Does anyone know rough estimated prices for those?
And how hard is it gonna be to register the swap?
I’m looking for one specific car and the most desired trim is well outside my budget, BUT other trims are very cheap and seems like, the engine I’m interested in, is cheap too, so i was wondering if this is even a viable idea
For example, total price of the cheap spec car + v8 engine is about 300k, when the most desired trim goes for over a mil, and tge car itself is basically the same thing, minus the engine and some interior bits
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No idea on pricing, as there are so many factors that go into it. Condition of chassis, condition of engine, will you need the transmission swapped as well (likely), are there any electrical issues, etc.
Regarding registration, if the car was actually sold with the V8 engine as an option, then it shouldn’t be that hard to register. If you’re swapping in a totally different engine that was never offered in that chassis (like putting an RB engine in a Silvia for example), then it has to be registered as a custom vehicle. This increases cost of basically everything. Especially insurance costs, and some companies will refuse to insure it.
It can be done – I had a rebuilt engine swapped into my old landcruiser when it blew up.
No idea how expensive the swap would be – or the engineering change to register it with the shakenjo. Might want to find a mechanic who can do it before you go crazy though.
I drive a Skyline GTR, you can ask 3 different shops and get three different prices depending on how well known they are or whether or not they specialize in your vehicle or not.
Pretty sure its going to cost a lot more than 700k yen.
Anyway nobody is going to be able to give an estimate as you include absolutely no information.
Also, are you really sure the rest of the car is the same? Bigger (I assume) engine probably means more power, heat, space etc. so you’re not just talking the engine but possible mounting points, engine ancillaries, cooling, possible gearbox as mention by somebody else, diffs/axles, suspension, brakes, engine computers and electronics etc.