Shop to replace my engine - Colorado?
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Shop to replace my engine - Colorado?
I'm getting some feedback that my regular shop's Estimate of $2100 for the *Labor only* on replacing my engine is too much. Does anyone have a recommendation of a shop someplace in Colorado that may have better pricing?
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I look at it this way...you get what you pay for. Just because some joker in Mississippi can get it done for 1200 don't mean you can get it done for that is Colorado. I don't always believe what people on this forum say they pay for engines. I think sometimes the truth is a little exaggerated, king of like hunting and fishing stories. My take on it, if you know the guy and can trust him, pay him what he wants if it’s reasonable and you can afford it. Getting things real cheap usually means “fast and dirty”.
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I agree with your statement...and I do seek out some form of "integrity" in the folks I allow to work on my cars.....however, I have sorta felt like the pricing from this shop has gone from "great deal" when I started using them 4 years ago (I could get a whole list of stuff completed for about $500) to "not so greeat a deal" (last job was replacing the Intake manifold and water pump...about $600 for labor only)..... But...I have nothing to compare any of that to, other than the emptiness of my wallet.....lol
I just want to make sure I am not needlessly wasting cash in my current paniced state.....
I just want to make sure I am not needlessly wasting cash in my current paniced state.....
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when i worked at a garage just out of high school we did engine swaps (carbed) for 300 bucks. i still do them for that here now but try to limit what i do for others cuzz im not in that bizz. a good shop should have that job done in a day if they have ALL the rite parts. it can be done awhile back i pulled 2 and intalled one in a day so it isnt that hard
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$2100.00 labor is a bit much in n. central North Carolina, but could be in line in Colorado. Finding a shop that will take on an engine swap is getting hard to come by as well.
Were that figuring rebuilding the engine, pulling and installing in that price?
John
Were that figuring rebuilding the engine, pulling and installing in that price?
John
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Originally Posted by jowilker
$2100.00 labor is a bit much in n. central North Carolina, but could be in line in Colorado. Finding a shop that will take on an engine swap is getting hard to come by as well.
Were that figuring rebuilding the engine, pulling and installing in that price?
John
Were that figuring rebuilding the engine, pulling and installing in that price?
John
Last edited by Unimog005; Jun 23, 2007 at 11:24 AM.
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For the price of a long block and shipping. Plus labor to swap everything over, install and tune it. Would be about right for Alaska. And we are considered a 3rd world country that the States just happen to own. Really that price is about right for here.
