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Martin
08-04-07, 03:18 PM
Right my mates got a cally with a let init and its got a piston ring failure.


hes thinking of selling the engine,

i was wondering how much it would be worth its just had the head rebuilt and the turbo redone..

hes got a FMIC and phase II chips(ithink)

and he said he wants over ?900 for it.. imo thats 2much and he said that he could get over 1k if he broke the engine?

is this lad been a **** or what? lol


cheers martin
Adam
08-04-07, 03:34 PM
Well, fooked rings=a hone, and new rings at least. So thats probably ?200 ish to put right.
Assuming nothing else is wrong with it.

Does ?900 include the gearbox?
General Baxter
08-04-07, 03:35 PM
lol i just sold one with blown seals for ?1100 with out box lol

only got one left now, with a ****ed head
mikey14sr
08-04-07, 03:38 PM
Ring failure will mean it'll need re-boring, with bigger pistons putting in, so basically the block is only worth scrap value imo. Sounds like it might have had a hard life too, but someone will come along and pay a daft price for it no doubt.
Martin
08-04-07, 03:42 PM
Well, fooked rings=a hone, and new rings at least. So thats probably ?200 ish to put right.
Assuming nothing else is wrong with it.

Does ?900 include the gearbox?


Yes with a box but its an f20
mikey14sr
08-04-07, 03:43 PM
Yes with a box but its an f20

that wont last long!
Adam
08-04-07, 03:44 PM
Yes with a box but its an f20
Shame, as the F28 is worth about ?300 alone,Lol.

Up to you really.

Personally, i'd find a unabused(if they exist), and good running example.
"Cheap" engines never end up cheap, they end up costing more than a good runner costs.
Martin
08-04-07, 03:47 PM
Shame, as the F28 is worth about ?300 alone,Lol.

Up to you really.

Personally, i'd find a unabused(if they exist), and good running example.
"Cheap" engines never end up cheap, they end up costing more than a good runner costs.

yeah am not sure.. i wanna buy somin that could end up costin me more then i payed.. mite wait for a decent one to come up..


btw what turbos can be fitted to the let
Adam
08-04-07, 03:55 PM
The Std KKK16 turbo is good for PH2, around 280bhp(which is not really slow is it? lol)

After that you may want to look at a 200sx manifold with a let flange fitted to run a larger turbo(T3/T34 etc)
Martin
08-04-07, 03:57 PM
Oki lads cheers


how much do standerd turbos go for ?
Adam
08-04-07, 03:59 PM
Not many people want them tbh, unless re-building/replacing a LET to std spec.
Normal rate is about ?100, second hand on mig etc.
novarobbo
10-04-07, 02:26 PM
hes got a FMIC and phase II chips(ithink)


his wanting 350 for the evo 5 chips fmic pipework and the fmic so i guess he wants the 900 for a standard engine
Stuart
10-04-07, 03:23 PM
nearly every LET you buy will need a rebuild imho. they are 10 years old at the very very very least and have nearly all lead a hard life.

A full engine rebuild would be on the cards with any LET purchased...Having a fized pwoer/spec goal and stick to it so that you wind up with a reliable engine. 300bhp seems a realtively easy/relaible power figure to hit etc.