Does anyone have an idea how much it would cost to rebuild the engine? I was told that I either spun a rod or main bearing. The mech. said that it would probably be cheaper to buy a good used engine. I priced one that had 31K miles on it at $5,500.

 

sounds about right, get a second opinion before you drop 6+ on a used motor too....i wanna say like 3,000+ for rebuild.....2 pennies

 

After building a motor for a guy, new block, head etc. I would find a good used low mileage motor and swap... It would save a ton of time. You get more for your money building a fresh motor but you could always part out your old motor if you swap and save some money.

 

i think I had just over 4 grand in my rebuild but that includes balanced bottom end,line bore for cam bushings,custom cam,rocker studs,total seal rings,decompressed factory pistons and recoating them and new hd springs. Rob

 

It really depends on what actually happened, if you spun a rod bearing then you wount need a new block, only a crankshaft and a rod, but if you spun a main bearing then you will probaly need a block

 

IF you spun a rod, send your crank to Lunati. Have it stroked,indexed,and hard chromed. If its a main. Have new caps fitted, line bored and finish honed to MINIMUM spec's...

 

You get what you pay for....So be careful!

 

Mine was ~4500 after scoring a cylinder wall.