Hardly.
I did a double-take on the $11,500 figure in your email and went into the
article to see for myself.
That figure ($11,500) is ludicrous and merely reflects the use of some very
expensive parts, (Prepped race-head $1,654/Roller Rockers $698/Carbs $800)
and unnecessary services such as "dyno time". There's a lot of "jewelry" on
this unit.
One can build their own engine for a fraction of that amount, or have one
professionally built by a reputable shop with A-Series experience for probably
a third of the amount ($11,500.) the article outlines, for not much less hp.
If anyone on planet earth really spends that amount of money ($11,500) on an
engine for a Spridget, they haven't spent their dollars very wisely. And
that's putting it mildly.
Jay Fishbein
Wallingford, CT
61 Innocenti Spider
63 Pink Sprite
73 Morris Mini Van
--- On Tue, 8/25/09, Paul Baker <paulbaker53@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
From: Paul Baker <paulbaker53@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Classic Motorsports Midget Project
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 2:57 PM
Are parts and labour prices that high in the US that it costs $11.5k to
produce a fast road engine? A full race engine can be bought outright in the
UK for about half that number.
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