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Reasonable price for an engine block
Torbjorn968
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06-09-2011, 03:20 PM
Benign engine fire, the car is wrecked but according to the workshop the engine is fine. The top end will live in another car and the bottom sold to a friend who just had his conrods doing an open air exercise. What would a complete normal engine price be and the value of a bottom end?



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06-11-2011, 09:01 PM
They seem to sell for $3,299 - $3,995, depending on the mileage. They pop up on ebay fairly often.



Sorry to hear about the fire. Bummer... Best of luck getting things back together.



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06-13-2011, 07:13 PM
I will be swapping engines in my 968 this August. So I have a well maintained high mileage engine that doesn't burn oil, that I will have no space for.

I may swap earlier, but that's my plan for now. About 228,000 mi on it, but it runs like new. I was going to rebuild, but found a younger motor to swap, and mine is a daily driver.

The swap came with lots of extras.

Not sure if you would be interested in mine.
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06-14-2011, 03:35 AM
Wow! 228,000k I thought my engine with 76000k was getting up there, Do I have that much engine left in my 968?.....I just purchased a D1R Super Charger Kit
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06-14-2011, 10:45 AM
not sure if his is miles or clicks, but it isn't out of the question either



i've seen bare blocks go for as little as $400 - complete engines as low as $1500, all in the last year



that doesn't mean that they all will - it's pretty open, depending on condition, history, use, yada yada
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06-14-2011, 12:35 PM
Yes, it was miles I converted it. It would be the whole engine though, as I have no storage for spare parts unfortunately or I would keep it.

Its in the car now and running strong. I could move up my installation time if it was helpful.
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06-14-2011, 05:31 PM
I had a knowledgeable machinist tell me these blocks can go a million miles. But the other components (bearings, rings, valve seats and guides, etc.) would be long gone by then...
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