tt motor rebuild

[nd_aussie]

i was wondering how much it cost to rebuild a tt motor?

[evildky]

cost me right around $1000, about $200 each to clean check the heads and have a valve job, another $600 to clean check, and replace rings and bearings ont he block and that included the gasket set

[Pieceofsand]

i was wondering the price as well. apparently there is a different between a rebuild and a remanufacture engine(from what i've learn from a tech guy). remanu would be the best way to go, but very costly, i think around 3000-4000, it'd be equivalent of a fresh engine out from the factory. as far as rebuild goes, it's replacing the damaged/worn out parts, gaskets and such. it could be bad for the engine to have new parts mixing with old parts, so going used might be a better shot than going a rebuild. That's what i learned from the tech over the phone when i was getting quotes from a engine shop. feel free to correct me if i'm wrong, i'm not an expert.

and evildky, did you do the rebuild yourself? that is a lot lower than what i've expected o.0

[nd_aussie]

cost me right around $1000, about $200 each to clean check the heads and have a valve job, another $600 to clean check, and replace rings and bearings ont he block and that included the gasket set

damn. well i just got a tt motor with 90k on it. needs a rebuild and needs turbos rebuilt

[tg]

for 1000$ everybody send their motors to evil so he can redo them for u, best deal around

[franklin93zx]

damn. well i just got a tt motor with 90k on it. needs a rebuild and needs turbos rebuilt

well it all depends on whether your doing the job yourself or if your going to a performance shop, it all varies, searching does wonders

[evildky]

lol, hey those prices are form a good and reputable machine shop that specializes in engine builds, I took them the heads and short block, they did all the work, one key fator is everyone has a hardon for OE rings and bearings, I used the rockauto kit and it worked fine, aside from the intake and exhaust manifold gaskets being a bit off, I happened to have a set of felpro's fomr when I had done the head on the other motor, also epople want to take a fully dressed motor to a shop and thats gonna really drive up labor, figure at least an extra 4 hours on teardowd and another 4 hours labor to reassemble it all, keeping in mind this is a simple ring and bearing rebuild, an overbore with oversized pistosn would cost a thousand dollars more, my L28ET rebuild cost me around $2500 for the short block alone, but that inclused a full ballance and blueprint with custome forged pistons and adding an edis wheel

[Pieceofsand]

so you'd rebuild them for 1000 is that true? :p

[Z31toZ32]

dude it cost him 1k to have the machine work done that he couldnt do himself. he did all the breakdown and re-assemble himself. factor at least 8 hours of that labor at a shop at $100 an hour into your costs, and then another $500 for unexpected stuff and you're looking at $2300 for the basic rebuild.

[ztommyx]

just look at Z1's motor build cost.send yours in (for core) and get theirs

or there's one in the trading post thread

[Q45tech]

Lot's depends on how long you want a rebuilt motor to last. A few years is easy and cheap, 10 > 20 years under stress is quite another thing.

My oem purchased new 1990 Q45 has lasted 19.7 years and 324,000 miles.But that includes 80+ oil changes and lots of synthetics and 5 new sets of plugs. Nothing internal except new chain guides and an oil chain.With a retuned ecu [1994] it produces ~~ 330lb/ft and 320 HP and other the years it all has been all been used frequently.

[evildky]

there was no machining work on my rebuild, it's nto that I couldn't do the work I just shose not to (Ok I can't grind valve seats, or press them in or out, nor can I magnaflux the block and heads, most shops expect to recieve the short block (block with rotating assemble and nothign else) and heads , sometimes as a long block (short block with the heads bolted on) and nothign else, if you buy a reman motor you get a short or a long block, as for cost, I rebuilt my VG30ET myself and cost under $200, that was with me doing allt he teardown cleanup and reassembly, I did not do the valves or magnaflux anything

[Pieceofsand]

well i'm currently sitting on a blown TT engine right now, what would my best bet be if i really want to make the car last? reman or rebuild, i have around 2k saved up right now. obviously reman but i have one guy told me it isn't necessary unless you're going to big power, i just want to make it last :/

[DCaff300ZX]

I seem to remember TG (in his build thread?) posted an outfit that also would do a rebuilt swap with some performance additions at what seemed a pretty good cost...TG?

[evildky]

a generic reman fomr a generic remanufacturer is NOT a good idea for a high hp build! high production remanufacturers will somtimes over bore just one cylinder if it's gt one damaged cylinder, if you rebuild your engine you'll know exactly what you have, and you have the option of upgrading to forged pistons or overboring if needbe or if you simply want a little more displacement

[DCaff300ZX]

a generic reman fomr a generic remanufacturer is NOT a good idea for a high hp build! high production remanufacturers will somtimes over bore just one cylinder if it's gt one damaged cylinder, if you rebuild your engine you'll know exactly what you have, and you have the option of upgrading to forged pistons or overboring if needbe or if you simply want a little more displacement

Excellent info evil...DEFINITELY noted for future reference!

[Pieceofsand]

what would you recommend doing, rebuild?

[SINGH300ZTT350Z]

dude call,,,,,,,, kyle Import Parts pro hes got good dealss on

[tg]

I seem to remember TG (in his build thread?) posted an outfit that also would do a rebuilt swap with some performance additions at what seemed a pretty good cost...TG?

yeah was importpartspro

[Moscow300]

i cant seem to find where to start a thread on here ? noobie iknow but im building my tt engine and i need some help with it

[Ace2cool]

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