hey,
after checking with the one distributor Timesert has in canada, i found that the GM kit will cost me.. you guessed it, $850 about, before tax (15% here) - and that's shop price, it retails at about $950.
now considering i spent about double that to buy the car, i don't feel like putting so much more into it just to replace the threads in the block, that seems ridiculous.. so now it's time to consider my alternatives.
the salesman we spoke with is looking into pricing the individual parts for the kit. now, are the parts that come with the kit anything special? or are they all standard parts. could i buy the bits and such from somewhere else, such as a machine shop? i wouldnt think that drilling and tapping a hole then inserting a timesert would require special equipment. of course, i have no experience with the kit, so correct me if i'm wrong. i'm just looking for an affordable alternative to not timesert, but the GM kit. i'd rather avoid paying for all the markups and GM branding as well, i'm assuming.
thanks for any help, i'm gonna go get some shuteye now.
after checking with the one distributor Timesert has in canada, i found that the GM kit will cost me.. you guessed it, $850 about, before tax (15% here) - and that's shop price, it retails at about $950.
now considering i spent about double that to buy the car, i don't feel like putting so much more into it just to replace the threads in the block, that seems ridiculous.. so now it's time to consider my alternatives.
the salesman we spoke with is looking into pricing the individual parts for the kit. now, are the parts that come with the kit anything special? or are they all standard parts. could i buy the bits and such from somewhere else, such as a machine shop? i wouldnt think that drilling and tapping a hole then inserting a timesert would require special equipment. of course, i have no experience with the kit, so correct me if i'm wrong. i'm just looking for an affordable alternative to not timesert, but the GM kit. i'd rather avoid paying for all the markups and GM branding as well, i'm assuming.
thanks for any help, i'm gonna go get some shuteye now.