware, so that could save you some money if you wanted to keep AFM.  I'd recommend getting rid of it for a more reliable valvetrain and it seems that's what the shop intends to do.  But if you do that, you could use a cam with higher lift that will make more power.  It's a decent amount of money to spend, so make sure you're picking the right cam before you do it.

[L86 All Terrain]

That honestly sounds like a good deal to me. You either have to remove the engine or take the entire front clip off the truck as the camshaft is wound-into the motor from the front cover. You need to pull the heads to do a full AFM/DOD delete. You may have to pull the crank pulley off as well? 

 

They quoted me $4,600 to do the same in Canada on my 6.2L truck, a P1 Procharger kit is $7,500. So you will get more power for your dollar going Forced Induction in Canada anyway. I went ultra cheap and did neither. CAI is all I ended up doing and my dealer bitches about it every time the truck visits and I have to give them a timeline of how long it has been installed.  

 

EDIT: I just saw your link for your cam, it is a AFM/DOD cam that will work with GM's systems without deleting them, this should save 4-6hr labour and a couple hundred in parts. 

Edited December 12, 2018 by L86 All Terrain

[flipmode815]

My truck is daily driven thats why I picked a mild cam, I also have the Range technology AFM disabler chip on it already.  

[wforrest08]

Here is a link to the install of the cam retaining DOD/AFM

http://www.trucktrend.com/how-to/engine/1501-2014-chevy-lt1-comp-cam-swap-bigger-bumpstick/

you’ll note it doesn’t require removal of the heads

 

Here is a link (on that other truck site...) to the install of a cam with a DOD/AFM delete

https://www.silveradosierra.com/how-to-articles/how-to-delete-your-afm-dod-and-or-vvt-t71745.html

you’ll notice heads come off 

if you go to a site like Texas Speed and just price a complete swap and delete kit it’s over 750 bucks for the most basic cam kit the cam and phaser is 1/2 the cost of the kit. Then another 350 for the DOD delete kit. Then your still on your own for fluids. So if you were to do this in your garage parts and fluids alone would be 1200ish

 

if you go read some on the Vette forums most of those guys get quoted 20+ hours labor for a swap and delete prices average 3500+ for cam, all parts, fluids, labor, test & tune on the dyno. 

 

So yeah I’d call around and go with the guy that quotes you a couple hundred bucks to do it all. Then wonder why you’re sitting on your tailgate on the side of the road staring at 8 quarts of oil on the ground waiting on the wrecker a thousand miles down the road...

 

 

 

[SirenRed16]

I was curious of what it would cost me around here, I called a shop well known for working on these trucks and was quoted $4500 otd or $1500 for labor and $650 for tune. So $2150 for labor and tune but I would need to supply everything

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[2015 High Miler]

Locally, so far I've been quoted $3000 and done with engine in the truck to $4000 for pulling the engine and taking it down to the short block to complete the updates. New cam with AFM delete and retune.  I'm leaning more to the more expensive option due the experience level of the shop vs the less  expensive one.