EJ shortblock rebuild cost?

[Cullen]

Curious to hear what people think. If I provided a blown shortblock to a shop with a forged rebuild kit how much would I expect to pay (roughly) in labour cost to have it stripped, machined if necessary and have the new internals put in?

 

This wouldn't include labour to remove the shortblock from the car or to install it in afterwards.

 

Also what kind of engine failure would result in more expensive machining etc? Spun bearing, blown headgaskets, piston ringlands etc...

[Loren]

Expect to pay around 10k for a decent rebuild. Maybe 8k if you take short cuts... 12k if you do everything properly.

 

Removing the engine and taking off the heads will save a bit of money... but the costs just add up and up and up.

 

Edited June 25, 2023 by Loren

[Andy_Mac]

13 minutes ago, Loren said:

Expect to pay around 10k for a decent rebuild. Maybe 8k if you take short cuts... 12k if you do everything properly.

 

Removing the engine and taking off the heads will save a bit of money... but the costs just add up and up and up.

 

if he is providing all parts already then there isn’t any reason labour would be anywhere near that high but as a total that would be about right. 

[Loren]

5 hours ago, Andy_Mac said:

if he is providing all parts already then there isn’t any reason labour would be anywhere near that high but as a total that would be about right. 

 

yes sorry, I just mean as a total.  I reckon 10 to 20 hours for the short block.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Loren

[Gripless]

Provided they do all work in-house otherwise add freight and machining etc on top.

don’t buy bearings as they may not be correct size depending on work needed.

 

 

[Andy_Mac]

33 minutes ago, Gripless said:

Provided they do all work in-house otherwise add freight and machining etc on top.

don’t buy bearings as they may not be correct size depending on work needed.

 

 

Same can be said for pistons, if it’s a damaged bore it’ll more than likely need to go up a size

[Gripless]

You can buy the oversized one then machine to fit. But then you maybe honing more than needed.

 

best to pay for tear down and inspection, with measurements of everything then buy parts or even another block.

[Joker]

I was just looking at buying my Old motor back on FB a V3 STI short block with TT heads etc

 

might leave it for now but it's in Wellington if anyone's interested?

 

he's asking $700 (uses a little bit of oil apparently might need rings etc)

[boon]

"Uses a little bit of oil"

 

aka f***ed

 

$700 for a f***ed motor feels like a lot, just saying.

[Joker]

it's been around for a while if I said @Davebro or @hellraiser? Both have owned it in it's current state might help explain it