Even at $10-12/hr that's only $500-600 around here. Normal shop rates here are around $45/hr.
I charge $400 for labor on older fwd engine swaps. Used engines around here can be had for around the $150-300 range. There's no way an engine swap should cost 2-3K unless the customer is getting a reman engine and even then its that's a steep price. Hell if I charged a customer 2K for an engine swap I'd probably have a used vehicle forsale! Lol
Damn I need to move up north so I can make more money!
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