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Originally Posted by jspaeth
You can always find someone that is capable of doing it, but doesn't have credentials, to do it for relatively cheap....pay more if you want someone reputable and a guaranteed perfect job.
I had mine done by Nick @ builtperformance in NY.....came back clean as a whistle, I literally would have licked any part inside my engine bay....they detailed the whole car and engine bay and the thing runs like a charm, never any problems....
Pay less, get less.....do a bootleg job, you might end up with electric problems keeping your car in the garage for weeks
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Nick is the man...I met him when i went out to his house to pick up some parts he had and he is as genuine as they come. im a newbie to everything 240 related so i had a lot of questions and he was like dude ask me anything you want to know, and we must have spent an hour just chatting. the man is an encyclopedia with 240's he really knows his shit. his prices are a bit higher than others places ive seen, but not unreasonable, and I would have no problem taking my car to him for work.
Im a big fan of the DIY method. If you read JRMiller's thread on his sr20 swap it will tell you a lot of the ins and outs of how to do it yourself. Also there is an infinite amount of information on the internet about that swap.
So to answer your question. I would only pay the cost of the parts needed for the swap, and the beer required to get some friends with tools to come over and help, and id get it done with out paying for labor. Although i highly recommend professional tuning if you dont know what your doing. other than that, why pay labor for someone to turn a wrench. think about that 1000 dollars in labor. that is a nice full exhaust, or an upgraded turbo, or a really nice front mount with huge piping and a good boost controller. Labor is just throwing your money away as far as the mechanicals go. All it takes is some research, some tools, and some patience.
Just my .02 -Chez