i called this performance shop today asking about a b16a2 swap in my 93 dx hatch and he told me its will cost me $6995 out the door . is he full of **** or what? he also mentioned it was going to be a usdm motor, not even a jdm motor for that price.

93hb

 

Hell no! That cat must be on crack. A b16a2 motor is only bout $2500 at most and install should be no more than $700-1000 depending on location. That cat is full of ****.

 

Way to much.

 

HOLY CRAP! that shop wants to take people for a ride. Shhesh ITR motors are like $4500. Find another place and tell those guys to go fukc themselves


[Modified by Mr. Shin, 6:31 AM 8/21/2002]

 

Is that a b16a2 with i/h/e & a greedy turbo kit?

 

yeah please call him back and tell him to go **** himself
damn $7k............

 

its not too much if it includes the car!

omg thats crazy, stay way clear of that shop, btw whats so big about a jdm motor? id rather have a usdm, no muss w/ the wiring being on the oppisite side.

a complete swap goes from $2,500-$3,000 and labor to do the swap is around $700-$1,200.

my nephew whos been a mechanic for over 2o yrs charges $500 to do a swap in his backyard.

 

hell yeah i'm going to stay away from that shop. i told him i got another quote from another shop that i had just called before him and they told me they would do it for $3100 installed. he told me i was getting ripped off and i need to check if
i'm getting the right motor for that price. he must think i'm a dumbass or something. i should just call him back and tell him he's a dumbfuck. i wonder what he would charge for a ITR swap, i should call and ask for the hell of it. it'll probably be $18000

93hb

 

i say u post the shop's numbers so we can give him a call....

 

the number is 512-837-6200. its a place called mzm performance.

93hb

 

Haha you really gave out the number eh... Well I'm not one to do that sort of thing. But yeah, that's too much for a B16 swap. Go tell the doods there to fist each other.

 

 

oh damn...that's way too much $$$ are you sure you didn't miscommunicate the swap??? might want to call them back up and ask them for sure...just to clear things up...might want to talk to another person in there...you know...in case the other guy was on crack or something else...they could have made a mistake...give them the benefit of the doubt...heck...they might have quoted you a B16 with a full turbo kit on it, including the piping and everything else...

 

hehehe, if i get bored at work tomorrow, ill give him a call hehehe

 

im gettin a jdm 2nd generation b16a for 2650 shipped up to washington, do NOT pay 7 g's for that swap, tell the guy hes an idiot cause hes jus tryin to rip u off

 

Eh, tell that guy to save a couple of lines for me. He is hoppin some MAD rails!

 

for that price he better be giving you a spare B16 aswell. Way to much.. go somewhere else.

 

ill do it for 5000$ out the door..er garage.

 

terrible....for that much you can get an itr swap....call ONEhondaspecialist 909 820 4058....clean swaps...he did my boys and it looks clean

 

lol i can get a 92 civic vx with B16A turbo and fully built bottom end for 7gs lol

 

i got mine for $2000 jdm b16a 5 series w/ gsr tranny, shift linkage, axles, si mounts, and ericks racing ecu.

7grand? hhmmmmmmmmmmmmm....could it be a fully biult b16a.

 

7 g's for a B16a2? That thing better run 6's 1/4 mile.

 

Pay me that price and i can get my cousin that owns a shop to order me a JDM Type R and do the install for that price... Ur getting ripped off dude...

 

I keep this around as an example of what a reputable shop charges for swaps. I'm NOT recommending these guys, mind you. But, go ahead and look at their prices and tell me if "he is full of **** or what."

 

Maybe the shop is talking about a USDM B16A2 (which is the only correct DM for the B16A2, all JDM B16's are B16A), and the USDM ones are more expensive than the JDM motors.....

[EDIT]......ok, so it is a USDM motor. That explains a little bit of the cost. However, $7000 is absolutely freaking ridiculous. Austin area, huh. Damn. For that price, you'd better get to keep the tools too.......

Do it yourself. I did (B16A2 into a 93 del Sol). I had no prior mechanical knowledge aside from fluid changes, brakes, a little bit of suspension work and such. It was a HUGE learning experience, and gave me a lot more confidence.

Steve


[Modified by stevecockrill, 5:34 AM 8/21/2002]