What's It Worth? 5k Engines

[lachiereeves]

Wanted to know the average price of a 5k engine....

 

I want to know (if you've got a 5k or bought one before) what you paid for yours?

I bought two 5k engines for $250. One of them in parts, but the other complete. The complete one hasn't been run in a while and will not run for a while yet.

 

Also I heard that 3, 4 and 5k parts are all inter changeable, is this true? I noticed the 5k has got different pistons to the 3k but thats about it. I'm guessing the pistons are interchangeable then.

 

Cheers

Lachie

Edited May 10, 2010 by lachiereeves

[philbey]

100 bucks each I paid for both of mine, in pieces, in boxes. Complete though.

 

I'd pay up to 500 for a runner depending on condition of engine etc.

 

As for interchangeable parts, most bits fit. Pistons bigger and dished, crank same as 4K, heads are different, but mostly yes.

[love ke70]

accessories are, not too many internals are.

check out the faq, most 5ks have like you said, different pistons, with about a 16cc dish in them, which means the combustion chamber in the head in a 5k is rather small, so if you change pistons you have to change heads.

 

i picked up a bottom end in parts for 20 bucks once, but 250 for a pair is a very good price, quite a sort after motor in these places :jamie:

[Taz_Rx]

Yeah if you go with the assumption that anything inside the motor ISN'T interchangable, but everything that bolt onto the outside of the motor IS, you should be sorted. :jamie:

 

I paid $350 for good condition running motor.

[canna]

yeah i payed 100 with a 32/36 webber.

its a runner too :jamie:

[67Rolla-Ken]

Hard to get in WA. I paid $300 + $300 in freight.

[coln72]

First one was $700 odd dollars way back (over 15 years ago??), second one cost $100 but needed a set of big end bearings.