Costs??

[-dc-]

hey guys, im just starting to plan a gtx conversion with my 95 BA hatch, i was just wanting to know how much u ended up paying for your gtx engine and for the whole conversion just to give me a rough idea of how much i should be budgeting for.

cheers!

[BigMal]

Thats a how long is a piece of string question.
What do you plan on doing for computer, intercooler, exhaust, intercooler piping etc.
Money can range from $3000 to $10000 depends on what bits you buy.

[Nate]

allow $5k to do the basic conversion (this is if you buy a half cut with no box)

[bourbon]

well dude...i can get you a price on a half cut shortly i think...i think were goin over to japan for work in a few weeks...not too sure when the next time would be...but only prob is were in brisbane...

[QuicKSilveR]

I would be buying a GTX Engine (not half cut) for $1200 and a Microtech ECU for $1000 and doing it that way.

[BigMal]

I agree with the microtech and motor only but try ichiban they sell motors for $1k

[mike_d87]

so other than intercooler/exhaust etc the motor and ecu is all that is needed?

[Cosmo Dude]

so other than intercooler/exhaust etc the motor and ecu is all that is needed?
Sorry to be a bitch but try the search function. You are not the first person to ask these questions. Why should the same people post the same answers just 'cos you are lazy????????????????

[mike_d87]

sorry cosmo i have some sort of complex of posting in really old threads. but to keep the peace i posted in the sticky in forced induction :D

[-dc-]

do ichiban really sell just engines for 1k?? are they good condition coz thats sounds crazily cheap to me!

i was just looking for a basic gtx conversion with a frontmount and maybe a microtech computer, i was just looking for how much people paid for their engines so i basically know how much i am looking at spending

[Shaggy]

Dont forget the plumbing for the turbo, the std plumbing will fit in ur BA, also the std I.C will fit but its not front mounted and is very small :) oh and the AFM :) engine loom....

Do you have a G series gearbox or F series?

Ben

P.S my clip was £900, thats $2,192

[Az0r]

hey there DC

i'd be interested in doing the conversion as well. i also live in sydney, maybe we can get it done together ?
i'm not so sure on this stuff, but i'd be happy to go ahead if its not too expensive for me.

[Ian]

Well i did the conversion in a bg and here were my expenses:

Front Cut: 2k
labour: Bits, softdrink, etc. I had a couple of good mates help me.
HD Clutch + Flywheel machine: 400
Exhaust: 700 - I got a really good deal on a 3" straight through system. Expect to pay bout 1k.
Consumables: 400
New Rubber (You might not think it, but will your old rubber really stand for the extra power?): 600
New Front Shocks: 300

The rubber and shocks you can do without, so if I had not needed them, my conversion woulda cost me about 3k. But Thats done on a budget with the standard ECU and free labour. If you plan to pay someone to do it, expect to pay about 1 - 1.5k. Any more I think would be a rip off.

I also feel like I have forgotten something important...

[Nate]

mod plate? :p

[Ian]

ahhh yes. Thatd be the one.