JamesF
Member
Hi,
I belong to a car club along with a bunch of other retired old coots. We like to acquire older cars and rebuild back to new or customize them. Almost always put new engines in them. The current engine favorite is the Chevy 350 LS series. I currently have a 49 Plymouth, a 69 Torino fastback, and a 64 Ford F100 P/U truck.
I also want to build a T100D Mariah ultralight with a 1/2 VW engine. Hummel offers a nice 42 HP engine, hand start. The reason I mention this in conjunction with cars is this is that you can buy a brand new LS 350 crate engine from Summit Racing for $4400.00. The Hummel costs $4500. A new case, starter, and alternator add $1300. BTW, the 350 is not stripped. It is complete except for an intake manifold and a carb. Those aren’t included in case you want to use fuel injection.
I’m aware of the economies of scale but geez! I really can’t reconcile that in what passes for my brain, I’d really like to know what you guys think of that price difference. How many 1/2 VW engines do you suppose you would have to build to get the price down to around $3000?
James Fuller
I belong to a car club along with a bunch of other retired old coots. We like to acquire older cars and rebuild back to new or customize them. Almost always put new engines in them. The current engine favorite is the Chevy 350 LS series. I currently have a 49 Plymouth, a 69 Torino fastback, and a 64 Ford F100 P/U truck.
I also want to build a T100D Mariah ultralight with a 1/2 VW engine. Hummel offers a nice 42 HP engine, hand start. The reason I mention this in conjunction with cars is this is that you can buy a brand new LS 350 crate engine from Summit Racing for $4400.00. The Hummel costs $4500. A new case, starter, and alternator add $1300. BTW, the 350 is not stripped. It is complete except for an intake manifold and a carb. Those aren’t included in case you want to use fuel injection.
I’m aware of the economies of scale but geez! I really can’t reconcile that in what passes for my brain, I’d really like to know what you guys think of that price difference. How many 1/2 VW engines do you suppose you would have to build to get the price down to around $3000?
James Fuller