Yeah, more than likely. When I walked into his office and asked, "want to install some headers," he gave me an "oh...no" look. The first question he asked me is "are they "direct fit?"" I'm guessing that more than a few people came in with various vehicles with "direct fit" headers and they didn't hook up right, so he had to screw with the pipes to make them fit and the aforementioned people *****ed about the extra cost of him having to bend up new pipes to make their "direct fit" headers fit.
And I'm sure most went with cheap headers, like I did, but went with the cheapy gaskets that came with them and then complained of leaks. If the Remflex gaskets that I got are half as good as they say they are, it shouldn't be a problem. It'll only be a question of how good the welds are.
I made it pretty clear that I don't give a crap if he has to bend up new pipes to make them fit. I just want these babies on so I can pick up a little more kick off the line and in the mid range. Plus, since I installed the DUI wires, the engine's starting to look kind of cool. The chromey shorties will really add to the look.
As a tech to ass. man. now back to tech I will share this with you. Just understanding that your job may be a pain in 'my' ass, off the bat makes me hate you less.
But no really, there are certain people I hate, everyone has a different type of person they hate. I hate anyone who wants an oil change (and is too cheap to do anything else to the vehicle to make it safe, such as bald tires with cords showing) or brake lines, I hate brake lines. If you show up and it's just me and you want brake lines, expect it to cost a bit, I don't put unions on rust. If you have a leak in 2in of line but 3ft is rusty, you're either getting 3ft of line or nothing at all. Its not because i'm trying to be a jerk, but more often than not, when you try to use a compression union on rust, it leaks shortly after.
Overall though, I get it, you need your car fixed, as long as you (this goes for most mechanics) don't question my knowledge or skill without reason (asking for explanation is fine just don't ask if I know what i'm doing or if i've done X basic task) and don't get mad when it takes longer than estimated and i'll bend over backwards to help you. The amount of things I do free for nice and decent customers has cost me thousands this year alone.
This is true for most mechanics.
