R500 engine costs

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Blown my engine

Does anyone have experience of what a full rebuild should cost for a K-series? I currently have a quote from Minister, but nothing to compare it against (not that I have any reason to doubt it is a good quote...!?)

Plus the inevitable question: does anyone have experience of what dropping a new Duratec engine does to the performance characteristics........and the cost?

Plus any other bright ideas wlecomed....

Geez, it's been an expensive day.

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Murph7355 said:

Bad luck out run...I guess it didn't make the 22k Do you know what went?

Cost will depend what's gone on the engine...drop rubystone a PM as I'm pretty sure he had his done not so long ago (5k rings bells for some reason).

Duratec conversion would need a reskin (at least on one side) to do it nicely. And as you own an SLR, I reckon you'll ruin the value of it by dropping anything other than an R500 unit in there...I'm also not convinced it would be cheaper overall.

Might be worth getting Minister to tell you what their quote includes, then get alternative quotes (try DVAPower/oilyhands).

Murph, I was hoping no one would remember my earlier thread - embarassed does not cover it. If you remember, I was going to get it refreshed after Le Mans. Engine blew 10 miles out of Calais on the way back. Close, but no cigar.

Quote I have received is £8,600 + VAT. It is very comprehensive list. Items saved are Flywheel, Dry sump system, rollerbarrels (needs updating), cam cover, ECU, various brackets, covers, pullies etc.

Quote for doing all the necessary on a Duratec 250 engine was 10k for the engine, plus £2.5k for other stuff and another £1.5k for fitting.........plus VAT.

As mentioned by others, combined with the cost, the K series looks like the right choice. Just painful.......

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What damage did you do to the engine?
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Alot, judging by what was saved