View Poll Results: What would you pay for a 170,000 mile engine?
<$1500 Its basically just a core, buy it to rebuild it regardless if it runs or not.
12
25.53%
$2000 cool core to start with for a stroker project!
12
25.53%
$3000 youve got a few thousand miles left on it before its completely shot.
13
27.66%
$4000 It runs after all dosent it?
4
8.51%
$5000 mileage-smileage that dosent mean anything!
4
8.51%
These are so rare its worth whatever the seller is asking for regardless!
2
4.26%
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What would you pay for a GT engine?
07-12-2006, 02:47 PM
#46
The subject of doing a leakdown test has come up a number of times in this thread now. While I'd say doing one is probably a good idea, don't forget that a leakdown test isn't going to tell you everything about the condition of that engine. All a leakdown test will tell you about is how well the pressure in the cylinders is being held. It won't tell you anything about how worn bearings or seals might be. It won;t tell you how rotted the head gaskets might be and how close to failing they are. This is a GT engine. Pitting of GT cams has been mentioned and pictured here on different occasions. A leakdown test isn't going to show you anything about the conditions of those cams either. Just because the engine has more miles on it doesn't necessarily mean those things are in worse condition than if the engine had lower miles on it, but engines wear out with milage. The likelyhood of things being more worn out on a higher milage engine are a lot greater than on a lower engine.
Some people are saying that milage doesn't mean much of anything, and that it would depend on the specific engine. That is true. You could also say that exact same thing about the milage on a car too, and the authorities sure don't have a favorable view of anyone tampering with odometers. Look at any used car value and a large part of it will be determined by the milage of the car. An engine wouldn't be any different. There is a reason why people misrepresenting milage on something they're selling state a lower than actual milage instead of higher than actual.
Some people are saying that milage doesn't mean much of anything, and that it would depend on the specific engine. That is true. You could also say that exact same thing about the milage on a car too, and the authorities sure don't have a favorable view of anyone tampering with odometers. Look at any used car value and a large part of it will be determined by the milage of the car. An engine wouldn't be any different. There is a reason why people misrepresenting milage on something they're selling state a lower than actual milage instead of higher than actual.
