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Originally posted by catca
What would you estimate the cost to twin plug, not including machining to be?? Splitter, wires and distributor. Did you look at a crank fired option at all??
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Hi Jeff,
It all depends on what you can get a good 964/993 distributor for. I picked mine up on ebay for $210 (sans caps & rotors) and proceeded to install a new drive belt, dust caps, caps, rotors and vent kit. Getting lucky and buying a good used unit should not cost you any more then $400 if you are patient. I think buying a complete rebuilt unit from Bosch with a 1 year warranty will cost in the $650-$700 range and buying new will be well over $1,000. All prices in USD of course!
Here is the short version:
Used Distributor $210
Caps, Rotors, Belt, Vent Kit, Dual Coils, Plugs $240
Andial Signal Splitter $525
You would need to fabricate a new coil bracket as well as decide on what wires you would want to run. Wire sets can be done a variety of ways. Figure anywhere from $250-$550 depending on what you choose.
RSR lower plug hold-down clips and nice wire separators add a little cost (about $100) but will help with the visual and "coolness" of the motor. Not absolutely needed though.
$290 for the machine work to drill the heads and lower valve covers.
Never considered crank-fire for the main reason that it would not pass the visual smog test here in California. The other main reason is that it doesn't look stock, which my motor does except for all of the bright red Magnecor wires running around.
Ralph