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Wait for the cams or pipe only now?

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Old 10-14-2011 | 01:24 AM
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Want to do Woods 575 and Fuel Moto 2/1/2 pipe on my RK (already have PC-V, jackpots and breather. Got enough $ for the pipes now but probably won't be able to save for cams until winter after this. Newbie and can't do my own labor. trying to decide whether to get the pipes and enjoy that for a season or wait and do the whole thing when i have the cash and save a little on labor.

Sorry for the obessing, but you know who the fever is....

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Old 10-14-2011 | 01:47 AM
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Since your not doing the work yourself and will be paying to get it done, then the labor to install the pipe should be the determining factor.

Installing the new pipe at the same time as the cams should add nothing (or very little) to the cost of the cam job since the pipe needs to come off anyway to get to the cams.

So - if you install the pipe now and then install the cams in a year, you will essentially be paying for the pipes installation twice. Once to install the pipe now and once as part of the cam job.

I would suggest if you want the pipe now, try installing it yourself. It's really not that difficult.
 
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Old 10-14-2011 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 2black1s
Since your not doing the work yourself and will be paying to get it done, then the labor to install the pipe should be the determining factor.

Installing the new pipe at the same time as the cams should add nothing (or very little) to the cost of the cam job since the pipe needs to come off anyway to get to the cams.

So - if you install the pipe now and then install the cams in a year, you will essentially be paying for the pipes installation twice. Once to install the pipe now and once as part of the cam job.

I would suggest if you want the pipe now, try installing it yourself. It's really not that difficult.
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