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04-21-03, 09:15 PM
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questions from newbie
i dont know anything about rotary stuff..
but wanna get close...
here's THE THING..
my first 86na.. sucked.. poor ext, int, and the engine was about to rebulit... (was $460..)
i could not make it pass emission, and damn lakewood towing took it from me..
now, im buying 88 na 125k on it..
i have not looked at the car, but the guy said it has been sitting there for a year..
what is reasonable price for this?
and, if it has blown motor, how much do i have to spend to get another one..
what a dubm question...
but wanna get close...
here's THE THING..
my first 86na.. sucked.. poor ext, int, and the engine was about to rebulit... (was $460..)
i could not make it pass emission, and damn lakewood towing took it from me..
now, im buying 88 na 125k on it..
i have not looked at the car, but the guy said it has been sitting there for a year..
what is reasonable price for this?
and, if it has blown motor, how much do i have to spend to get another one..
what a dubm question...
04-21-03, 09:29 PM
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And if the motor is bad, you will spend ~$800 getting a new motor installed if you can do most of the work yourself - otherwise add on the cost of labour $$.
(To everyone reading this '~' means approximately, so I do not care if you got a great deal on your motor, or if you know a friend who did. I am just giving a fairly realistic number for someone to pick up a S4 NA motor and get it installed)
(To everyone reading this '~' means approximately, so I do not care if you got a great deal on your motor, or if you know a friend who did. I am just giving a fairly realistic number for someone to pick up a S4 NA motor and get it installed)
04-21-03, 10:02 PM
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An engine rebuild with parts and labor is in the $2,000 range.
LOL
I wouldn't want you to miss out, so...
Where do you get off telling people it's that expensive?!! I rebuilt my engine for 50 cents because I mined my own ore from my back yard and took it to my brother's machine shop where they made me custom apex seals for free. UPS accidentally sent a seal and gasket set to my house so I kept it, and I found some parts on the freeway one day, but I did have to pay my friend 50 cents to use some of his RTV. My uncle is a mechanic for Downing Atlanta so he did all the work at his shop for free, and even added some cool mods. Then I filled it with some oil that my dad had sitting in the garage. I don't know why everybody thinks that a rotary engine costs so much to rebuild!
OK, how was that?
Originally posted by ponykiller
(To everyone reading this '~' means approximately, so I do not care if you got a great deal on your motor, or if you know a friend who did. I am just giving a fairly realistic number for someone to pick up a S4 NA motor and get it installed)
(To everyone reading this '~' means approximately, so I do not care if you got a great deal on your motor, or if you know a friend who did. I am just giving a fairly realistic number for someone to pick up a S4 NA motor and get it installed)
I wouldn't want you to miss out, so...
Where do you get off telling people it's that expensive?!! I rebuilt my engine for 50 cents because I mined my own ore from my back yard and took it to my brother's machine shop where they made me custom apex seals for free. UPS accidentally sent a seal and gasket set to my house so I kept it, and I found some parts on the freeway one day, but I did have to pay my friend 50 cents to use some of his RTV. My uncle is a mechanic for Downing Atlanta so he did all the work at his shop for free, and even added some cool mods. Then I filled it with some oil that my dad had sitting in the garage. I don't know why everybody thinks that a rotary engine costs so much to rebuild!
OK, how was that?
04-21-03, 10:05 PM
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hahaha..
and get ahold of atkins rotary for prices on rebuilds, they dont do installs anymore though I believe, and ofcourse, Pineapple Racing is in Portland. www.pineappleracing.com
they do new rotor housings, top notch rebuilds, installation.
and get ahold of atkins rotary for prices on rebuilds, they dont do installs anymore though I believe, and ofcourse, Pineapple Racing is in Portland. www.pineappleracing.com
they do new rotor housings, top notch rebuilds, installation.
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