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War Eagle · 02-23-2009, 07:27 AM

RotaryProphet - that would be great if a 20B as you described can be done for $22K. I don't know you or your capabilities but you'll have work all day long if that is what you charge and if the work is quality. Those are two big IFs though.

I have a 20B conversion, and like Gordon, have spent way more than the $35K we both think the job could be done for. Most of my money though was "rip off" money where the shop claimed expertise in 20B conversions and then I had to have the work redone by someone else. I now have the car with Jesus Padilla at Kilo Racing in Orlando and I highly recommend him. Dave at KDR is also great as is Logan at Defined Autoworks IF you don't need AC (his kit doesn't support it). Carlos Lopez and Chris Hill in Miami are also very good and have done countless 20B conversions.

Here is the point from me - don't take your car to someone you don't know or doesn't have good recommendations. And if price is your primary concern then don't do the 20B swap. I don't know of anyone that has had a shop do a quality job on a conversion like this for under $30,000 so let the buyer beware.

Regarding the Megasquirt, I wasn't aware that EMS could be used but why bother when there are other units that fully support the 20B like the Haltech you mentioned and for example, Microtech? These are not pricey units and they fully support the 20B setup and they have both been used on countless installs. My current EMS is the Microtech LT-12S. With wiring harness, it's like $1,300 and it has my car running like OEM.

02-23-2009, 07:27 AM	#9
War Eagle Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 240 Rep Power: 18	RotaryProphet - that would be great if a 20B as you described can be done for $22K. I don't know you or your capabilities but you'll have work all day long if that is what you charge and if the work is quality. Those are two big IFs though. I have a 20B conversion, and like Gordon, have spent way more than the $35K we both think the job could be done for. Most of my money though was "rip off" money where the shop claimed expertise in 20B conversions and then I had to have the work redone by someone else. I now have the car with Jesus Padilla at Kilo Racing in Orlando and I highly recommend him. Dave at KDR is also great as is Logan at Defined Autoworks IF you don't need AC (his kit doesn't support it). Carlos Lopez and Chris Hill in Miami are also very good and have done countless 20B conversions. Here is the point from me - don't take your car to someone you don't know or doesn't have good recommendations. And if price is your primary concern then don't do the 20B swap. I don't know of anyone that has had a shop do a quality job on a conversion like this for under $30,000 so let the buyer beware. Regarding the Megasquirt, I wasn't aware that EMS could be used but why bother when there are other units that fully support the 20B like the Haltech you mentioned and for example, Microtech? These are not pricey units and they fully support the 20B setup and they have both been used on countless installs. My current EMS is the Microtech LT-12S. With wiring harness, it's like $1,300 and it has my car running like OEM.