NJ Shop Rec for CT Header Install?

amadeus303 · 10-29-2009, 12:34 PM

I'm in Monmouth County, NJ... can anyone recommend a good shop (i.e., one that they have personal experience with and/or would bring their own TSX to)?

I'd probably have them put in a new cat at the same time...

i2ide · 10-29-2009, 12:50 PM

to be completely honest. almost any exhaust shop could do the job bc honda platforms are very mod friendly. especially with the horizontal layout of our engine.

a2dadamm · 10-29-2009, 12:59 PM

just bolt it up yourself. its easy and save the cost of labor

audioserf · 10-29-2009, 02:45 PM

If you don't want to do it yourself (and in the rust belt, it can be a pain for us) any shop should be able to get this done in an hour. With a lift and air tools, there's no excuse to not be able to.

I would recommend making a trip out to CT and hitting up Excelerate. They know the TSX platform intricately and have always done great work on my car.

TSXDET · 10-29-2009, 04:39 PM

I get my work done at E-Shift Performance in Cliffwood Beach on RT-35. That's Middlesex County not too far from you. Let me know if you want to give them a try. PM me for details.

amadeus303 · 11-01-2009, 01:04 AM

Thanks all... I'd do the work myself, but I took a look under the car the other day, and my bolts are looking gnarly rusted. I just moved into a new house. In my last house, my garage and driveway were perfectly level. Jacking the whip up onto stands and working underneath was a piece of cake. My new driveway is fairly pitched, so it's not so simple. I'd have to try to work somewhere on the street, and that would be a pain.

Audio - I've been meaning to take a ride out to Josh for some time, but it's a bit of a trip. I've picked up a few parts from him over the years.

Det - long time no speak man. Thanks for the rec --- I'll definitely give them a shot when I get the header in. It's a shame that shop in Edison (Stage 2 Performance?) closed shop so quickly... I went there on your rec YEARS ago! Btw, I saw you finally dropped some of your vid on the forum. I still have those "interview" snippets from one of Jay's meets.

amadeus303 · 11-06-2009, 06:09 PM

Hey all... I got a quote from one of the local shops (TSXDet... Mike @ E-Shift) for $225-270 for a header and cat install --- 2.5-3 hrs @ $90 per hour. $90 sounds like the going rate I generally hear from most shops... is a header/cat install 2.5-3 hrs worth of work?

amadeus303 · 11-09-2009, 12:39 PM

Another guy from the same shop e-mailed me and now tells me that a header-cat install (with me providing the parts) will cost me approximately $600. That sounds crazy to me for a bolt-on job, but then again... I usually try to do the work myself, so it may not be unrealistic.

Does that sound *reasonable* to anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Tishkevich · 11-09-2009, 07:42 PM

Why would two people from the same shop give you two seperate prices so far apart? $90 an hour is about average. I know most shops here in MD charge about $80 - 95 an hour depending on how many middle men you are dealing with. Look up header replacement online e how or how it works or something like that just google it you can get a good feel on how hard the joba ctually is from there youc an decide whether or not its worth it to pay. I mean worse case scenario you can bring it down here to MD and we can go to the shop I got access to for $3 an hour + $3 an hour for the lift, and all the tools you could ever imagine :-P

Excelerate · 11-09-2009, 08:38 PM

Our rate is $85/hr and to install a header and cat on the TSX will take no longer than 2 hours.

amadeus303 · 11-11-2009, 01:20 PM

^^^Thanks Josh... I wish you were closer to my neck of the woods (even within an hour). I would've gladly taken a ride out to you.

Tishkevich · 11-12-2009, 08:49 PM

he's two hours away from yoU! lolol