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My GTR is in need of an engine rebuild and has been sitting in a work shop for months so far engine piping is off and thats all.

This guy is charging $750 for remove and refit of the engine. Any one know where I can get this done at a similar price as im thinking i might just ship the engine over to Dirt Garage for the build so it actually gets done.

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Dirt Garage quoted 7k for the rebuild the others were all 10k+ for the exact same build so will 100% be sending it over east.

Any idea on how much it will cost for the remove and refit i've heard they were all charging $2500?

2.5k sounds rather excessive when I got quoted $800 to remove/refit the engine in my old lady's 911.

I've done many engine in/outs on skylines and skyline powered vehicles and it is nowhere near as hard as the stupid complex German car.

You can get a brand new motor for around $12,000 as per the photo in Perth which would have to be better then spending $10,000 on a rebuild of a 15 year old motor, even at $7,000 plus freight it would be worth looking at stretching the budget for a new one.

The $7000 engine he will be getting will be much better than the one shown and its almost double the price. Its still got cast pistons, stock rods, stock crank, stock head, head gasket etc. Ill grant it does have the N1 block and pumps...but not much else. N1 crate engines are good in a street car at low boost levels but not the option to go if you want to make decent power.

$1500 is what i charge to R & R the engine...so use that as a guide...$2500 even at a rate of $100 an hour is 25hrs labour to do an R & R...they either have no idea what they are doing or no morals by ripping you off.

Edited by DiRTgarage

If it were me i would be taking it to Dirtgarage

Have a search and see his work, that many people on these forums get this guy to rebuild their engines. They seem to be very happy campers from what i have read.

Good work buddy the day i need a rebuild i know where i want it done.

2.5k sounds rather excessive when I got quoted $800 to remove/refit the engine in my old lady's 911.

I've done many engine in/outs on skylines and skyline powered vehicles and it is nowhere near as hard as the stupid complex German car.

no offence dude but a GTR engine removale is a sh*tload more complex than a simple gtst removal with the front driveshafts and all the other bulky bits attached, theres a good few hours in it each way.

pattygtst i think your forgeting something, Paul is in newcastle sydney. Crans started the topic on removal/refit

there are plenty of more than competant shops in perth.. tenagah,ovaboost,x speed, all star, hyperdrive.. just to name a few.

i removed the rb26 from my gtr in 4 hours and thats on the floor in a 2 car garage with no hoist, a workshop shouldnt take any longer as they got the hoist and that makes life alot easier. As adam said the 4wd side of things adds abit of extra work but not too much really.

I would offer a hand myself but i am in the middle of a couple of builds at the moment

i removed the rb26 from my gtr in 4 hours and thats on the floor in a 2 car garage with no hoist, a workshop shouldnt take any longer as they got the hoist and that makes life alot easier. As adam said the 4wd side of things adds abit of extra work but not too much really.

I would offer a hand myself but i am in the middle of a couple of builds at the moment

Our record is 1 and 1/2 hours... but the race car is a little easier than a stocker and we use a hoist for the car and a forklift with a sling for the engine. :)

if crans fly's me over ill do it for $2500 :D

no offence dude but a GTR engine removale is a sh*tload more complex than a simple gtst removal with the front driveshafts and all the other bulky bits attached, theres a good few hours in it each way.

Dude, I know this - done the 30 in and out of the gts4 :D

Edited by bubba

Should be able to get return flights for under $400.. take that off the 2.5k, $50/night motel room, 1.5k for the r&r and you should still have some cash left to take DirtGarage to the strippers and get him pissed :D

  • 2 weeks later...

OK Car is comming back home Monday yay :banana:

And i just purchased a second hand engine with HKS 2510 turbos on it.

Gonna do an engine swap and then start building a 3L.

Will use the old head for my drift project or just sell it as a rebuilder

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