DIY Engine Rebuilds
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DIY Engine Rebuilds
How many of you have rebuilt or attempted to rebuild your own engines?
I'm planning on purchasing in the next three months and was wondering how much work is involved in rebuilding your own engine. I see lots of people sending their engines to the shop to have engine work done, but I'm in college and i'm trying to save as much money as possible by doing as much of the work myself as possible.
The plan is to get a FD with blown engine or one close to the edge and go to work..
I'll have access to a garage and Pettit racing is not too far from me in Orlando (UCF) so i'd imagine if I just got stuck doing it, I could always take it up the street to them.
P.S. -> I'm eager to learn and love mechanics.
I'm planning on purchasing in the next three months and was wondering how much work is involved in rebuilding your own engine. I see lots of people sending their engines to the shop to have engine work done, but I'm in college and i'm trying to save as much money as possible by doing as much of the work myself as possible.
The plan is to get a FD with blown engine or one close to the edge and go to work..
I'll have access to a garage and Pettit racing is not too far from me in Orlando (UCF) so i'd imagine if I just got stuck doing it, I could always take it up the street to them.
P.S. -> I'm eager to learn and love mechanics.
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Hmm.. If all the parts necessary for a rebuild cost 1100 dollars, would it be better to just get a Reman and put it in? or do the remans have to be tuned before they're installed...
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many people go right for the reman, or you can wait and see what parts of a blown engine are salvageable then make a decision. usually cheaper to go with a reman. dunno what engine prices are these days, but here's one tuners price list w/labor
http://www.kdrotary.com/price_list.html
if you don't already know pettit's page they have some race engine w/3mm seals pricing
www.pettitracing.com
http://www.kdrotary.com/price_list.html
if you don't already know pettit's page they have some race engine w/3mm seals pricing
www.pettitracing.com
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I was going to rebuild my engine but I've decided that it'll be cheaper to get a reman and port it. If the engine blew a apex seal then there's a chance that it damaged the rotors or rotor housing.
Rebuild kit $1200
1 housing $560
That's almost the price of a reman.
Rebuild kit $1200
1 housing $560
That's almost the price of a reman.
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