Tips on Rebuild, 7afe Options

[JFrost9]

well i spoke to a mechanic who rebuilds engines. He said he would rebuild my engine and put it back in my car for 2600 which i think is steep. I think i could buy a GT for 4k, and then make about 1400 off parts, and i would have a GT instead! Anyways, the real reason for this post is that if i do go ahead and get this guy to rebuild/fix my engine, are there any 'extra' things i should ask him to do? (he would probably charge extra) but i think if it would help it out, then im game.

Thanks for any advice,
Josh.

[JFrost9]

Well thats the thing, i think 2600 is extremely expensive to do and wont help the value of my car since he will just be fixing my 130k mile engine. I need advice outside of just "do a 3sgte swap".

Unfortunately every shop around here is very expensive. We called over 15 places and all the quotes were 2000+....

This post has been edited by JFrost9: Jul 8, 2006 - 10:03 AM

[presure2]

Well thats the thing, i think 2600 is extremely expensive to do and wont help the value of my car since he will just be fixing my 130k mile engine. I need advice outside of just "do a 3sgte swap".

Unfortunately every shop around here is very expensive. We called over 15 places and all the quotes were 2000+....

if you have a decent workspace, and a decent selection of tools, with an engine hoist, swapping the 5s or 7a shouldnt take more than a weekend.
after doing it a couple times, i feel like with a good helper (AKA big D) we could swap a 7a or 5s in a day, no problemo.
do you have a manual or auto?
if manual, that adds a couple hundered to the price (i always recommend doing the clutch and resurfacing the flywheel with an engine swap)

[JFrost9]

Well thats the thing, i think 2600 is extremely expensive to do and wont help the value of my car since he will just be fixing my 130k mile engine. I need advice outside of just "do a 3sgte swap".

Unfortunately every shop around here is very expensive. We called over 15 places and all the quotes were 2000+....

if you have a decent workspace, and a decent selection of tools, with an engine hoist, swapping the 5s or 7a shouldnt take more than a weekend.
after doing it a couple times, i feel like with a good helper (AKA big D) we could swap a 7a or 5s in a day, no problemo.
do you have a manual or auto?
if manual, that adds a couple hundered to the price (i always recommend doing the clutch and resurfacing the flywheel with an engine swap)

yea, its just something i dont feel confident enough to do. I do have a manual, but i just got a new clutch and the flywheel resurfaced not even 1000 miles ago.