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Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-19-2008
Since i don't have time for anything exept work, i asked a couple of the local mechanics of how much would a straight swap cost me for labour.
One guy gave me a price of $500 with me supplying him the the engine......i think its pretty good eh...
last time i found an engine with 31K for $280 out of the door....
Plus i found a pretty good turbo kit for a nice price.....I have a feeling im gonna keep this beast :)
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - Oscar The Grouch - 07-19-2008
I'd say that's relatively good.
Just to give you a comparison, it took about 2 hours to unbolt a 3.8Lv6 outta my dad's Bonneville and about 3 to put her back in. 2 men x 5hrs x 75.00 per hour = 750.00.
We would have taken 2 hours or even less on the re-install if we had a hoist and someone didn't forget to put in the transmission lines... :rolleyes:
Quote of the day "Dad, your car's bleeding."
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - mpcv2000 - 07-20-2008
I just did it in one of my Focus , it's pretty straight foward.
If you don't mind having some downtime on your car I'd say do it yourself and keep the $500.00.
It was my 1st time doing that and it was pretty easy.
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - Scorpion - 07-20-2008
Hmmm...now there's an idea...a swap.
Is it still fairly easy to get good SPI engines, even a rebuild? Or would I be better off crossing over to Zetec or whatever?
Might be the best thing for me to do soon.
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-20-2008
mpcv2000,Jul 19 2008, 09:14 AM Wrote:I just did it in one of my Focus , it's pretty straight foward.
If you don't mind having some downtime on your car I'd say do it yourself and keep the $500.00.
It was my 1st time doing that and it was pretty easy.
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that's the thing....i have no time.....im always gone to work sites (nuke plants)
plus i know you have 2 cars so that makes it easier for ya :lol:
i need this car everyday.....i guess this has to be done on one of the weekends that im not working :blink:
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - malim - 07-20-2008
You are switching for another Zetec motor or something else ?
What's up with yours right now ? I am not up to date XD
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-20-2008
i wanna switch from Zetec to another Zetec :)
the current engine has 234K on it
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - mpcv2000 - 07-20-2008
NikiterZTS,Jul 19 2008, 05:39 PM Wrote:....plus i know you have 2 cars so that makes it easier for ya :lol:
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Now 3 + 2 bikes... :P
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-20-2008
whats the 3rd car and what kind of bikes?
give me one of something man!!
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - malim - 07-20-2008
Oh...that makes sense. Where would you get a motor that cheap ? Junk yard ? I briefly took a look and the cheapest is around 300-400 $ and i don't even know the km on it.
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-20-2008
yea junk yards.......www.car-parts.com
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - mpcv2000 - 07-20-2008
NikiterZTS,Jul 19 2008, 09:59 PM Wrote:whats the 3rd car and what kind of bikes?
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I bought a 1997 F150 xtra cab .
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....XR100R for the girl friend with riding gear etc.
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...and a XR400R for me..... :)
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Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-21-2008
well wow......u got all the toys........i should start buyins stuff like that next year
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - Flofocus - 07-21-2008
sell your car, buy my car.
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-22-2008
Flofocus,Jul 21 2008, 08:22 AM Wrote:sell your car, buy my car.
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yeah i know....but its just, it would never feel like its MY car
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - Flofocus - 07-22-2008
Just look at the ownerships for satisfaction.
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - ZX3_2NV - 07-23-2008
lol good point but yaa id say thats a wicked price for a swap but what i would do is pick up a motor and throw it in ur garange and keep it till u blow up yours or hit 300km and then put that motor on display because its special
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - konafocuswrc - 07-23-2008
ZX3_2NV,Jul 22 2008, 09:39 AM Wrote:lol good point but yaa id say thats a wicked price for a swap but what i would do is pick up a motor and throw it in ur garange and keep it till u blow up yours or hit 300km and then put that motor on display because its special
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that is neat idea for displaying blown motor.
don't you need ecu as well or just engine can be replaced??
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - NikiterZTS - 07-23-2008
ZX3_2NV,Jul 22 2008, 11:39 AM Wrote:lol good point but yaa id say thats a wicked price for a swap but what i would do is pick up a motor and throw it in ur garange and keep it till u blow up yours or hit 300km and then put that motor on display because its special
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but i wanna go turbo....i don't wanna install turbo on 234k engine....unless you wanna install the kit for me every time :P
Do You Think This Is A Good Price? - ZX3_2NV - 07-24-2008
so don't go boost yet just start putting together some parts for the project