MM, Call the FF engine builder of your choice, as they all report they are able to offer new engines. Pricing would be up the you and them.
D. Jansen ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [F500] F1000 tidbits.... In a message dated 7/30/2006 11:34:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<<With your quote below, I wanted to point out that your comments on cost and engine availability are not accurate for FF. With new pistons, cranks heads being produced and used, service life is estimated to be 40-50 hours with the cost of a rebuild between 2-4000 as a consistent range (between the four big engine builders). A lot of effort and thought was put into the engine issue, and the results are evident in the availability, longevity, and costs.>>> Dave, I agree that it's gotten better since I was running FF1600, particularly with the advent of some of the new parts you mention. This will certainly extend the life of the cars already out there, and has helped keep rebuild costs from going through the roof. However, unless I've missed something significant, there still is no ready source for new blocks, right? How much does a new crate engine for a FF cost, and whom do you call to order it? Frankly, one of the strengths of F500 that I think we should be loudly trumpeting is that you can still buy a brand-new, complete crate engine from the manufacturer (if Tony Murphy gets a big enough order) for somewhere in the $3-4K range. I don't think you can do that today with FV, FF, or FC (Zetecs are in FA for now). Thanks, Marshall Mauney ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
