Blacktop 20v Price And Availability

[LukeAE71]

Hi there,

 

Well my 4AC has died a slow death so I am upgrading to 20 Valve Power.

 

Just wondering what prices people pay for 20V blacktop and where would have some to look. I have done some searching on net but not so much luck so far.

 

I figured people on here will know. I have searched on here also. I would prefer to buy from a importer as you get some sort of warranty not that it will be worth much anyway imo.

 

Please recommend your good import places and most importantly what you have paid or willing to pay I suppose.

 

If you prefer PM me the information.

 

Thanks

 

Luke

[greenmac80]

i got my silvertop package for 1100 that was complete motor + crappy FWD trans

also computer and loom. only 70 000 on the motor.

[LukeAE71]

i got my silvertop package for 1100 that was complete motor + crappy FWD trans

also computer and loom. only 70 000 on the motor.

 

Where from??

[greenmac80]

you in adelaide??

 

anyways umm paradise motors.

blacktop would be a bit more. but the price is coming down on these motors!

and i got mine about 9 months ago.

blacktop?? you going na??

[toyota_ae71]

i havnt actually bought one, but I'm always looking... silver tops go from $900 for just engine to $1700 for half cuts, black tops hardly come up but go from about $1200 to $2200

[LittleRedSpirit]

BMI. Brisbane Motor Imports. Cheapest 20vs in Australia. They ask 850 a silvertop, 12-13 hundred for a Blacktop. Usually they come with flywheel, clutch, alternator, fwd extractors, fwd starter, and a chopped loom with the plugs still on the motor. If its going into a conversion they give a turn key warranty, if its going into a straight motor swap then they give you 3 or 6 months.

 

Ive bought a blacktop and a silvertop from them, as well as a jdm sprinter halfcut. All of which were sweet. They ship Australia wide for around 100-150 dollars.

 

There is a member of rollaclub that works there too.

[toycsi]

r.e brisbane motor imports,

looks like the prices have gone up since,

$1,750 for silver top and $ 2,200 for black top.

but any way still cheaper than www.japparts.com.au ( rollin automotive imports ) which have silver top for $2,100 and black top for $2,500 !!

cheers

glen

Edited January 2, 2009 by toycsi

[LukeAE71]

you in adelaide??

 

anyways umm paradise motors.

blacktop would be a bit more. but the price is coming down on these motors!

and i got mine about 9 months ago.

blacktop?? you going na??

 

Yeah in Adelaide. I know Paradise Auto, my bro used to work there.

 

I am going NA, thought blacktop would be better as higher compression ratio and a little more power. Might be worth the few hundred more.

 

Thanks for all your recommendations keep them coming.

 

Luke

[LukeAE71]

r.e brisbane motor imports,

looks like the prices have gone up since,

$1,750 for silver top and $ 2,200 for black top.

but any way still cheaper than www.japparts.com.au ( rollin automotive imports ) which have silver top for $2,100 and black top for $2,500 !!

cheers

glen

 

That is there half cuts buddy.

 

Check the price for engines.

[MYSTIK[RL]]

Yeah in Adelaide. I know Paradise Auto, my bro used to work there.

 

I am going NA, thought blacktop would be better as higher compression ratio and a little more power. Might be worth the few hundred more.

 

Thanks for all your recommendations keep them coming.

 

Luke

 

and weaker rods, i know of a couple that have tossed a rod out the side of the block,

 

you could also try Z imports or Adelaide Jap

Edited January 2, 2009 by MYSTIK

[LittleRedSpirit]

r.e brisbane motor imports,

looks like the prices have gone up since,

$1,750 for silver top and $ 2,200 for black top.

but any way still cheaper than www.japparts.com.au ( rollin automotive imports ) which have silver top for $2,100 and black top for $2,500 !!

cheers

glen

 

 

Your talking halfcuts mate. I'm talking motor. A fwd halfcut for a RWD convo is the king of money wasters.

 

Get in Quick, they had 6 motors there last time I went, and all of them were cheap, pre yen/dollar shitfall.

 

Get a blacktop. They are superior. Ive owned both. Ive heard a thousand people who don't own them say the rods are shit. They are fine for an NA build of any spec. People who don't or can't own something nice tend to be bitter and will tell you that you failed because of this and that. In actual fact they are just negative because they are bitter and jealous.

 

Blacktop and silvertop rods are under 20grams per rod different in mass (actual figure escapes me), despite looking incredibly different. Doesnt that tell you something.

 

Honestly if your gonna go 20v, its worth going black for the lighter flywheel, bigger throttles, better cams, lighter rods and higher compression. It will only make about 5kw more than a silvertop, but the trip from KW 1 to KW 95 will be swifter.

Edited January 2, 2009 by LittleRedSpirit

[LukeAE71]

Your talking halfcuts mate. I'm talking motor. A fwd halfcut for a RWD convo is the king of money wasters.

 

Get in Quick, they had 6 motors there last time I went, and all of them were cheap, pre yen/dollar shitfall.

 

Get a blacktop. They are superior. Ive owned both. Ive heard a thousand people who don't own them say the rods are shit. They are fine for an NA build of any spec. People who don't or can't own something nice tend to be bitter and will tell you that you failed because of this and that. In actual fact they are just negative because they are bitter and jealous.

 

Blacktop and silvertop rods are under 20grams per rod different in mass (actual figure escapes me), despite looking incredibly different. Doesnt that tell you something.

 

Honestly if your gonna go 20v, its worth going black for the lighter flywheel, bigger throttles, better cams, lighter rods and higher compression. It will only make about 5kw more than a silvertop, but the trip from KW 1 to KW 95 will be swifter.

 

Thanks mate, top info. :yes: