08-19-2010, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NJ
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3.2 rebuild
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01 boxster black/tan- FVD exhaust and ECU tweak, K & N air filter,
de snorked, underpulley, carbon fiber rear wing, H & R lowering springs, lemans rims by victor equipment
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08-19-2010, 07:43 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Texarkana, Texas
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I don't know this seller, but $6,500 for the rebuilt motor plus install seems really pretty darn reasonable to me.... But that all depends on the reputation of this company as it's near impossible to tell if the engine was really rebuilt or not and the quality of work that was done.
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2000 Boxster S - Gemballa body kit, GT3 front bumper, JRZ coilovers, lower stress bars
2003 911 Carrera 4S - TechArt body kit, TechArt coilovers, HRE wheels
1986 911 Carrera Targa - 3.2L, Euro pistons, 964 cams, steel slant nose widebody
1975 911S Targa - undergoing a full restoration and engine rebuild
Also In The Garage - '66 912, '69 912, '72 914 Chalon wide body, '73 914
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08-19-2010, 07:49 AM
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Location: Sacramento
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http://ufomotorsport.com/996boxster_engines__warrantys_cores
Try to work a deal with them outside of eBay and Paypal fees.
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-99' Zenith Blue 5-spd...didn't agree with a center divider on the freeway
-01' S Orient Red Metallic 6-spd...money pit...sold to buy a house 
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08-19-2010, 02:28 PM
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Engine Surgeon
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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Ask for a full list of whats "rebuilt" and how it is rebuilt. Then ask for a list of new parts. Then a list of "used parts".
Then consider how much value it offers. This is what people don't consider generally. Prices are nothing more than equation of parts and labor, there is no free lunch and a "discounted" lunch really isn't cheap in most cases.
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Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com
IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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08-21-2010, 11:07 AM
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Location: BC
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Prices are nothing more than equation of parts and labor.
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You forgot profit
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2001 Boxster, 5 spd, Seal Grey
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08-22-2010, 06:56 PM
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Engine Surgeon
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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Profit isn't allowed.. How dare any vendor make even one dollar from providing services for a Porsche.
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Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com
IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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08-24-2010, 10:14 AM
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Location: BC
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Profit isn't allowed.. How dare any vendor make even one dollar from providing services for a Porsche.
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Jake, I am one of your supporters. IMHO, you're occasionally a little overly defensive - perhaps one too many trolls.
My point was that the aspect of profit, which any business is obviously entitled to, is wholly dependent on what that business wants to charge. Some would put a nominal amount on it (perhaps because they're doing lots of work), while others may want to charge what they think the market will bear.
Not a comment disparaging your business practices. 
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2001 Boxster, 5 spd, Seal Grey
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08-24-2010, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Profit isn't allowed.. How dare any vendor make even one dollar from providing services for a Porsche.
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I got the joke
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08-25-2010, 04:36 AM
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Engine Surgeon
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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I've been involved with at least 6 different markets within the automotive industry and a couple in the Aviation industry.. I've never worked with a group that was so "Vendor hateful" as the modern Porsche following..EVERYTHING the vendor does or offers is only to support some lavish lifestyle that the following falsely believes exists.
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Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com
IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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