Challenger Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) http://kpr.craigslist.org/cto/1884658206.html Guy put it into an s10. Apparently... "No there was almost nothing stock on the motor it was built from bottom up. Crank rods pistons heads valves turbo injectors everything" Who knows how much was true, still had the stock fuel rail so they were still barbed injectors but man to bad I was to late, it already sold! Grr! It really intrigued me that he mentioned crank. I wonder if it was a stroker or if hes just full of BS, which I wouldnt be suprised, it was on craigslist. Edited August 25, 2010 by Challenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I don't know... I'd be worried about anyone trying to sell a Fram for more than $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodoldjam Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Plus, someone who calls it a v6 and then says it can hold 650hp...that worries me. Also he was "unable to pull it out of the truck" for $1000, now $350 for everything. 250 just for the fram itself, I wouldn't pay that much for a filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19762802+2 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Plus, someone who calls it a v6 and then says it can hold 650hp...that worries me. Also he was "unable to pull it out of the truck" for $1000, now $350 for everything. 250 just for the fram itself, I wouldn't pay that much for a filter. Well he did say it was a 2.8 v6, not that it was at the moment. Plus the guy sounded like he didn't really know what he was talking about so most likely he bought the engine "built" from some other guy and is just going off what he said. That seems to be the case in a lot of craigslist people I meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodoldjam Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Well he did say it was a 2.8 v6, not that it was at the moment. Plus the guy sounded like he didn't really know what he was talking about so most likely he bought the engine "built" from some other guy and is just going off what he said. That seems to be the case in a lot of craigslist people I meet. Mama always said craigslist was like a box a chocolates, never know what you're gonna get. I would still have bought it for $350 though, it looks clean enough. You could recover most that money just from the Fram. Edited August 25, 2010 by goodoldjam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Yeah if I had a nickel for everytime someone says 2.8 liter v6. haha He sounded like he knew very little about the engine but as mentioned for $350, you can scrap the car for a couple hundred and youd have a cheap engine. Pull off the head and pan and see what its got. It would have been a garunteed profit, although I probably would have just set it on the engine stand for when I blow my turbo engine. haha Only problem would have been getting it home, probably would have had to buy the truck and yank the engine out. I could scrap the car down in kennewick and haul the engine back home. (kennewicks 2 hours away from me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonix_digital Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 I think what he must have meant was "re" built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 The only thing 're' on that car was the pigs squeal... That is one of those trucks you revel in taking to Super Chevy Day. Like the 67 RS/SS Camaro with the Nissan Titan V8 in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Why did I have to be out of town?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Did you try contacting him earlier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letitsnow Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I bought my complete turbo swap for $325 + a set of wiper arms for a 240z, came with a few aftermarket parts too(HG, fidanza fw, clutch). Apparently I'm the only one in western ny with any love for the L series, he had it for sale for $350 for at least a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodoldjam Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 (edited) I bought my complete turbo swap for $325 + a set of wiper arms for a 240z, came with a few aftermarket parts too(HG, fidanza fw, clutch). Apparently I'm the only one in western ny with any love for the L series, he had it for sale for $350 for at least a month. I payed $400 for a complete good running 280zxt. Not a bad looking car minus the quarter damage. That was almost 5 years ago, don't think I could get a deal like that now. People used to have no love for the 280zx. Now people are trying to get 3k for rattle canned high mileage heaps. That was after I bought a POS turbo engine for $300 from a junkyard and found it was to far worn. Edited August 28, 2010 by goodoldjam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) Always investigate the hot pink block in the car on the junkyard pile... 100,000 yen later (268=$1 at the time, you do the math) got me a N/A 3L with a full ported head and 74degree JDM cam. Ended up selling it for a generous profit after it's capabilites were proven through several years of...uh.. Yeah, I sold it for more to buy more stuff to go turbo. Now I wish I had it, for nothing else than the head and cam.... My first 8000 rpm engine. Not a bad deal from the junkyard and a hot day pulling it! (Normally at the time, an L28 would sell for around 20,000 yen... When the junkyard owner said "Sanzen" I knew what he meant!) Edited August 30, 2010 by Tony D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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