X100

My car is 10, 80k on the clock and no obvious problems. Is it worth buying an engine to lay past as a spare?

cosmomiller

I have thought about that as well. All you can get now are F22 blocks and heads. My dealer said he could get me the block for $3700. There will always be a market for it. I have 42K miles on my 09 so who knows what will happen.

X100

Priced a few today. Run anything from 400-2200 GBP here in UK. Think most are from breakers or abandoned kit car jobs

cruc1a7

Think a spare diff would more make sense

davidc1

No. Not unless you want a completely new one. Those prices will keep going up.

XxMerlinxX

Isn't that the point?

davidc1

Correct...which why I said No (don't buy one), unless you want a new one (because the cost of new one's will keep going up).

The cost of used, rebuilt one's aren't going to change much.

jimi

Yes

miloking

Already thought about it too... thinking about just having spare block stashed away, (probably best to have bare block/head)
But at the same time if the F20 dies and there are no spares around it will be probably cheaper to do a "K" swap...

darcyw

how much disposable income do you have? Got an extra few thousands lying around? rock on and do it. Otherwise, put it into an investment and maintain your car.

darcy