AlanM Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Patience is proving difficult at moment, just a couple of months yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Nice log you kept of the costs Darryl:thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 To save you the hassle of switching the turbo, we could just swap cars.... I'd have to think about it, for a nanosecond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Homer: Great posting. That price breakdown should be compulsory reading for everyone thinking of going single. It looks very realistic to me, factor in labour and it's a der do, isn't it...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Homer: Great posting. That price breakdown should be compulsory reading for everyone thinking of going single. It looks very realistic to me, factor in labour and it's a der do, isn't it...? Thanks Chris, kind of you to say that. The actual cost for me was far, far higher than that. I didn't factor in the cost of hire cars, the travel costs to pick up parts, the garage costs when things went wrong, the delivery charges on many items, the petrol costs for the mapping (to, during and from the location) etc, etc. Not to mention the inconvenience of having it off the road (its my only car). Those would easily be another £2k. I would never consider this again without having another car. Additionally, the service items carried out before the car is ready for even considering a single conversion would easily reach £3k. Brakes, suspension (Most of it had to be replaced), gearbox, axle etc.... £10k would be an absolute minimum budget for a single conversion, to do it 'properly', you could easily double that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I've been saying that for years. the serious Skyline conversions are costing 60 to 80K UK pounds these days. Assuming I had 60K to blow I'd have my backside in an F1, not an out of production Nissan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I've been saying that for years. True. The problem is the only people that agree with you are the ones that have done it IYSWIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 How much would you say that is costing you Graham? (Not getting into the single vs Hyrids thing, but it'd be good info for 'Supeara') Single VS hybrid, well thats an ongoing debate... depends what you want!! Technically have not added it up, as I amk having a lot of additional engine work done by that would not normally be required. Heres the breakdown, as best I can remember: Hybrids - £300 (2nd hand, still in got nick) FMIC - £650 +- HKS cams - £400 including gears HKS Fuel System - £750 (including walbro fuel pump) HKS Clutch and flywheel comes from Sam @ TurboFit LINK ECU - £1500 parts, fitting, mapping exhaust and induction were already on the car. At the end of the day, I wanted to go single, but wanted to do it properly, and could not afford both, so went for the hybrids instead and built the complete base, for if I decide to go single. If I am not happy with hybrids, I have a decent setup to move to single turbo very easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Cheers Graham. As mentioned this isn't a single vs hybrid thread. Assuming £500 for the clutch and fitting that about £4100. £5100 if you bought new hybrids (plus labour) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 definitely not that debate... another time, over a few beers... sounds about right... will see once complete what the car is like... +- 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I just dug up my old costings file: MVP order: ---- HKS Super Sequential Blow Off Valve, Universal HKS Super Sequential Blow-Off Valve Flange - Aluminum HKS Blow-Off Valve Fin Inserts Field's Harness HKS Twin Power Ignition Amplifier HKS Fuel Rail for 1993-98 Supra Twin Turbo Shipping from MVP motorsports £850 ---- Boostlogic Turbo kit £3041 after VAT, duty, and delivery 6* 720cc RC Engineering top feed low imp injectors £415, 2nd hand Greddy E-Manage £295, 2nd hand, used once Spare fuel pump cage £35, 2nd hand Turbo heat blanket free as compo for delays on delivery RPS Street Max clutch £485 + £120 to fit Fuel kit £750 Extra fuel components £112 Wideband O2 sensor, module, and gauge £190, 2nd hand never used Gauges and sensors £120 Exhaust manifold gasket, coolant, and oil filter £78 Pipework/welding £90 Misc. VWP stuff £50 Oil change £48 Total: £6679 That's a similar number Note how much stuff I got 2nd hand as well, driving the price *down* to six and a half grand! -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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