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thstone · 03-23-2015, 07:18 PM

Swap in a replacement donor engine. I got mine from a salvage yard for $1800 with 90K miles.

Buy the 2.7 with the link from above (+$200 shipping). Then pay $2K to have it installed ($1200 to r/r the engine + $800 for a major service and miscellaneous) and you're back on the road for $4200.

Half the price of a rebuild.

Retroman1969 · 03-24-2015, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by thstone

Swap in a replacement donor engine. I got mine from a salvage yard for $1800 with 90K miles.

Buy the 2.7 with the link from above (+$200 shipping). Then pay $2K to have it installed ($1200 to r/r the engine + $800 for a major service and miscellaneous) and you're back on the road for $4200.

Half the price of a rebuild.

That's about the quote I got from my Porsche shop to replace an engine with a lower-mileage used one should I ever need to, so I know it can be done.