Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it your
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Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it your
I got a estimate of 10000 for their LSVTEC Package 2: Hydro LS/VTEC High Performance Changeover. 2 liter
If you had 10k would this be a best buy.
If you had 10k would this be a best buy.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
IMO no and yes. Although thier quality of work is very good. Id rather to stick to something local where you can pick out EVERYTHING you exactly need, sort of make your own package to suit your needs. Then you can have the person who built the motor, tune it for percision.
But the hardest part about it, is finding good help. Good luck though
But the hardest part about it, is finding good help. Good luck though
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
that isnt no normal lsvtec motor....its fully built and if you add up all the parts and labor its deff. worth it.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
It's a good deal, especially since they come with SMSP Headers, etc...
If you add-up all the pricing, and the labor...10k isn't bad...AS LONG as there is a pre-determined Horsepower Output, that is guaranteed.
For 10k, no work involved...I better be getting 220+ at the wheels with a fat torque curve. It's all about tuning though...
Suprdave
If you add-up all the pricing, and the labor...10k isn't bad...AS LONG as there is a pre-determined Horsepower Output, that is guaranteed.
For 10k, no work involved...I better be getting 220+ at the wheels with a fat torque curve. It's all about tuning though...
Suprdave
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
ANYBODY ELSE GOT A OPINION
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
ANYBODY ELSE GOT A OPINION
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
but your hatch is butt slow compared to whatever that swap goes into
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
ahahah..
so you say you got a hatch for $3000 and a b18c5? yeah whatever money grows out of my butt too dude!
so you say you got a hatch for $3000 and a b18c5? yeah whatever money grows out of my butt too dude!
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
I guess it depends on how much you value $10,000. If you don't consider it to be too much money and you don't want to do any of the design work yourself then it is probably a good deal for you. No hassle upgrade, just drop it in. If you don't mind doing the design work yourself you could send all the parts out to different places and maybe save a bit of money, but it is more work on your part. It might help if you explain what you are getting for the $10,000 - exact parts list. For example, head work, pistons, rods, cylinder sleeves (obviously), valvetrain and cams ?, tranny clutch and fly ?, etc..... .
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
I'll buy a brand new B18C1 and a Turbo kit and still have change left over for that much money.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
$10k. Wow. Thats $7k more than I paid for my 92 HB WITH a B18C5. Crazy.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
Hmmm... IMO, being that I do have one of the package 2(LS/VTEC) motors, I'd say that it's definitely worth it!
Reason why is that they are extremely honest, they have experience, and that everything they build is bad ***. Plus, their service is really good. It's up to you, do you want to risk your money and save a little bit, or spend the extra and get it done right the first place? If reliability is of concern, I'd go to IB for sure.
Kong
Reason why is that they are extremely honest, they have experience, and that everything they build is bad ***. Plus, their service is really good. It's up to you, do you want to risk your money and save a little bit, or spend the extra and get it done right the first place? If reliability is of concern, I'd go to IB for sure.
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$10k. Wow. Thats $7k more than I paid for my 92 HB WITH a B18C5. Crazy.
Congratulations for buying a car with a stolen engine. Everyone at HT loves you
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
i personally live by import builders and i have seen alot of their work and good lord is it good. if you live in so. cali they have a car dyno also. so they can fine tune your ride. they are good at meeting their shipping times and doing what they promise. its one of the few good shops left in the import scene. id have to say its worth it. good work and good hp.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
his prices are very good ! there's other that will charge you even more .
so for what you get
it may seem like a lot but on the long run some of us have spend that on little things here and there .
so for what you get
it may seem like a lot but on the long run some of us have spend that on little things here and there .
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
you got a car + R engine for $3k? um ya sure.... can i fry an egg on the valve cover? oh btw im not an R owner but this does sound mighty fishy.maybe he can explain how he was able to find a needle in a hay stack like that?
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but your hatch is butt slow compared to whatever that swap goes into
Yes, but for $7k less I have a B18C5 and another car. With that $7k extra I can do what I wish.
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Yes, but for $7k less I have a B18C5 and another car. With that $7k extra I can do what I wish.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
ANYBODY ELSE GOT A OPINION
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
$10k. Wow. Thats $7k more than I paid for my 92 HB WITH a B18C5. Crazy.
Congratulations for buying a car with a stolen engine. Everyone at HT loves you
thumbs down to all the haters out there!!! prove his motor is stolen!!!! all you bastard itr owners who think all hybrids have stolen motors can lick my chode!
Congratulations for buying a car with a stolen engine. Everyone at HT loves you
thumbs down to all the haters out there!!! prove his motor is stolen!!!! all you bastard itr owners who think all hybrids have stolen motors can lick my chode!
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
ANYBODY ELSE GOT A OPINION
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
I don't think $10,000 is worth 215whp... Look at another member on this board - Gordon... He's making 206whp with Jun 3s, CTR Pistons, SMSP Header... Stock intake, stock exhaust.
is this worth 10 000 $$
built by import builders guaranteed to put out 215! horses
I don't think $10,000 is worth 215whp... Look at another member on this board - Gordon... He's making 206whp with Jun 3s, CTR Pistons, SMSP Header... Stock intake, stock exhaust.
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Re: Anybody gone to IB and seen their crated motors. Are those worth the cash or is better to do it
i got my 2000 2dr GSR for $12,000.
only had 15,000 miles on it...LOADED.
theft recovery declared total loss (it was salvaged.)
i mean importbuilders does some bad *** work..
but it will cost you.
if i had 10k...i'd get a loan for a Supra.
only had 15,000 miles on it...LOADED.
theft recovery declared total loss (it was salvaged.)
i mean importbuilders does some bad *** work..
but it will cost you.
if i had 10k...i'd get a loan for a Supra.