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[lt1_fd3s]

Originally Posted by DriFD3S

How in the fuck does anyone calculate $20k for a 20B swap?

have you talked to any of the 20B FD owners?

but... to start, let me just throw some ideas out to you...

are you wanting to do a 20B swap cleanly and reliably? or just throw it in there and hope for the best?

what turbo set up will you run? what are your power goals? any porting? who will rebuild the engine? hope that "low mileage" JDM engine doesn't need any engine hardware... what about balancing the engine? (again, power goals of the car?) which swap kit will you be going with? ECU? tune? transmission? rear end? IC setup? exhaust fab? ignition system?

now, once you've decided the increase power from the engine, what do you plan to do with the car? shame to spend the time and $$ on all the engine work to leave the suspension old and worn out...

anyway, just some initial questions to ask yourself about undertaking the 20B swap... because unless you do swaps often, they will always take more time and money than you originally think...