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Post by norks27 » Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:32 pm

That's crazy money surely?
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Post by RattyMcClelland » Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:44 pm

I paid £1000 for my bare type s engine. 60kish on it though.
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Post by sol-lude » Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:14 pm

These are going for silly money just now seen someone selling engine and box for £1000 though so this is a little OTT if you ask me.

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Post by Scott560 » Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:39 pm

given the difficulty and expense in rebuilding them, the demand for an engine to swap is only going to push prices up.

If it comes with the top end, then its called al ong block i believe. Short block is just the bottom end as far as i know.

couldn't find a B16a2 for my friends del sol for love nor money (well, reasonable money).

Shame really, its the way it goes - just like all the metro turbo's , engines went into minis. End result, no metro turbos left.

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Post by NafemanNathan » Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:50 pm

a7's have always demanded a lot of money. For years they've been advertised for £800 plus for "Engine swap/conversions" from breakers. That's nothing unusual. Doesn't mean it's justified mind ;)
Scott560 wrote:If it comes with the top end, then its called al ong block i believe. Short block is just the bottom end as far as i know.
I never knew that! I always assumed "Short block" was the same as "Small block" and "Long block" the same as "Big block"! :stupid:

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Post by Merlin » Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:34 pm

Scott560 wrote:If it comes with the top end, then its called al ong block i believe. Short block is just the bottom end as far as i know.
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With those prices no wonder some ATR guys look for H22a's as a replacement.
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Post by wurlycorner » Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:41 pm

It's drokking nuts, considering there's another A7 with 50k less miles and all ancillaries on eBay for £495...

And yep, long block. I didn't bother reading the whole advert tbh, after seeing the price and falling off my chair, I got as far as a speed read that it didn't come with ancillaries and stopped there.

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