3s-gte, Yet another topic on this swap... Options

[snadman]

Hey guys. I talked to a guy this weekend at the World of Wheels show about my Celica. He said that his shop has done a few of the swaps so he knew his stuff when he was tlaking to me...he said he'd do it for 3500 labor if I used stock wiring or 1500 labor if i used a standalone fuel management system instead. Engine will come about 1500 shipped so all in all it's going to be around a 5000 swap. Is that a good price?

[ToYCeLi8]

QUOTE (prepcelica @ Apr 22, 2003 - 11:26 AM)

I've been doing some canvassing on the labor. So far the most expensive I've ran into is Toysport. they were charging me from $800-1500 in labor. Thats with every single option that I wanted and probably some customization. With the engine and everything they gave me a $4000 w/ labor already. But damn 3500 for the labor. Where does he work? On the dealer it self? You should have told him that the job is for a car not for an 18 wheeler truck or a Jet . Depending on Location, a lot of people with know how will do it for less than a thousand or may be 500.  Just keep on looking, trust me its worth it. You could use that extra money for other stuff for your car.

Hold on ToYSport is charging the most $1500 for labor? and about $4000 total? Those A$$holes!! ok maybe its b/c i live in Los Angeles, but they are chagring me $1750 for labor and almost $6000 total and they won't let me get all of what i want. i.e. I asked him to put in an ACT stage II clutch in he said NO, that its a piece of $**t. I think he said he was gunna put a bolt 6 (or something like that) Worst of all i gave him a deposit already.

But the only thing is that trdcelicagt is right. I do want it done right the 1st time.

Its ok though i have friends that will do SOOOOO much work (i.e MR2 tranny, hks TT, FMIC, gauges, and some others) for me also and very cheap, almost nothing.