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Some nutjob would put one in a drag car...given it's a new market, to a degreee you have your choice of selling price...so start high? Might have to hold on to it for a while until a buyer comes though. At a guess...30k?

well as a reference point:

$11,500 US you can get a 3.8 litre AMS built engine. $800 shipping + taxes, so for $15,000 Aussie you get an AMS 3.8L built engine to your door.

for about $22,000 Aussie you will get the big bore sleeved 4.0 race spec AMS built engine to your door.

these prices include AMS supplying a new short block

well as a reference point:

$11,500 US you can get a 3.8 litre AMS built engine. $800 shipping + taxes, so for $15,000 Aussie you get an AMS 3.8L built engine to your door.

for about $22,000 Aussie you will get the big bore sleeved 4.0 race spec AMS built engine to your door.

these prices include AMS supplying a new short block

Wow, we've come a long way from a $75k crate motor situation! And/or not being able to even source a block. Makes the whole warranty thing even more of a joke.

well as a reference point:

$11,500 US you can get a 3.8 litre AMS built engine. $800 shipping + taxes, so for $15,000 Aussie you get an AMS 3.8L built engine to your door.

for about $22,000 Aussie you will get the big bore sleeved 4.0 race spec AMS built engine to your door.

these prices include AMS supplying a new short block

That is a short block only as I contacted them, because I thought it was a great price.

So add the head, gaskets, blue printing, fitting together and transport.

Then customs of 5% and GST of 10% of the costs plus the transport. Quarantine, port docking fee, customs clearance handler. Id say your looking at about $23-$25k for the base 3.8 engine.

Not including your labour, insurance, picking up the engine fom Port Kembla, the cost of money exchange, paying the money 3 months before you get the engine.

yep I mentioned it was a short block in my post, those prices are including taxes and freight if you read it. I should know I have just bought a 4.0 AMS......

having said all that if the Greddy kit includes all the heads etc then that seems like a very good price., how much are the factory heads to buy off the shelf?

Wow, we've come a long way from a $75k crate motor situation! And/or not being able to even source a block. Makes the whole warranty thing even more of a joke.

is there anything even wrong with the engine?

warranty issues over hyped on the interweb seem to be with the box

yep I mentioned it was a short block in my post, those prices are including taxes and freight if you read it. I should know I have just bought a 4.0 AMS......

having said all that if the Greddy kit includes all the heads etc then that seems like a very good price., how much are the factory heads to buy off the shelf?

Looks like around $2200 each. That's only a bare head though, no cams, valves, springs etc.

is there anything even wrong with the engine?

warranty issues over hyped on the interweb seem to be with the box

Just generally speaking Dom. Basically the hoops Nissan would have any of us jump through if tracking the car. Too hard basket for my money.

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