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Yea, I don't think it is possible to get cheaper than the small block Chevy engine.
Back in the 1980s I worked with a chick that drove a air cooled VW bug. She drove it to work and mentioned the engine sounded funny. I checked the oil and it did not even register on the dipstick. The engine had high miles anyway. I found a short block VW engine for under $500. I charged her $100 just to swap the engine out. It only took a 1/2 a day to do it by myself. Now from what I hear air cooled engines are way more expensive because all the good parts are gone and only crappy Brazilian parts are cheap. I have not priced a VW engine in over 30 years.
My $1,700 brand new 350 engine is just a bargain. After 57,000 miles it still is just doing great.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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