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To say I was surprised at the cost estimates I've been getting to rebuild this engine would be a huge understatement. These parts must be gold-plated titanium and carbon fiber for chrissakes! The car's at this one shop that specializes in Porsches, and they did a compression test as a start. The driver's side cylinders are half of what the passenger side is reading, roughly 80 psi versus 170. So they told me head studs at a minimum, and possibly some cylinder barrels depending on how the mating surfaces are. In talking with the tech who worked on the car, he said some high-tech Gucci head studs could run $100 each, and there are 24 of them in total, so $2400 just for head studs! To me that's ridiculous, since I could get a complete head stud kit, with hardware, for under $500 right here at Pelican. 'Course there are other things that might have to be replaced, like piston rings, gaskets, seals, O-rings, timing chain, sprockets, etc. I'm getting an estimate from another shop, told them I absolutely do not need to have genuine Porsche parts, good aftermarket ones will do for me, to try and save a bunch of money in the process. I mean, good grief, isn't this engine basically just a vw engine with two more cylinders? Why in the world are they so expensive to rebuild?
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