Ok I'm picking up a GSR tranny for my LS B18b and was wondering what's the average cost for someone to install this gsr tranny and take my ls tranny out.

 

Depends where u go, but your looking around 200-300. Why not do it your self.

 

back before i knew how i paid a guy 225 to swap my tranny and put on a lightweight flywheel while he was in there and change my distributor. this was at an import shop

 

its easy to DIY. the first time i didnt even use a helms or anything.

 

Agreed.. its not too bad once you start looking at it and figuring stuff out.. buy something else with the money you save

 

Don't mean to hijack this thread... But, would you guys say the DIY is more or less difficult than a cam shaft swap? Reason I ask is because, I have done the cam swap myself. I just didn't know if I should try to tackle the tranny swap. (clutch change actually) Thanks.

 

its harder than doing cams, but its all self explanatory... the parts that suck are

lifting the heavy **** off the ground
and lining up the splines

its not too bad tho, it helps if you have one or two buddies with you helping just because its so big and heavy

i just used a couple floor jacks and my buddies spare hands to get it back on so even still its not that bad
it took me (first time) and my buddy ( 3rd time) about 4.5 hours, thats simply because it was cinco de mayo
in texas it dosent matter what color your skin is on cinco de mayo, YOU DRINK!!

the best way to figure it out is get a good manual, and go to town!!

 

Should be less than $300. It takes less than 2 hours, maybe 3-4 your first time.
Last time I paid for a clutch change, it was $250 with flywheel resurfacing.

 

DIY and save the 300 bucks for some other mod.

 

If you go to spoonhonda.com, you can get a helms that will detail every step!