HuskerNation
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I know a guy who bought used parts, all the way up to a turbo and spent only $1200 on the setup. This was on a Carb setup, self tune @ 8 PSI.
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I know a guy who bought used parts, all the way up to a turbo and spent only $1200 on the setup. This was on a Carb setup, self tune @ 8 PSI.
Used parts don't coun't when you're quoting build ups as far as I'm concerned. There are too many variables (parts selection, location, availability, time of season, etc) to give a fair dollar value on specific parts. Two guys with the same set up could end up hundreds...even thousands of dollars apart by the time is all said and done.
For example. My nephew got a sweet deal on a nearly complete used base S-Trim kit a while back....all said and done, he picked it up for $600. I see this same kit being sold elseware used for $1,500-up. That's a pretty big difference in price and a little tough to quote.
In any case...even when piecing the kit together yourself....it's not the price of the main components themselves that get you. It's the supporting parts, labour, shipping, dyno time, etc that end up jacking your build price through the roof.
Good rule of them. Take what you THINK you might ballpark the cost of the main components to put one of these "home built kits" together and double it by the time you're finished. That's usually where most end up when all said and done.
In the case of the On3 kits. They don't suply any fuel, intake upgrades or tuning with their entry level systems...and they give you bottom of the barrel components with their base kit. The price sounds attractive until you really start looking at it. You'll be an additional $1,000 in by the time you upgrade your main components of the kit to the level of parts their competitors are selling as their base. And you haven't even touch the fuel supply, or tuning aspects yet.
HuskerNation
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With today's technology, the internet, all you need is patience and you can find anything. There are things called swap meets and those things as well. If your in a rush, sure your going to spend more money than that, but if you take your time, look for what you need, your more than likely going to find it someone where in this BIG Country for much less than you would buying it from somewhere new or on forums.
Just like my Cobra R's. I paid $250. Brand new, with brand new tires, KDW-2's. I am not cheap, but I am not going to rush to buy something when I know I can wait a couple months and find the same thing, for more than half the price.
I also stated, you could "Build" your own turbo kit for around $1200-1500. Meaning you would have to be crafty and good with tools and a welder. You can get your own intercooler piping and cut/weld for MUCH cheaper than having someone do it or prefabbed($90). Turbo, you don't need a huge turbo for an 8psi-12psi set up ($400-$700 depending on preference. Intercooler, those go used for $200 all day for a good used one. Carb, it all depends on your preferences, but you can buy one used for around $100 and rebuild for less than $50. Exhaust manifolds, you see those going for a couple hundred every day. You basically have your whole set up right there for $1,200. Of course, if you go FI, your going to spend more with injectors, intake mani, tune, ect. But like I said, you can turbo a 302 for that price. How its done is going to reflect that.
