Price of Jake's 2270cc, With all bells & whilses |
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Price of Jake's 2270cc, With all bells & whilses |
Rog914 |
Nov 26 2005, 09:53 PM
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914 Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Reisterstown,Md Member No.: 93 |
Flat labor rate $4,000
New parts $7,500 Crating charge $ 150 Core charge Total estimated cost $11,650 Inclusive Opions: Dyno tuning, (In lieu of warranty) $350 Cryogenic enhancement (partial) $262 Standard blueprinting service $550 Severe duty valve train $450 Extensive Dyno Testing $500 Composite lifters (if available) $600 Mallory Unilite Distributor $329 Optional items, (not included in "Total estimated cost") above: $400 Crygenic treatment upgrade (full engine treatment) $275 Ion Nitrided crankshaft $125 Lightened flywheel $2,800 Upgrade to programmable EFI $810 Performance engine coatings package (thermal barrier, friction reduction & heat dispersants) $2,000 LN Engineering Nickies cylinders (if available) $1,250 914 DTM upgrade $145 Full flow oiling system upgrades $92 6 puck performance cluch disc Total Option price: $7,897 Total price of engine & all options: $19,547 (not including exhaust & shipping) This would have been heck of a 2270cc engine with everything. I wish I could of afforded it. Yes, I'm the last to have backed out of a Raby engine. I'm not here to bash Jake, just tell "the other side of the story" Started in 1-5-05 with a phone call from Jake to talk what I wanted in an engine. Told him I wanted a 2270cc and what would cost to have one with all the bells & whilses. With Nickies, all performance coatings. He gives me a "rough" estimate of $11,000. 1-6-05 I sent my $200 deposit for an engine build. He calls every now & then, and chat for awhile. Calls 2 month ago, tells me looked over the engine and everything looked good except for the heads cracked but should be salvageable and will cost a little more to repair them. Nothing more was said about money until he calls to say my spot is getting ready and E-mailed the proposal. The whole time I'm thinking about $11,000. When I see my all "bells & whisles" engine to be $19,547. Sorry but that's way off even for a "rough" estimate. I just can't afford that at this time. Jake builds super engines and has done alot for the 914 community. I just wish he would be more truthful with his estimates. Even on this board he stated "Anywhere from 7K clear to 14.5K could be end the end result." When $19,547 is the end result as his propsal states above. As far as I'm concerned I should of had the propsal in January when I put my deposit down, not at the last minute when to find out the estimate nearly doubled. Now that's the rest of the story. Ralph |
messix |
Nov 27 2005, 10:25 PM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
my .02 . not every one that has a teener needs, can afford, or will want a [not to offend you jake] a over enginiered over refined engine.
for me when the time comes for the rebuild or six or ever eight conversion, i wont be building a daytona 500 capable v8, for a 24hrs le mans six. or a 2270 t4 that will only make 150hp but will out last me and the sheet metal on my teener. i bought this car for; fun, fuel economy, and some thing that i won't lose value on. a $19K motor defeats most of that. so jake is the guy to go to if you can't have anything but the best. the rest of us will have to do what we can to find the best bang or best value that is in our budget. jake needs to realize he has gone to the far side of what people will spend for an "affordable sports car", and be very frank on that point. that is my puffed up ego centric opinion and i'm stickin to it. p.s. for everone who bitches about how over rated or expensive jake is. step up do some research or post who you have found that can rebuild/ build a reliable quality t4 or start doing it your self if you feel you can do it. jake i ask you to come down from your standard of excelence to offer truely affordable kits. |