The inside of an engine ....$20k top end valve job

[sugarwood]

Cool to see behind the curtains.

[TheSt|G]

Man that bus interior is gross.

[786]

Lol, must have been that $30k paint job guy doing the work.

And personally, I find these Safari builds so lame. Will be nice when this fad is over.

[Reiver]

Originally Posted by 786

Lol, must have been that $30k paint job guy doing the work.

And personally, I find these Safari builds so lame. Will be nice when this fad is over.

Agree on Safari builds....20k for a top end....I'll take two please....what a deal.

[Driven97]

I like Matt Farah but goes to show you can charge whatever you want for work on these cars and some sucker will pay it.

[brshap]

I'm at ~86k right now and the motor runs great but I REALLY hope when my time comes for a top end it doesn't run 20k.

[porsche930dude]

Maybe Im silly but I think i would have just changed the valve seals for $4. and a few hours worth of cussing.

[Coastr]

I thought the quote was $18k?

I agree it seems steep - I have heard anything from $5k up for a ‘top end’. What should it cost?

[786]

Originally Posted by Driven97

I like Matt Farah but goes to show you can charge whatever you want for work on these cars and some sucker will pay it.

You mean some sucker’s dad...

[jlex]

Wondering what John Walker would charge for a valve job....

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Driven97

I like Matt Farah but goes to show you can charge whatever you want for work on these cars and some sucker will pay it.

Take off the cost of new cams and associated hardware as well as the cost for new P&C's (which I hope to God is in that $18-20k shoot from the hip estimate) and it brings it down to earth a wee little bit.

[joe payne]

$18,000 to $20,000 is a total rip off. It was sad to see Marco quote that price.

[lvporschepilot]

Sorry but that is just insane. This is maybe a 30 hour job + machine work and parts. I and any shop discounts labor a good bit when a job is over 15-20 hours.

[Reiver]

So if he had done the bottom end too a 50k rebuild....unless there were issues?

[MrBonus]

I didn't think it could get worse than that quote until I read the comments section.

[da Vinci Dan]

That’s an expensive area. Farrah is doing some high dollar upgrading too. This all adds up.

[G450X]

Originally Posted by 786

Lol, must have been that $30k paint job guy doing the work.

And personally, I find these Safari builds so lame. Will be nice when this fad is over.

Ha, that’s what I was thinking - and the paint “started” at $30k and the pan replacement was $8k, “not a penny less” if I recall correctly!

There are some great mechanics that will perform a top end for much less. I plan on making a visit to John Walker when I have my old SC 3.0 rebuilt. I’m sure you could have the engine removed and sent to a proper mechanic and have the work done for much less than $20k.

911 safari builds? I never understood that trend.

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by Driven97

I like Matt Farah but goes to show you can charge whatever you want for work on these cars and some sucker will pay it.

It's not about sucker.
It's about rock and a hard place, and being exploited.

Bald guy just got quoted $20k and his engine is in pieces.
What would you advice the bald owner should do?

But how is this remedied?

Everyone says you can't get a quote until everything is apart. And only then they know what it needs.
Captive buyer over a barrel. At that point, he can say $20k for a top end. He knows your only recourse is to tell him to reassemble, pay him $5k in labor, and drive away and start over.
Just like when your car breaks down out of state and is towed to a local station. They've got you. Either pay $1000 for the $200 repair, or pay $500 for a tow, and still need the repair.

[Ken.e]

Rip off. Get some Wayne's books, beers, get in the garage and curse like a real man.

[sugarwood]

What should a top end cost, if not $20k ?