fasthatchback

is $4500 good for a complete gsr installed in a hatch? I'm new to the honda scene so i dont know how to install it myself.
thx

Vspec Sol

Welcome to the Honda side of life. Well it depends how much the motor is and how much the labor is. The motor prices can be seen at jdmhondaparts.com. Their engine prices are pretty mainstream so you can work off that. Labor should be no more than 600 imo cause it is a simple swap assuming it's an eg.

FodoorJDMer!

Hurry up fo and get a car quick its preety good for a gsr in a hatch. so you can finally roll with us when we go to speedworld. u know who this is.

fasthatchback

yes it will be in an eg once i get it. Right now im looking for a decent eg.

Jay-C

Decent price on a B18C1is about 3000, and decent price for an install is 500. So like stated above if someone is telling you 4500 you are getting ripped. Find someone on H-T in your area willing to do it for less than 500.

Chris y0!

installing an engine in my friend's civic is what got me interested in hondas. so with that said, you don't need a specific knowledge to swap the engine. just buy yourself 2 helm manuals ( http://www.hemlinc.com ) one for your car, and one for the engine you are swapping in. the install i did was a 1999 b16a2 into a 1996 civic dx, and it is even easier to install engines into a pre-1995 civic. good luck, and i say DIY all the way.

dmotoguy

if you have the tools and the space you should definately DIY, even if you dont have the tools, use the money you would be using to pay someone else to install your motor to buy some tools

fasthatchback

Well i know someone who would install it for about $400 dollars. But then i have to buy the mounts. So i think its going to come around to the same price. but 1 will be done professionally

Drews Bitch

be a man D.I.Y


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black2kcivic

Honestly it all depends on how much you trust the guy who is doing your swap, you can learn alot from it, and it is alot of fun.

If you do it professionally then try to stay there and watch him do the swap. But I promise you, doing things to your car yourself will give you a new appreciation for your car.

fasthatchback

i think that im going to do it with my friend. I will learn more that way and if i decide to get the b18c5 i will be able to do it myself. Thanks for all your replies

slvrcivic97

good choice I love the feeling of completing something succesfully after hesitating whether or not to do it.

Evs-One

And you can use those tools for the rest of your life I love tools...