Help with fair market price

[frosty2]

Hi there looking for some help to put a fair market value on my 73 2.4T motor.
Motor is complete with Zenith carbs that were rebuilt by myself using pelicans rebuild kits a couple thousand klics ago. Engine runs great with no popping issues since carb rebuild but has recently developed a ticking sound that I think may be valve train related but not sure.
Distributor was recurved by North Hollywood a couple thousand klics ago as well as
I lnstalled new lower turbo valve covers as well as replacing all the triangle of death seals and the seal behind the flywheel and the front seal by the pulley. I’m sure there is lots more but anyway comes complete as per pictures.
Thanks in advance for your advise.

Mike

[Matt Monson]

So it’s a 911/59 Euro engine? Why was the dizzy recurved? What are those headers? Is it internally stock or have cams and pistons been changed too?

[901toPDK]

what do you mean Popping? I have a similar sound, but thought it was fine. Is it a problem"?

also - what does klics mean

[JMS935]

Originally Posted by 901toPDK

what do you mean Popping? I have a similar sound, but thought it was fine. Is it a problem"?

also - what does klics mean

It’s a military term for kilometers.

[frosty2]

Hi Matt the dizzy was recurved because I attempted to put a pertronix unit on it but instead bent the plate inside it so I just sent it away for rebuild and stayed with the points and at the time North Hollywood suggested the recurve. I removed the clam shell from the stock headers because they were rusted and I was concerned with the headers being pitted and possible fumes entering the cabin. As far as I know all internal engine parts are still stock

[901toPDK]

our Military used Km references...nah

[frosty2]

Hi 901topdk sorry I should of said km or Kilometers I guess and the popping out of your carbs can indicate a lean mixture which I had before I cleaned and adjusted everything.

[JMS935]

Originally Posted by 901toPDK

our Military used Km references...nah

Ah...yeah.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=klick

[901toPDK]

learned something new today - all in all, a good day

Lean is bad, right? I thought the popping noise was from it being rich...which was safer than Lean...

I only hear it under deceleration and I assumed that was due to excess gas not burned = rich.

Anyone want to help me?

[frosty2]

Thanks guys but what I am really looking for is an idea of what this engine is worth or what I should ask for it.

Thanks
Mike

[littleoldman]

18-24k.
But as many say.
Post the engine # here. On samba. On Early911 etc.

The engine is worth more to the chassis (24k).

Then you can reunite them if they want to be reunited.

[frosty2]

Thanks little old man that’s a fair chunk of change

[SalParadise]

Originally Posted by littleoldman

18-24k.
But as many say.
Post the engine # here. On samba. On Early911 etc.

The engine is worth more to the chassis (24k).

Then you can reunite them if they want to be reunited.

Yeah, no. A '73 T Carb motor? Half that. The only thing you have said is that you did the triangle of death ($30 in parts), Turbo lowers ($200) and rebuilt the carbs and painted some items red.

There are no numbers. No mileage. And no other specifics whatsoever.

On the value chain of 911 engines, this thing is worth more (slightly) than a 2.7 with numbers. A 2.4/2.2 S engine is worth what littleoldman is saying. No way a 2.4 T carbed engine with little or no provenance or any specs is going to pull that money.

Six months ago a similar motor with complete rebuild by a known person and was very clean went for $8500 - which was a steal - but it was much cleaner and had all paperwork.

[frosty2]

Yes Salparidise it sounded a bit to high to me as well but I don’t know that’s why I posted here before Iput a value on it.
I was thinking of asking around 13,500 and seeing were it went

[SalParadise]

Originally Posted by frosty2

Yes Salparidise it sounded a bit to high to me as well but I don’t know that’s why I posted here before Iput a value on it.
I was thinking of asking around 13,500 and seeing were it went

It's better to ask high first then lower if no action.

And remember this as a mantra: everything sells.

If I were you and if you are serious, you need to post some numbers or at least cobble together some sort of history on the engine. Even at $13.5K that's large coin, and most people would dismiss your motor as a mere core with a couple clean things tacked on to tart it up.

If it were an S motor the game would be different. Unfortunately it's still sort of a pedestrian engine - although it has value. Was it ever rebuilt? Do you know anything about it? I would start with the basics.

Everything is hearsay without the proper docs. Getting around that people resort to lies and trickery and this is where it gets dirty. For me I would want numbers. Even then $13.5K is probably a stretch without any papers.

[Andy Somogyi]

A fair market value is what the market decides.

Put it up for auction, that’s how you determine true market value.

Just create an eBay auction, and promote it a bit, that simple.


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