I was quoted $1430 for an h22a swap + manual conversion for my 94 auto.

Is this reasonable? Sounds really high

 

if that price includes parts, has in engine, tranny, ecu, etc. then its a great deal...

but if not... then you should come down here in southern cali, and i have a few lude members that can do that for you... for A LOT less

 

+1 gotjnco's post. If $1430 includes everything, then that's a steal. Of course, your title stated "Labor..." so then again...maybe not.


My '98 Prelude is in the shop as we speak. I'm getting an auto-to-manual swap. The entire transmission swap is going to cost me around $2500. The shop (Project Import, for those of you in SoCal) quoted me $600 or $700 for labor.

 

Blacktrax quoted me $1430 for just "3-5 days" labor. Tech3 quoted me 1500 labor.

I don't mind payin it if it's actually the average shop quote for my area, so just seein if it is..

 

Empower yourself.

Learn to DIY.

 

yeah bro. spend a few days and do it on your own. its not hard, really. with the proper literature, anyone can do it. research it.

 

no bro, ask peter to do it jmai.

 

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are you forreals? seriously? it costs about 1500 for a h22a longblock + tranny since he's doing the 5spd. from what i remember 2 years ago when i did my swap, i was quoted about 1650 for the swap. all the shops i went to says the book states it's a 16 hour job for swap out and swap in. over here mechanics charge $88/hr x 16 + tax to that and it's about 1650. 1430 is a great price.

but like other ppl said, if i were you, i'd do the job myself. buy a Helms and invest in a week. best way to learn about your car. first mod i ever did to my car... engine swap.

 

you could also get some honda buddies to help out that always work for me you buy food and drink and they will come.

 

only if he has the time, some knowledge, and a ton of patience to do this himself. if you're just trying to get this finished w/o much hassle, a shop is the way to go, if you have a bit of time to spare, place to do it, some decent tools, why not ?

 

Buy your motor from a reliable source. H-motorsonline.com is the way to go. I bought the cheapest motor I could find and spent the better part of winter fixing every single thing on the motor. Giant Pain in the *** and way more exspensive than Just out right buying one from H-Motors.

 

i paid way more than that for an auto/manual swap. thats a really good price.