How much for a rebuildable 3.2 engine?

[HardDrive]

Lets suppose I got a foolish notion to rebuild a 3.2 engine.

a) How much could I expect to pay for a rebuildable engine?

b) When your buying an engine 'core', what exactly would be included?

c) How much $$$ should I expect to budget for specialized tools I might need?

Thanks all.

[Christien]

Not exactly an answer, but if it helps, I just paid $3000 for a crates 82 3.0. Came with complete exhaust, fan/alt, plug wires, wiring harness, but no intake. 154k miles, good compression and leakdown (all under 10%). I think both the seller and I were happy with the deal.

[Rich76_911s]

I'd say 3K to 3500 is probably fair. It is likely worth more than that in parts. Only problem is you are looking at probably 7K to rebuild it, for a grand total of 10K. At that price I'd be tempted to find a 3.6 I didn't have to rebuild.

As the owner of a rebuildable 3.2L, in hindsight that is probably what I would have done. You do have the advantage of having a fresh motor post rebuild though.

What would the 3.2L be going into?

If I were buying one I would want:
1) the DME with wiring harness to engine, altitude sensor, relay, and the tachometer.

For a list of tools I would check out Waynes engine rebuild book, it is worth its price in gold. Infact if you don't have a copy already I would read it and see if an engine rebuild is a project I wanted to tackle before purchasing an engine.