Opinions on this engine and price

[Ashbaxter]

Hi guys


I have a 71e engine and mfi setup but still have some parts to source
Mfi pump rebuild and engine rebuild to some degree needed (unknown condition at his stage)

Looking for opinions thoughts from the collective on this engine for sale

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/showthread.php?121726-2-45E-MFI-Hot-Rod-Engine

Cheers
Ash

[Paul Ford]

High Risk!
With the exchange rate, freight and duty you should be able to get something built locally for similar money if you have a good core to start with.
I'd find an engine builder you trust and see what's required for yours.

[Merv]

Check with Don Munro at DHM. He will give good advice

[Terminator]

Hi guys


I have a 71e engine and mfi setup but still have some parts to source
Mfi pump rebuild and engine rebuild to some degree needed (unknown condition at his stage)

Looking for opinions thoughts from the collective on this engine for sale

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/showthread.php?121726-2-45E-MFI-Hot-Rod-Engine

Cheers
Ash

If Mark Jung (MFI werks) has done the pump your fine it says he has.

[Harry]

Hi Ash,

I've been following the build of this engine on Pelican.

He has had all of the "right" people in the US do all the work on it. Henry @ Supertec built the longblock, Mark Jung did the pump, Eurometrix the throttle bodies Etc

As far as the risk is concerned I think it is as low as you can get.

The price is high and you could have your engine rebuilt for the same or less given shipping costs and taxes.

The question is, do you want to wait for a year for your engine to be rebuilt here (which is what it seems to take) or do you want to freight the engine straight here and bolt it in?

Cheers,

Harry

[Ashbaxter]

It looks attractive to me albeit expensive landed as I still have parts to source and what I have is an incomplete jigsaw puzzle with unknown rebuild costs at this stage.

Hypothetically if that engine was for sale locally, what would be a realistic price?

Or more so if I keep on going with what I have started to a similar outcome regardless of the cost to do so, what would it be worth to sell?
As with the whole project it is not about profit on completion, more about my own logic and self justification.

[epilot]

ash
to have the same motor rebuilt locally by a professional, sending all the bits to the US for reco that cant be done here i dont think you would see any or much change from $30K, and 12 months as Harry said.
that motor has been done by all the best people in the US and has been for sale for a while, i note it does need SSI's, who knows what the vendor might accept ?
a 'new' MFI motor with all the right bits done properly would have to be worth $30K locally when you consider that a core MFI motor is going to set you back $10K.

[Ashbaxter]

Thanks all for the info and opinions
Looks like it has been sold so academic really.
So pump to MFI Werks and throttle bodies to Eurometrics?

And as I work out what else I am missing I will no doubt harass you all.

[e72phil]

Here are some engines that were for sale at Technoclassica Essen on the MIttel Motor stand.

And they also had a nice display of fuel injection goodies as pictured on the rack. They build nice stuff, and know how to charge for it too.

[Ashbaxter]

Big $$

[Merv]

I really would have talk with Don at DHM in Brisbane. You have nothing to lose. He did a complete rebuild on my motor for much less with the best parts available and taking less time than has been suggested.