What does it really cost to rebuild the block?
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Interested to hear the outcome of this. ZX's was sort of a fluke thing with the burrs in the relief valve. Mine is apart right now and I was going to just slap the gears into my current housing - the motor had great oil pressure before I opened it up, so I'd have to be convinced to change the pump now.
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The biggest variables for sure are labor and piston and rod costs, also mileage and condition of the block before work. My rebuild with stock pistons and rods only cost me something like $500, and thats with the rings and bearings, crank scraper, timing belt kit (belt, tensioner, idler, spring), ALL new seals and orings and machine work (which was only really head machining and welding of an oil return bung since other specs were still good at 10#,000 miles). Rebuilding is cheap until you actually do it right and go after market rods and pistons, which more than doubles it, then add in any block work you need to make it all fit, and thats another $100-$200...
Still wish I had done the Belfab kit...
Still wish I had done the Belfab kit...
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Interested to hear the outcome of this. ZX's was sort of a fluke thing with the burrs in the relief valve. Mine is apart right now and I was going to just slap the gears into my current housing - the motor had great oil pressure before I opened it up, so I'd have to be convinced to change the pump now.
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Sam, thanks a lot!
I'll search a little deeper!
Got it!
Guys, thanks very much for this wonderful info!
I very much appreciate it!
FWIW, I'm thinking of a new (to me) block, do all the work out of the car, two days on the lift, swap the blocks.
Seems like it's a good idea to get stronger internals.
Now, to figure out what the hell over-boring is, and how much I should go over... And, whom to ask to measure the cylinders?
I'll search a little deeper!
Got it!
Guys, thanks very much for this wonderful info!
I very much appreciate it!
FWIW, I'm thinking of a new (to me) block, do all the work out of the car, two days on the lift, swap the blocks.
Seems like it's a good idea to get stronger internals.
Now, to figure out what the hell over-boring is, and how much I should go over... And, whom to ask to measure the cylinders?
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Sam, thanks a lot!
I'll search a little deeper!
Got it!
Guys, thanks very much for this wonderful info!
I very much appreciate it!
FWIW, I'm thinking of a new (to me) block, do all the work out of the car, two days on the lift, swap the blocks.
Seems like it's a good idea to get stronger internals.
Now, to figure out what the hell over-boring is, and how much I should go over... And, whom to ask to measure the cylinders?
I'll search a little deeper!
Got it!
Guys, thanks very much for this wonderful info!
I very much appreciate it!
FWIW, I'm thinking of a new (to me) block, do all the work out of the car, two days on the lift, swap the blocks.
Seems like it's a good idea to get stronger internals.
Now, to figure out what the hell over-boring is, and how much I should go over... And, whom to ask to measure the cylinders?
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I like the extra space under the hood with the 1.6 and I didn't want to have to buy a new manifold/dp.
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