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engine replacement cost?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:04 pm
by nissky
How much would it cost (roughly) to get an engine replaced in an NA, with a standard replacement engine.?
$1000 for engine?
how much for labour?
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:28 pm
by zossy1
nissky wrote:How much would it cost (roughly) to get an engine replaced in an NA, with a standard replacement engine.?
$1000 for engine?
how much for labour?
Depends on the shop. It isnt that hard but takes a while - 6-8 hours assuming all goes well. Maybe more.
Multiply that by your standard $80-$120/hr rate.
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:48 pm
by project.r.racing
$1000 = labour + fuilds + misc.
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:25 pm
by NitroDann
Ill fit my engine to your car for much less than that. I have a for sale thread and there I offer to fit the engine also.
Can you drive to newcastle?
Dann
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:48 am
by nissky
Im just doing research dan,
deciding between buying a good NA versus buying one that is going to need major work.
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:53 am
by NitroDann
Im a mechanic.
But even if i werent and I wanted a weekend car Id definately buy a blown one.
Your gonna end up putting forgies in it anyway so why start with a running engine etc.
Not to mention all suspension bushes and shocks etc will be replaced, half the interior. etc etc
Dann
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:07 pm
by zossy1
NitroDann wrote:Your gonna end up putting forgies in it anyway so why start with a running engine etc.
Not to mention all suspension bushes and shocks etc will be replaced, half the interior. etc etc
Dann
Win
Sadly my forgies will need to wait until I get itchy and turn the boost up too high on the stock internals... ;)
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:01 pm
by NitroDann
supertech pistons plus m tuned rods and oil pump gears equals 8500rpm and 400 HP with enough boost, so why wouldnt you? For the 1200 it will cost anyways.
Dann
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:07 pm
by zossy1
NitroDann wrote:supertech pistons plus m tuned rods and oil pump gears equals 8500rpm and 400 HP with enough boost, so why wouldnt you? For the 1200 it will cost anyways.
Dann
^^ This, plus a shagged 1.8 to rebuild, and I can do both
My thought patterns are closer to yours than you think, Dann!
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:09 am
by NitroDann
sorry to thread jack, hows the build going anyways? your build thread suggests your not boosted yet but you just suggested you were?
Dann
Re: engine replacement cost?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:03 pm
by zossy1
NitroDann wrote:sorry to thread jack, hows the build going anyways? your build thread suggests your not boosted yet but you just suggested you were?
Dann
This car isn't boosted yet - not even painted yet
But when it is, it won't be my first boosted mx5!