new engine cost

neonarayne · 03-10-2004, 02:20 PM

how much should a new engine (V6) cost in comparison to a reconstructed engine? why would anyone want a reconstructed engine? and if they put a reconstructed engine in and tell you that it's NEW how would you feel?

- rayne

84LX89GT · 03-11-2004, 02:27 AM

A brand new Ford never been used crate engine will usually cost 3,000+ dollars since it's an original build.
A remanufactured 3.8L (fully rebuilt to ford specifications) by ford is usually around the 2,000 dollar range.
You can buy aftermarket rebuilt/remanufactured engines anywhere from $800-2,000 depending on who puts it together, it's even more if performance modifications have been made.

It's VERY rare to actually buy a brand new engine since they're so expensive and usually hard to find, if i were to get a remanufactured engine rebuilt by ford i would be confident in the craftsmanship and machining of the engine and it should last 150,000+ miles.
The life of the engine is directly related to the machining quality, machined tolerances and parts quality as well as installation procedure and maintainance.
If i were to ever get an engine replaced by someone i'd ask them where they're getting the engine from, what my options are for different rebuilt units. If they gave me an engine different than the one i asked for i would be fairly mad.

03-10-2004, 02:20 PM	#1
neonarayne Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 1	new engine cost how much should a new engine (V6) cost in comparison to a reconstructed engine? why would anyone want a reconstructed engine? and if they put a reconstructed engine in and tell you that it's NEW how would you feel? - rayne

03-11-2004, 02:27 AM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	A brand new Ford never been used crate engine will usually cost 3,000+ dollars since it's an original build. A remanufactured 3.8L (fully rebuilt to ford specifications) by ford is usually around the 2,000 dollar range. You can buy aftermarket rebuilt/remanufactured engines anywhere from $800-2,000 depending on who puts it together, it's even more if performance modifications have been made. It's VERY rare to actually buy a brand new engine since they're so expensive and usually hard to find, if i were to get a remanufactured engine rebuilt by ford i would be confident in the craftsmanship and machining of the engine and it should last 150,000+ miles. The life of the engine is directly related to the machining quality, machined tolerances and parts quality as well as installation procedure and maintainance. If i were to ever get an engine replaced by someone i'd ask them where they're getting the engine from, what my options are for different rebuilt units. If they gave me an engine different than the one i asked for i would be fairly mad. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

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