13b TII S5
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13b TII S5
I've been saving up to buy some 13b TII S5 engines (2 hopefully working ones) to tear down and build a street ported motor from to swap into my 1985 FB that I use as a track car.
I was curious about the price difference between the ebay ones and some local pick-ups. I live in Louisiana so finding an RX-7 in a junkyard, much less an FC with an S5 in it is going to be near impossible, but I was considering reaching out to local states and making a trip if it was worth it.
Most of the motors I see on ebay that have good compression range from $1,500 to $2,500. This seems high to me, but maybe not. What are some prices you guys have paid for local pickups on working S5's in good condition?
I was curious about the price difference between the ebay ones and some local pick-ups. I live in Louisiana so finding an RX-7 in a junkyard, much less an FC with an S5 in it is going to be near impossible, but I was considering reaching out to local states and making a trip if it was worth it.
Most of the motors I see on ebay that have good compression range from $1,500 to $2,500. This seems high to me, but maybe not. What are some prices you guys have paid for local pickups on working S5's in good condition?
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If you look hard enough locally you might score big. Just last night I picked up a 91 S5 TII with tranny and ECU that was a JDM pull for $800 locally. Came with some other 13b goodies like a ported/polished intake too. I was lucky, there are not too many rotary heads in NM otherwise I don't think I would have been able to get such a good deal. I plan to swap it into my 85 GSL-SE
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