 Engine Rebuild, Should I do it? |
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 Feb 2, 2005 - 3:39 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined May 16, '04 From Prescott AZ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So I decided to turbo my car. But my engine has close to 160k miles on it.... so I'm guessing I'll need a rebuild. Would that be a correct guess? What is the average cost of an engine rebuild?
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Feb 2, 2005 - 4:59 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
an engine rebuild would be from 800 to 1.5k depeneding on parts and where u have it done...if u it ur self a rebuilt kit is anywhere from 300 to 500 bucks.... and yea its a good idea... when adding boost to an N/A engine a rebuild is never a bad idea on an engine with over 100k miles on it .
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Feb 2, 2005 - 5:02 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
or just go buy a 5sfe with fewer miles - those are a dime a dozen. especially if u got a place like here in WA that is called Nix 99 that is a yard for just toyotas :-P
-------------------- Cruisin down the street in my Infiniti...always lookin for my next trip to Sin City
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Feb 2, 2005 - 5:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
and after rebuilding your engine will proberly run much better . better acceleration, and gas mileage
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Feb 2, 2005 - 6:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 27, '03 From Nor Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I agree with Nat. It doesn't make much sense to re-build back to new"ish" condition only to boost it... unless of course you're gonna be rebuilding it specifically for boost...
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Feb 2, 2005 - 6:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 From Kirkland, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
what i would do is get one with fewer miles and build that one up a bit. im sure u can find one with about half the miles u have now and build that up!
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