engine build

[mattspyder]

I just wanted to check and see if this was a good price I paid for my engine rebuild.

6bolt core bored .20 with balance shafts removed
arp head studs
arias pistons
eagle H-Beam connecting rods
Clevitte 77 rod bearings
Clevitte 77 Main Bearings
Arp rod studs
Arp Main studs
balance shaft eliminator kit
Fidanza 8lb flywheel
act 2100 w/ street disc
Mitsubishi 18g turbo
780cc injectors
1g head swap
oem 02 bank 1

all this for a grand total of 4,554.07
that is with labor.

did I get ripped off???

 

[bane3d]

That sounds like a hell of a deal if you aren't doing any of the wrench work yourself. From the quotes that I heard from the shop, it was an 8 - 16 hour job for what you are doing so about $600 - $1200 on labor. Then the actual parts of the engine -

6bolt core bored .20 with balance shafts removed
arp head studs
arias pistons
eagle H-Beam connecting rods
Clevitte 77 rod bearings
Clevitte 77 Main Bearings
Arp rod studs
Arp Main studs
balance shaft eliminator kit
Fidanza 8lb flywheel
act 2100 w/ street disc
Mitsubishi 18g turbo
780cc injectors
1g head swap
oem 02 bank 1

that looks like a pretty good deal. Better than the one I got but I have an auto and needed a kiggly kit and an IPT torque converter rebuild. I decided to keep the 2g head to though and I had standard internals except for my headgasket and studs along with the balance shaft eliminator kit.

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[mattspyder]

well its a long story about the labor part.
the shop put it all together the first time and I drove it home and the alternator went out. So I put a new one in and the car wouldnt start. turns out a bolt from the cam gears fell down in my timing belt case and bound up the oil pump. messing up the bearings and one piston.

So now the shop agreed to pay for all new parts. (pistons, rings, gaskets, bearings,) and I would pay for the machine shop fee, which is only like 100.00

But the shop went out of business and hes in the prosess of trying to get a new shop
Now im looking at doing the work myself.
I would like for him to put the new engine all together and me just drop it in.

 

[bane3d]

Wow, bad luck on the shop. My wife was driving mine back from WI and it broke down at the IL border. I was lucky enough to be able to get it to AMSPerformance.com in west chicago and they are doing a top notch job. (about 60 miles from you) If you have any problems, I recommend them (thus far) still waiting for the final product and doing a review of the shop.

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[Defiant]

I'm always iffy on re-using a shop that makes that kind of mistake on their first try.

 

[mattspyder]

Im very iffy about going back to this guy. He has been nothing but a pain the in A$$ to me. He lies to me and doesnt come through on his promises. He is very lucky I dont sue him.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

So sue him. I hate going to shops, if the guy give you that much grief get his promise in writing ASAP.