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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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lookin to swap a new motor in my 94 cx hatch.....

what shops did everyone get their work done at in the NOVA area....and what kind of prices? also, how'd it turn out first time around? if you could post your basic setups w/ pricing too, that would be much appreciated... ( just lookin for basic set up's, i know not too many of you will give up the details).ohh yea.....i wanna go with a gsr,ls, or crv. if i go with either the crv or the ls I probably wouldn't go with vtec right off the bat, considering i'm tryin to keep the initial price low as possible. pretty much anything other than a b16. thanks in advance.

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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 12:44 PM
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ok first of,what motor are you trying to put into your hatch?
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1500-2000 dollars is what it is going to be, labor rates are getting crazy. Most speed shops charge 75-85 dollars an hour.
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I do swaps about 1-2 a month. And I charge around $1000.00 to do the prep and install. It takes about 2 days. Drop it off on a Friday night and pick it up on Sunday. Let me know what type of motor you want to do I have an account set up at Noyan Motors.
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do you have your own shop or do you just do it on the side? so i'm lookin on average of about $1000 for prep/labor...on top of whatever set up i go with, that's not too bad.
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How much for you to work out the kinks in swaps that are already done
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Originally Posted by yeesh
lookin to swap a new motor in my 94 cx hatch.....

what shops did everyone get their work done at in the NOVA area....and what kind of prices? also, how'd it turn out first time around? if you could post your basic setups w/ pricing too, that would be much appreciated... ( just lookin for basic set up's, i know not too many of you will give up the details).ohh yea.....i wanna go with a gsr,ls, or crv. if i go with either the crv or the ls I probably wouldn't go with vtec right off the bat, considering i'm tryin to keep the initial price low as possible. pretty much anything other than a b16. thanks in advance.

I got a gsr block with brand new itr pistons if ur interested.Let me know
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How much for you to work out the kinks in swaps that are already done
What swap are you having issues with? And what are the issues? I might be able to help without having to see it. But depending on what the issues just give me a PM and I'll call you.
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Originally Posted by yeesh
do you have your own shop or do you just do it on the side? so i'm lookin on average of about $1000 for prep/labor...on top of whatever set up i go with, that's not too bad.
I do not own a shop I do this on the side with my partner who is a honda tech. I have been doing this for allmost 10 years. Depending on what type of car and what type of swap the average price is around $3000 for a 88-91 B16a or $3950 for 92-95 B16a that cover al parts and labor al you have to do is supply the car.
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