Who would you trust to do a 20v swap for you?

hexapus · 05-20-2009, 05:17 PM

I've got a mechanic who owes me work, since I rebuilt his website. (H&L Armstrong Transmission) and did some other computer work for him.

He's doing my swap for me in trade, and I found a deal on a complete 20v silvertop locally. It seems a bit involved for someone who's not a custom mechanic. He owns a transmission shop, and he knows his way around an engine bay...but he doesn't do any custom work. He's your standard ASE certified mechanic...nice and reliable, repairs everything with OEM parts, fixes everything to factory spec, been in business for 10 years...but doesn't do performance upgrades or custom stuff at all in his shop.

My question is, would you trust such a guy/shop to do a 20v swap? He claims he can do it if I provide the documentation (and there is certainly plenty out there), but I'm still nervous. Wouldn't be quite so hesitant if it were a bolt-for-bolt junkyard swap, but if I'm gonna have all this work done, I would really like to come out of it better off than I started (i.e. a low mileage JDM swap).

Any advice would be appreciated.

mr3 · 05-20-2009, 11:04 PM

It really isnt all that hard mechanically so much as it is electrically. Just get the pnp harness and it will bolt in with a few adjustments. It's going to need a few things "custom" but not all that hard. Coolant lines are different, throttle cable is different, and fuel line is different. If he's a mechanic who knows some things he'll be able to do it.

mr220v · 05-26-2009, 03:12 PM

He should be able to get the mechanical aspects of the swap done without issue. If he can't do the electrical side of things, I can supply him with a pnp harness.

05-20-2009, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
hexapus No Skills Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 43 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Who would you trust to do a 20v swap for you? I've got a mechanic who owes me work, since I rebuilt his website. (H&L Armstrong Transmission) and did some other computer work for him. He's doing my swap for me in trade, and I found a deal on a complete 20v silvertop locally. It seems a bit involved for someone who's not a custom mechanic. He owns a transmission shop, and he knows his way around an engine bay...but he doesn't do any custom work. He's your standard ASE certified mechanic...nice and reliable, repairs everything with OEM parts, fixes everything to factory spec, been in business for 10 years...but doesn't do performance upgrades or custom stuff at all in his shop. My question is, would you trust such a guy/shop to do a 20v swap? He claims he can do it if I provide the documentation (and there is certainly plenty out there), but I'm still nervous. Wouldn't be quite so hesitant if it were a bolt-for-bolt junkyard swap, but if I'm gonna have all this work done, I would really like to come out of it better off than I started (i.e. a low mileage JDM swap). Any advice would be appreciated.

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05-20-2009, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
mr3 Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Plymouth Mtg, Pa Posts: 813 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	It really isnt all that hard mechanically so much as it is electrically. Just get the pnp harness and it will bolt in with a few adjustments. It's going to need a few things "custom" but not all that hard. Coolant lines are different, throttle cable is different, and fuel line is different. If he's a mechanic who knows some things he'll be able to do it.

05-26-2009, 03:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,775 Thanks: 13 Thanked 139 Times in 117 Posts iTrader Rating: (8/100% )	He should be able to get the mechanical aspects of the swap done without issue. If he can't do the electrical side of things, I can supply him with a pnp harness.