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Originally Posted by ficke
And try to understand that the time it takes to do work on a push rod four cylinder engine is going to be a lot less than the time to do the same work on a over head cam, dry sump, six cylinder engine. Even if you are paid the same, it takes less time= less money.
Think valve adjustment on the 912E where there are only two valve covers to remove and no nuts holding them down as oppose to 4 v.c. on the 911 with a pile of nuts to take off.
How about an oil change, 4 quarts on the 912 vs. 12 or more on the 911.
and on and on, the 911 engine is just way more complicated than a 912E/VW engine.
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Until you need a hard to find part or bust your 912E engine and find there are no replacements available at a reasonable price. That Raby engine that Ferrariguy mentioned, perhaps he would like to share with us how much it costs.
How much are 356/912 rebuilds these days ?
Please be realistic about costs.