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A new gasoline or diesel "engine" (whatever that means) costs nowhere near $10K. Even at a standard to high shop rate, that cost is on the high side. Also, an
by josefresco 12y ago
A new gasoline or diesel "engine" (whatever that means) costs nowhere near $10K. Even at a standard to high shop rate, that cost is on the high side. Also, an "engine" is really a collection of components, unless we're talking about simply the "engine block".
Source: Family of petrol-heads.
- jonknee 12y agoYou're forgetting labor costs...
- josefresco 12y agoEdit: Not at all forgetting labor costs. With labor, you can have a new motor for mass market vehicle installed for under $10K (US)
- dragontamer 12y agoYahoo answers concurs. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100310205608AAL5ufv https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100310205608A... With an average labor per hour cost of anywhere from 80 to 120 dollars, you're probably looking at anywhere from 1280 to 1920 for just labor. It will probably take two techs two days to perform the work. Plus the cost of the parts needing for mods, if I had to give you an educated guess I would say you're looking at paying anywhere from 1500 to 3000.
- grecy 12y agoI'm looking at putting a new engine into my Jeep Wrangler right now. A crate HEMI runs ~9k new, and you can't get it installed for less than ~$4k in labor. I'll be able to get a used one for ~$5k Obviously some cars a cheaper, but I wouldn't want to be swapping engines in a BMW or Merc (competitors for the Model S)
- josefresco 12y agoA crate HEMI is in no way a "standard" replacement engine for a Jeep Wrangler. While it is a common swap for the Jeep (for hardcore off-roaders), it's equivalent to a high performance motor, for which you should expect to pay a premium.
- grecy 12y agoAbsolutely, agree. Of course, the engine in the Model S is clearly a high performance engine too. It's worth noting a replacement stock 3.6 VVT engine for the Wrangler is exactly the same price.