You can definitely save some money with replacing your clutch. From the quote they are giving you...they are raping you with the clutch kit and labor.
For the price of the clutch they are quoting you which is probably a OEM clutch kit you can get yourself a ACT street type of clutch or maybe even a Exedy stage 1 kit or Clutchnet equivalent. If you are looking to save some money..you can get a brand new Exedy/Dankin OEM clutch for less than $100 on ebay.
You can use a clutch for any 2g FWD (4G63 equipped) application...90-99 Eclipse/Talons clutch disc will work with 7g Galants and Pressure plates. Only difference will be the flywheel..AWD are different than FWD, and also you will need a 7bolt flywheel.
$500 for labor is pretty high...unless you can do it yourself with maybe a friend to help lower and mount the tranny, you can probably find a reputable DSM'er locally that will usually do it alot cheaper. I stress REPUTABLE dsm'er...that has a repuation of good work.
While you are replacing the clutch you should also get Throwout bearing (Preferably genuwine Mitsubishi), clutch fork and fulcrum ball, slave cylinder, and depending how old the car is replace the clutch master cylinder, and new fluid. If you got the extra money, go ahead and upgrade to a stainless steel clutch line.
Good luck
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