MKTurbo Black Friday 2025 Sales Thread
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I know NA 1.8s are cheap, about $300 from a junk yard? But then everyone says junk the head for a '99+. That's another $350-$450 for a CORE, then there's at least $200 in machine work to clean, R&R valves, and surface. Plus the time and/or labor costs to pull the 1.6 and put in the 1.8 you've just spent time and/or labor cost to build.
Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss and keep the 1.6.
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Huge thread drift I know, but the reason is it's MUCH cheaper to keep the 1.6.
I know NA 1.8s are cheap, about $300 from a junk yard? But then everyone says junk the head for a '99+. That's another $350-$450 for a CORE, then there's at least $200 in machine work to clean, R&R valves, and surface. Plus the time and/or labor costs to pull the 1.6 and put in the 1.8 you've just spent time and/or labor cost to build.
Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss and keep the 1.6.
I know NA 1.8s are cheap, about $300 from a junk yard? But then everyone says junk the head for a '99+. That's another $350-$450 for a CORE, then there's at least $200 in machine work to clean, R&R valves, and surface. Plus the time and/or labor costs to pull the 1.6 and put in the 1.8 you've just spent time and/or labor cost to build.
Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss and keep the 1.6.
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Huge thread drift I know, but the reason is it's MUCH cheaper to keep the 1.6.
I know NA 1.8s are cheap, about $300 from a junk yard? But then everyone says junk the head for a '99+. That's another $350-$450 for a CORE, then there's at least $200 in machine work to clean, R&R valves, and surface. Plus the time and/or labor costs to pull the 1.6 and put in the 1.8 you've just spent time and/or labor cost to build.
Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss and keep the 1.6.
Last edited by Braineack; Dec 1, 2014 at 09:07 AM.
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Fixed just for you
Huge thread drift I know, but the reason is it's MUCH cheaper to keep the 1.6.
I know NA 1.8s are cheap, about $300 from a junk yard? But then everyone says junk the head for a '01+. That's another $450-$550 for a CORE+all plumbing, then there's at least $200 in machine work to clean, R&R valves, and surface. Plus the time and/or labor costs to pull the 1.6 and put in the 1.8 you've just spent time and/or labor cost to build.
Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss and keep the 1.6.
Only m.net idiots but a 99 head. Mt.net would suggest vvt like a man.
Huge thread drift I know, but the reason is it's MUCH cheaper to keep the 1.6.
I know NA 1.8s are cheap, about $300 from a junk yard? But then everyone says junk the head for a '01+. That's another $450-$550 for a CORE+all plumbing, then there's at least $200 in machine work to clean, R&R valves, and surface. Plus the time and/or labor costs to pull the 1.6 and put in the 1.8 you've just spent time and/or labor cost to build.
Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss and keep the 1.6.
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Or just suffer the 40ft/lb loss [at a minimum], 500-1000RPM of slower spool, and keep the 1.6. Not to even mention spending all that extra cheap-jew savings fixing the: slipping clutches, longer stopping distances, donkey dick chassis, and broken diffs.
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Truthfully it is as many people who want to sign up until Dec 14th. Once we hit 5 people the price stays at $1000, and shipment times will go up a bit for the people lower down on the list.
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Jesus christ that was the most raw, honest install I have ever seen.
Lars, you should have at least let me edit the video. That **** looked like it was edited on a flip phone.
Where is my 1.6, EFR kit?
Lars, you should have at least let me edit the video. That **** looked like it was edited on a flip phone.
Where is my 1.6, EFR kit?
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Email abe@artech.com and you will get the hookup. In all honesty I will never do an EFR setup. That turbo alone costs more then my whole setup and kills the whole budget idea. Go with Artech or TSE if you want to run an EFR turbo.
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