rxcollector

do any of you have experiance on buying a motor off of Ebay?
I am looking into a few different ideas, I can get one that is used, 30K miles $550
or I can get another for 950 w/the turbo and has some sort of warrenty on it.

or should I have RR rebuild mine?
I kinda want to keep my old one to tear apart and learn more about it, maybe get into rebuilding it.

any suggestions???

thanks

Rxmfn7

iTrader: (4)

I personally would never trust anything I bought off Ebay, unless it was from a name that you know and trust (Ive seen pineapple as well as Atkins sell engines on Ebay once in a while..) For the $950 you would spend on the Ebay engine, you could have Kevin build you an engine that you know will run right, and know the history of, for maybe only a few hundred more. I personally have sold numerous engines on Ebay, and I am kind of suprised how much trust people put in a seller that they know nothing about. Not that I would try and rip anyone off...but you never know.

rxcollector

ya.. well thank you, I have Kevins site as my home page as to not forget he can rebuild my motor and for a good price.

so would it be true that if a motor sits in a front clip for some time it becomes junk due to rust and deteriorating seals?
I am on a limited buget and I an trying to find the best wat to get my car back on the road.

Rxmfn7

iTrader: (4)

Not necessarily...depends alot on the conditions the engine is in, etc. It is possible though, but hard to say for sure. Ive installed a 13B into a friends GSL-SE that had been out for over 3 years, although the owner did lubricate it and turn by hand weekly. It fired up almost immediatly, and ran like a champ.