reco motor...price?

sphell · 06-07-2005, 11:40 PM

Just wanna get some ideas, I'll be looking at a new motor soon as mines coming up to 300k. What's the average price for a reco 4lt motor these days? I CBF ringing round :P

Or do you guys think i'd be better off going for a S/H tickford motor or something?

I asked at Dandenong rebores how much for a reco bottom end....$900. For a race series build it's a bit less than $2k. That's fully balanced etc etc.

InitialD · 06-07-2005, 11:46 PM

Doug, send john_xr6 a PM.
His dad is a engine reconditioner by trade and does good work.

stockstandard · 07-07-2005, 12:20 AM

How much work do you want to do youself? Parts and machining for a "race rebuild" is about $1300 if you dont mind bolting it all together.

Sundeep · 07-07-2005, 12:34 AM

$900 will well and truly get you a low kay AU motor, and ~$700 is that starting price for a EF/EL XR motor in the Trading Post. Best off getting a wreck and getting all the other gear with it.

Sundeep

sphell · 07-07-2005, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by stockstandard

How much work do you want to do youself? Parts and machining for a "race rebuild" is about $1300 if you dont mind bolting it all together.

I'd prefer to do all the work myself. That's why I asked dandy rebores just for a reco bottom end. Then I could just get a DEV head and bolt that on with cam etc etc. Was still more expensive than what I thought. If it's gonna be that much I'd rather do what Sunny said and get a AU wreck.

I've decided to try and chase the type of times Hus was running with his EB. So NOS will be on the cards eventually (I can hear Dan going 'yay' :1syellow1 already) so I'll need a bottom end that can handle it ok. So far Hus's has held up fine with just AU pistons and an EB block.

dansedgli · 07-07-2005, 06:59 PM

NOS?? Yay!!!

There was an AU XR6 and T5 with pedal box and ECU at Just falcons, the guy who bought it was having second thoughts and they were going to give it me for $1800 2 weeks ago.

When I had my EB I was quoted $900 ( i think, it was ages ago ) for a normal AU engine with all the accessories to convert to a single belt.

Qwikcorty · 07-07-2005, 07:06 PM

the first engine i built was the 351c found in my cortina now, its not as hard as you think. If you feel confident at doing head gasket, diff build etc, you may aswell do it and save some money. Then also you know EXACTLY whats inside your engine.

LUXO_8 · 07-07-2005, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sphell

I've decided to try and chase the type of times Hus was running with his EB. So NOS will be on the cards eventually .

awesome doug!

Sundeep · 07-07-2005, 08:34 PM

I got a EA block you can have for nothing knackers. Let us know if you want it. AFAIK the EB and EA blocks are the same.

Sundeep

TUFED6 · 08-07-2005, 12:02 PM

Turbo it again!!

- John

needfordspeed · 08-07-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TUFED6

Turbo it again!!

- John

Yeah what he said.

neb · 08-07-2005, 02:08 PM

I agree probably better off turboing it.. although nitrous would be cool as well

dansedgli · 08-07-2005, 02:29 PM

Nah Doug has to get NOS.
The END

TUFED6 · 08-07-2005, 02:58 PM

Yeah he should get both...

dansedgli · 08-07-2005, 03:03 PM

HAHA Done.

But nitrous first :p

neb · 08-07-2005, 03:06 PM

so whats the deal with nitrous.. how would it go on a stock engine? lol

dansedgli · 08-07-2005, 03:08 PM

A 75-100 hp shot would be fine for a stock motor if it was setup right.

Im planning to put a 30-50hp shot on a 3 cylinder turbo DOHC EFI engine once I fit it into the mini.

neb · 08-07-2005, 03:11 PM

what do you mean by setup right... would you need an aftermarket computer.. or can you safely do a dodgy cheap setup.. i.e. less than $1000 ?

TUFED6 · 08-07-2005, 03:15 PM

Doug's probably going to get ****ed when he gets back to his post, so I'll try and answer his question-

The ACL race series kit is about $700 and you would probably spend $500 on machining. Put some more money aside for new rod/head bolts and other bits and pieces (filters, etc).

Put it together yourself- bottom ends are pretty easy to assemble you just have to make sure everything is really clean, do a dummy assemble and triple check all of the clearances.

Weigh that up with a low km AU motor and you have a tough choice. Depends what you plan on doing with it. Dan and I have already decided that you are turbo and Nitrousing it, so I'd build a fresh bottom end.

- John

TUFED6 · 08-07-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by neb

what do you mean by setup right... would you need an aftermarket computer.. or can you safely do a dodgy cheap setup.. i.e. less than $1000 ?

Think of Nitrous as a chemical supercharger. You wouldn't put a blower on your car without changing the tune and Nitrous is no different. As long as you add the correct amount of extra fuel you should be laughing(pun intended).

I want to see a blue bottle in the wagon next time I see it!

- John

dansedgli · 08-07-2005, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by neb

what do you mean by setup right... would you need an aftermarket computer.. or can you safely do a dodgy cheap setup.. i.e. less than $1000 ?

You can get basic wet kits for about $800, install can be done at home, add a few hundred for tuning and a better fuel pump and your done. So far I have read you can run standard plugs and ignition settings if you keep the shot to 75 or so. But it would all depend on the car.

Then you have to deal with all the other problems you get when you have more power than stock.

EFFalcon · 08-07-2005, 03:20 PM

planning on adding it to the white machine John?
I can see 500rwkw? :P

TUFED6 · 08-07-2005, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by EFFalcon

planning on adding it to the white machine John?
I can see 500rwkw? :P

Not yet, I was actually going to run Nitrous before I decided to turbo it. So we looked long and hard and what had to be done.

I want to play with Nitrous though, but not yet.

- John