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Mike Ginter ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 16,083 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
I'd like to see where the $$$ are spent for a Type IV rebuild. Looking for a complete price break down listing of each of the individual parts (or group of parts, ie. pistons) , machining, labor (if necessary), etc...
Someone has to have done a complete listing of costs during their rebuild. But I've never seen one on this site. |
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The variables between engines will make a thread like this, with such definitive points being asked virtually impossible to respond to.
Every engine is worn differently and these days you'll spend time and moeny "un-fucking"what others have done to the engine in it's previous lives. Remember the old saying- if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it. Often times budgets are the creators of compromise and that can lead to total failure- no matter what engine you are working with. |
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
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Engine Surgeon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,394 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States ![]() |
Remember the old saying- if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it. That's what JP Morgan responded when somebody asked him about his YACHT. That was a YACHT for god's sake, not a fricken Volkswagen motor. Thinking this is "Just a Volkswagen Motor" is the first mistake that many people make. I solve the problems that are created by this mindset everyday for people all around the World. |
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Custom Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States ![]() ![]() |
Remember the old saying- if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it. That's what JP Morgan responded when somebody asked him about his YACHT. That was a YACHT for god's sake, not a fricken Volkswagen motor. Thinking this is "Just a Volkswagen Motor" is the first mistake that many people make. I solve the problems that are created by this mindset everyday for people all around the World. Its interesting that "just a VW motor" would turn off some people. This is a motor first and foremost....a mass of moving parts that all work in harmony to produce power...really amazing technology. I approach these motors as a finely machined puzzle. Each part can and does operate within specifications and it performs quite well. You can replace these parts with better part, yes that is very true. The original motor was designed and built for long life...at the time long life was 100k miles...today its 200k. It is a VW motor. I am proud of that fact. Its an amazing little design that can run on four cylinders, but also run on less than four...most motors (non horizontally opposed motors) cannot do this. At the end of the day, this is a machine that pumps air. The wear items get replaced if out of specification and you put it back together and it runs great. IF you want more power IF you want more reliability than the factory 100k design...spend money. IC lighter pistons, and lighter parts will change the dynamic of the original 100k mile design...it will shorten the lifespan...or not. Camshafts, flywheels all come into play... This type of modification is based upon opinion...very few 100k plus rebuilds are running around...very few. At the end of the day, the cost of rebuilding a motor is really determined by the motor, the parts you are using and the amount of replacement you need to do on those parts... Jake builds motors for a specific market. I have yet to find a motor builder that rebuilds a type4 motor stock, does it well, and does it exclusively. Only Jake works on the Type4 and that is no longer an exclusive thing...he does other types of motors because the market for the type4 is not getting bigger...its getting smaller. Old car markets do that...new cars are not being built. I suspect that within the next 5 years the market supply of parts for these motors will start to become more and more difficult to buy. It is a VW motor...proud to say that and proud it can kick the ass of alot of newer porsche motors at the autox... Rich |
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