Transmission Upgrade (Performance) labor time

14.3 hrtypical
9.0 to 14.3hours on most vehicles
$2,145typical labor at $150/hr

Transmission Upgrade (Performance) takes about 14.3 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 45 vehicle and engine combinations from 8 makes, most fall between 9.0 and 14.3 hours, and the longest take up to 20.0 hours. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $1,350 to $2,145, about $2,145 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Transmission Upgrade (Performance) time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Chevrolet14.3 hr12.5 to 14.328
Ford13.0 hr11.5 to 20.07

Other transmission repairs

Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.