Apexi AVCR installaton cost?

[supra]

Hi peps,

I've got this boost controller and prefer it to be installed by experts or workshop.

If anyone has done it by them self before and willing to do it, PM me for a price.

Or if any one got a workshop to install it, please let me know Price and Location.

I am located in Sydney! NSW workshops only.

[Tosh]

Unique Autosports in Castle Hill

02 9634 8000 for a quote

Speak to John and tell him you were reccommended by the Skylines Australia Club

[carlo]

I installed my one my self, it was pritty easy once I figured out the wiring diagrams (they are in jap, but you can get english ones from the net)..

Unique knows them pritty well, so those guys should be able to sort you out

[supra]

Yes, from personal experiance, they are overall very good workshop but often charge prestige prices!!! John himself is willing to charge you $n+1 dollars if you let him know you have $n in your bank.

so carlo? how long did it take you? i believe you need to have soldering skills right?

[carlo]

Took me about a hour to wire up the ECU. You dont solder the wires you use these little clamps.

Was a bitch to get the wire through the firewall for the solonoid, I had to cut the plugs off and then resolder those.

Then you have to do all the piping etc etc.

Then you have to tune the thing, I would suggest its best to do that on a dyno. My one is not tuned or setup yet, I still have the bleed valve. I am going to tune it up on Johns dyno in a few weeks

[supra]

that's cool... let me know when you doing it? mind if I come and watch? John's workshop labour cost at $90+ per hour. haha... man, Maccas pay ppl at $10 -$12 per hour!!! not that I work at maccas!

[carlo]

No worries dude. Shall let you know.

[Abo Bob]

Ordinary mechanics cost 50-65 an hour so it makes sense that experts would charge a fair bit more. Also I happen to know that mechanics are in very short supply at the moment so it would make sense that good ones, and here is my assumption; that UAS has good mechanics, would be able to command a much higher rate of pay.

I guess if a workshop is involved in racing of whatever sort then that would be expensive and some people might say that the customers are subsidising the sport but you could also say that when they race they learn things which may come in handy with their customers cars.

[carlo]

Think of it like this

The mechanics at UAS know their shit, they do very good work. You might pay 90 a hour but they will do the job faster and better than your average mechanic.

If you take the AVC-R to a normal mechanic he will chage 60 a hour, and prolly have no idea how to hook it up. I would rather pay for 2 hours at 90 dollars an hour than 5 at 60 a hour.

[Tosh]

Ben and Harvey are fantastic mechanics and really know their shit when it comes to imports...

took them next to no time to figure out my engine miss and have it fixed up (bar waiting for parts which they can't control)

[supra]

carlo: (normal mechanic he will chage 60 a hour, and prolly have no idea how to hook it up. I would rather pay for 2 hours at 90 dollars an hour than 5 at 60 a hour.)

you are right carlo, but I am not just talking about any mechnics in gerneral, there are not just UAS in Sydney. There are many other IMPORT CARS SPECIALIST. There are other places such as Hills Motor Sport (just at the back), place at croydon and other that would charge $70-$80 per hour... hey, if you need them to do anything for 5 hours, that save you $50 at least! and that is a tank of petrol!

[carlo]

There is heaps of workshops around, most of them just call them selves import specialists... its very much consumer beware.

Croydon charge a premium these days too, however they are a quality outfit so its nothing to be upset about.

I used to charge $120-$150 a hour when I was a systems engineer, so I should not bitch to much about $90.