maybe its just me but i think the junk yards are tryin to screw me over. they want to charge me $650 for a motor thats already pulled and they dont have any still in cars so i dont know. what where you guys charged for your ecotecs?
ive wanted to do an ecotec swap for a while but im startin to think it will be easier redoing my engine i have a stock 2000 sunfire with the 2200 and an auto but i deffintly am switching that to a 5spd and i thought abought just getting a turbo and call it good what do you guys think?
What's wrong with $650 for an eco? That's what I got mine for, then again that included 250 s/h, but still they're not offering a bad price imo.
thats 650 at a local yard with 70000 already on it and its just the motor and nothin else no radiator or gas tank fuel lines man there is a long list
I think your just a cheap ass if you think $650 is too much for a motor...especially one like the Ecotec that junkyards know is in demand.
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That’s what I paid for my LGO, and my motors over 10 years old.............
but then again, its a iron block...
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yeah i know im cheap who isnt everybody hates spending there hard earnd money. im use to buying motors for 200 or less than that! and i know junk yards around here are ridiculus anyway the ecoptec isnt in demand here there is just not that many js around here! lets just say this is honda territorry.
well you got 3 choices
1) buy the ecotec, build it up, swap it in, blah blah etc
or
2)dont buy the ecotec. build up a weaksauce motor, and get half the performance and power out of the 2200 as you would the ecotec
or
3)buy a car that already has an ecotec
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yeah i thought abought buying a car that already had a eco in it but ive already have alot invested in to this car with new doors and dynamat and all that fun stuff if the doors are tranferable between 00 and 05 that might work but the problem is im still payin on this one
Also paid $650 for my motor...
12.770 @ 111.99 Intercooled Eaton M62
i was quoted $550 for my engine but ended up paying $500 cash when I picked it up (I also bought the transmission from the same place for $400 all in cash)
junkyards like cash
anywhere from $400-$800 is a good price for an eco from a junkyard
as long as it runs, who cares what it costs? the brand new ones go for $2500 or more
its money that is worth spending.. you will NOT regret it. believe me... I swapped from the OHV and have never ever looked back
Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:I think your just a cheap ass if you think $650 is too much for a motor...especially one like the Ecotec that junkyards know is in demand.
Right, thats why I can get ecotecs with 4 speed autos, ecu, wiring harness, ps pump, ac, and alt for 400 bucks all day long.
demand my ass
DaFlyinSkwirl (PJ) - BPU++ wrote:i was quoted $550 for my engine but ended up paying $500 cash when I picked it up (I also bought the transmission from the same place for $400 all in cash)
junkyards like cash
anywhere from $400-$800 is a good price for an eco from a junkyard
as long as it runs, who cares what it costs? the brand new ones go for $2500 or more
its money that is worth spending.. you will NOT regret it. believe me... I swapped from the OHV and have never ever looked back
Selling/ Sold a brand new one, zero miles, for $800
Edit: And didnt i just see those pics in someones engine build? Same exact ones...
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Phlatcav wrote:Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:I think your just a cheap ass if you think $650 is too much for a motor...especially one like the Ecotec that junkyards know is in demand.
Right, thats why I can get ecotecs with 4 speed autos, ecu, wiring harness, ps pump, ac, and alt for 400 bucks all day long.
demand my ass
I can get them for $400 too. I've called areas that wanted $625 MINIMUM though. All depends where you are.
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Vincent Morris wrote:
Edit: And didnt i just see those pics in someones engine build? Same exact ones...
Yeah that was mine you saw. The shop that did it for me is wanting to see if there's any other interest out there, so they posted it on ebay. But yeah, to timothy...if you want to go for a built engine like that it wouldn't be a bad deal. If not, the one you found is still a pretty good deal.
Try public insurance auctions, I picked up a "complete" write-off for $550 CDN. I might actually make a profit after all extra parts are sold off.
