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Repair bills on cars can run north of $4k really quick if something semi major goes wrong and then add a few "upgrades" and you are iin the $6k range.
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You can also see that the dealers make a tremendous profit on an engine, no wonder the dealers standard answer is that you have to replace the engine.
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So if you have a 3.6 the cost to replace rather than rebuild is not nearly as bad.
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I stole this ad from the FS section on the 3.6 motror listed - read between the lines and I have a question....... :
"FOR SALE - 997 3.6 Engine - Fresh/ZERO Hours from PCNA - Gen 1 Spec
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Dealer cost on the engine is $6800 and the core charge is $5200. So, if you were getting dealer cost pricing on engines, and didn't have a functioning core engine to give Porsche, this engine would cost you at least $12,000.
the way i read that if you can get dealer pricing and have a running motor, you can swap it for $7k?
well, what the h&ll?
how come more people are not doing this? Repair bills on cars can run north of $4k really quick if something semi major goes wrong and then add a few "upgrades" and you are iin the $6k range.
why dont people do this more often, swap out a running motor for a new one? (if you can do the labor, this is a sweet option)
thought I would ask and see what you guuys think, or if people know about this, or not???
You know of course that the highest price on a reman engine is for the 3.4. When I had my intermix I shopped everywhere and the 3.4 was $2000-$3000 more than a 3.6, and $2,000 more than a 3.6 X51. Even the 3.8S engines are less than a 3.4. Unbelievable! And prices have gone up since then. So if you have a 3.6 the cost to replace rather than rebuild is not nearly as bad. Unfortunately the work involved in putting a 3.6 VarioCamPlus into a 3.4 VarioCam car is pretty challenging is you really want the true functioning of the VarioCamPlus.
You can also see that the dealers make a tremendous profit on an engine, no wonder the dealers standard answer is that you have to replace the engine.
The old core charge used to be about $2,500, looks like that went way up too.
from what I understand, this should be a no issue.... The 3.6 engine will work fine as it should and an independent controller that is rpm based is used to trigger the variocam plus.... a few have done it here.
The trick is to get the new engine at cost I guess....
yea, at cost... man mark up is nutso high!
BTW I heard the early Boxster is the highest priced (non-race) right now (form Jake)
I wasnt implying put a 3.6 in a 3.4 car, just rather than keeping up on these $2-3k bills on older motors, why not replace WHILE they run to get the core $ back and offset the cost of the motor
