3SGTE swap, how much? Options

[twitchh17]

hey wats up guys? i dont know whether i should sell the celica and get a car tahts already turboed or swap a 3sgte in it. i dont really wanna 5sfte. im from north jersey and i wanted to know if anyone knew a place around north nj or south nj that would be able to do the swap? how much does it cost for labor to install it? i found a 3sgte clip for $1500-2000 on eBay so id like to get an estimate as to how much its gonna cost to install it and stuff. anyone?

[jcbass7]

I agree with everyone about doing it yourself, although it took me a while ive learned so much and wouldn't have it any other way. Now I feel confident tackling other things about the car and trying my hand at custom work etc.

I also started the swap without knowing what cams were or how a turbo system "really" worked etc. I couldn't have gotten all this knowledge without the great first hand experience. (and of course many many "help me!" posts on 6gc)