engine replacement cost?

nissky · Postby **nissky** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:04 pm

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?

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:28 pm

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.

project.r.racing · Postby **project.r.racing** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:48 pm

$1000 = labour + fuilds + misc.

Postby **NitroDann** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:25 pm

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

nissky · Postby **nissky** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:48 am

Im just doing research dan,
deciding between buying a good NA versus buying one that is going to need major work.

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:53 am

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

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:07 pm

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... ;)

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:01 pm

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

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:07 pm

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!

Postby **NitroDann** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:09 am

sorry to thread jack, hows the build going anyways? your build thread suggests your not boosted yet but you just suggested you were?

Dann

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:03 pm

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!