20b Installs

charlies7 · 07-03-2009, 05:25 PM

I dont really understand how so many people can spend upwards of 30k on there 20b swaps unless a shop is doing ALL the work.

If your smart and shop around you can easily have a killer NA setup for under 10k. However I am fortunate to use the resources at my university and from the local help with tuning and wiring.

Here is my break down if anyone is interested.

20b shortblock -- 1500 shipped, yeah I know I found a deal

20b rebuild -- all the goodies, heavy porting, balancing etc 4500-5000

(3) 13b housings -- price to be determined (prolly around 800)

Haltech platinum sport 2000 -- 1500

lS1 coils "smart coils" -- 150 bucks

Header -- 500 bucks in material (I did the fab work on it)

20b stock subframe mounts -- 100 bucks (again I did the fab work)

Electric meizere 55gpm waterpump refurbished -- 150 bucks

ITB's (untested) 250 bucks in material (again fabbed by me)

Misc. electronics, wiring, sensors -- 800

That is pretty much what I have into the car as it sits now. Its actually less than 10k more like 9k and everything is basically brand new. All the 13b related stuff I sold off almost covered the cost of the entire build so I pretty much broke even on a setup that will be more reliable, sound awesome, and make great power. I cant complain.

07-03-2009, 05:25 PM	#24
charlies7 one broke moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 319 Rep Power: 18	I dont really understand how so many people can spend upwards of 30k on there 20b swaps unless a shop is doing ALL the work. If your smart and shop around you can easily have a killer NA setup for under 10k. However I am fortunate to use the resources at my university and from the local help with tuning and wiring. Here is my break down if anyone is interested. 20b shortblock -- 1500 shipped, yeah I know I found a deal 20b rebuild -- all the goodies, heavy porting, balancing etc 4500-5000 (3) 13b housings -- price to be determined (prolly around 800) Haltech platinum sport 2000 -- 1500 lS1 coils "smart coils" -- 150 bucks Header -- 500 bucks in material (I did the fab work on it) 20b stock subframe mounts -- 100 bucks (again I did the fab work) Electric meizere 55gpm waterpump refurbished -- 150 bucks ITB's (untested) 250 bucks in material (again fabbed by me) Misc. electronics, wiring, sensors -- 800 That is pretty much what I have into the car as it sits now. Its actually less than 10k more like 9k and everything is basically brand new. All the 13b related stuff I sold off almost covered the cost of the entire build so I pretty much broke even on a setup that will be more reliable, sound awesome, and make great power. I cant complain.