its all in the wiring. once the two harnesses have been spliced together, you throw some cats on and off you go to the smog ref...provided you dont have a CEL, which im 120% sure LIC will make sure you do not, and I would imagine Garage Tuning would do the same as it really defeats the purpose, but yes, Garage Tuning charges less, but they are further away. Just depends on what is more important to you. Just keep one thing in mind...you get what you pay for. LIC's price is a little higher because Adam personally inspects all parts to make sure they are in perfect working order. If you go through him, and he find the motor, which then turns out to be a bunk motor for whatever reason....he replaces it. Also, Adam and Noah of LIC are good buddies of mine. Ive seen their work, and I know Adam doesnt quit until it is done the absolute right way. I cant make you choose, but I can certainly vouch for all the work LIC does...simply top notch. I know if you choose LIC you will be very happy with the end result as well as the quality of work. I encourage you to continue doing what you are, researching. Ive been doing so ever since I learned of the swaps 3 years ago. Hope all this helps.

Patrick

 

If you are careful with ur shifts...your RS tranny should last a while. Adam did his swap 3 years ago, to a US EJ205, runs full turbo back and uppipe, an AVCR and thats about it....but he beats the living hell out of it, many many track days, drag too. His RS tranny is still hangin in there. It depends on the motor you ultimately choose and how you drive. It would be a good idea to change the tranny, or maybe a gearset like the RA gears, they will work with your stock RS tranny case I believe. The RS tranny really isnt all that bad, but if you are running anything around 315-350 through it, I dont know how long it will last, and these JDM STi engines are putting about that out at the crank.