I'm about to send my car to a shop to rebuild my motor. What should I watch for?
So I ran my car with no oil so my guess is I bent a rod cause knocking is pretty loud. Its a boosted "turbo" sohc 1996 Honda civic coupe. If you know Hondas these are super easy to work on. I'm tryingvto avoid scam mechainics. What all should be done in the process of rebuilding? What's the price range I'm looking at for the rebuild and any other parts such as head gasket etc? What should I watch for when getting estimates? What's the easiest lie they can tell you? Any info would help. 
That's always a good attitude to start off with. "The mechanic s going to SCAM me". It will not be cheap and beings your running the snot out of it there will be no warranty either.
Ouch!
I'd say find someone you trust. Someone with a good reputation. I can tell you a bunch about how an engine is supposed to be rebuilt. But that's not going to do you any bit of good in front of your mechanic. He's going to do things the way he thinks is best.
But if you insist. First the engine has to be removed meaning all the hoses and wires and sensors must be carefully labeled and not lost. A common red flag is, "Ah, your engine didn't need that anyway."
Then the engine needs to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned and inspected. Cams, crankshaft, flywheel, etc, all need to be inspected for runnout (straightness). Bearing journals must be inspected nor only for wear, but for size and out-of-round. The same with cylinders and pistons and lifters, etc. Rods must be measured for straightness too. And we're talking micrometer measurements, not a caliper!
Everything will need to be replaced and/or machined then remeasured and balanced and torqued, triple checking everything.
It would be easier to get a good used motor from the wreckers and just have it fitted. Running an engine with no oil can score all the bearing shells and generally cause a whole bunch of badness which won't be apparent until stripped. The cost in these is all labour pretty much, so whatever takes less time is cheaper. I can't advise garage rates, but where I live they run about $120/hour. Removing the old and fFitting a supplied motor should take about 3 or four hours I guess.
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