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YOUR RESEARCHMy 3.4 Motor FS. What's It Worth?
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excuse i needed
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I've been eyeballing the Nickies rebuild for years, but this turned out to be the excuse I needed!
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Replace by porsche, although other alternatives are popping up.glws
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If you've followed recent posts our 3.4 motors have gotten expensive to replace by Porsche, although other alternatives are popping up.GLWS
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It's tight and uses no oil between changes which are after everyother event.
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How much do I have to pay you to keep running the 3.4?
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It's tight and uses no oil between changes which are after everyother event.
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I have a opportunity to pickup a custom built 3.6 from my engine builder for a reasonable cost. They guy he built it for disappeared and he needs to move the motor. We're going to put 3.4 heads/cams on it so it should only give me a little more uumph, maybe 20rwhp, and I can stay in class.
So..., my 3.4 was new from him slightly over a year ago. It has 30-35 hours on it which equates to less than 3,000 miles. Built completely stock with all EOM components just nicely balanced. It runs flawlessly and dyno'd as high as 270 rwhp. It's tight and uses no oil between changes which are after everyother event. It's only seen Amsoil 15/50 Dominator racing oil.
AOS, coil packs, plugs were all new when built, IMS was Porsche's latest upgrade at the time. If someone wanted to install Jake's/L&N's IMS bearing that could be easily accomplished. Dual mass flywheel and 3.6 manifolds are included.
Let me know what you guys think it's worth and if anyone's interested. Otherwise Evil Bay it is...
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Sounds like a great replacement engine option for someone.
I would offer you as much as $8k if I needed it.
And you plan to bolt your 3.4L heads onto your new 3.6L block?
Based on the fear and facts on this forum, your motor should move quickly for a replacement or backup motor. If you've followed recent posts our 3.4 motors have gotten expensive to replace by Porsche, although other alternatives are popping up.GLWS
I paid $6,200 for a nice low miles factory reman 3.4 (although the seller didn't know it was a reman). You should be able to get $7,500 - $8,000 for your engine with documented mileage and maintenance. Especially if you can supply DME rev limiter data to the prospective buyer.
Like Porsche salvage yards...
, and all the shops that offer rebuilding of Porsche engines that were no where to be seen for the H2O engines not too long ago.
This motor is still available. I thought it was sold but funding became an issue. So, I want $8k for the motor as listed in my original posting , $7k with a rebuildable core. I will post it to E-Bay in few days but I'd really hoped a Rennlister could use it....
I feel if you can prove with out a doubt all the work was done to it as stated AND HE IS WILLING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY to your buyer, 9999.00. No warranty or SOLID PROOF, 5000.00. Solid proof, no warranty 6-8
No, not likley a 3.8. No good donor for that ($$$). We have a 3.8 DFI, but it would be crazy expensive to do the conversion (ECU, harness, etc).
It will look a bit different than the stock 3.4, but not yet sure how different. We need to see what parts are in the cupboard
We can flop our dyno sheets on the table when both engines are done. I will just make sure to print mine on legal paper so it will be bigger than yours.
Oh, I am sure Dwain will be flattered by your complement.
Cheers,
I'm curious as to how much HP you can get from a modded 3.4 motor... keep us posted... great thread!
the 3.4 top end with 3.6 bottom should be interesting as well
I'm on the same 3.6L bottom end 3.4L top end path, hopefully engine assembly beginning this week or next, and dyno results early in the new year. Engine is being balanced this week.
The decision was half based on fun/half necessity. Lost ring seal with pretty bad oil contamination and poor compression in several cylinders. After tearing it down I found a trashed piston jet, perhaps it was clogged enough to cook a piston and cause some warping/ring damage. It looked like the damage was being done "slowly" over time.
I've been eyeballing the Nickies rebuild for years, but this turned out to be the excuse I needed!
The 3.4L rebored to 3.6L case came back from LNE a few weeks ago, the engine balance will be complete this week and I can start assembly.
The valves were cut, decks resurfaced, but no porting, and I don't plan on any timing advance.
Anyone interested in my 3.4L engine? New water pump, AOS, Coolant and oil hoses around engine block, Low temp thermostat, spark plugs, Coolant Expansion tank etc ...
Only problem is i am in Singapore. If anyone is interested, i could work out a good deal inclusive of shipping.
Cheers
