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To anyone who's either starting, in the middle, or has completed their F.I. project, whats the total amount you have spent so far?

y2khawk

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skinnies

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Best reply ever to one of these threads

98turbls1

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If you have to ask then you can't be apart of the club...I had to hock my kid one time.. hahhaahaha..

JMBLOWNWS6

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Lets see the first build was And this build is

Schantin

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I'll throw out a # for ya' So far about $10G's and that was getting the STS kit used for 3500 to include injectors (which have since been upgraded.) This is on a H/C car that still has a STOCK bottom end. Add in another 6-8G's to have a forged bottom end. The real $$ isn't in the FI kit, it's in the upgrades to fuel, tuning, FMIC, low compression heads, etc, etc.

That's why the average response is

Firechikn

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I don't even like to think about the money. I get that sick feeling. Then I forget all about it when I hear that whistle.

Schantin

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Ain't that the truth. I think 2 of my kids will have to pay their own way through college based on the $$ I've spent on the Camaro and my Jeep!

ChevyChad

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I don't even want to add it all up! I lost count after $8k on just the forged engine build up! But theres probably easily 3x more than that in it all if I had to make a rough estimate. Thats all in parts too since I do all my own labor. If I couldn't work on my own car, I couldn't afford it!

Firechicken1995

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around 20k... not done yet

DeltaT

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Too scared to add things up. I'm afraid it will confirm that I'm stupid or insane or even both.

Jim

kp

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More than my first 2 bedroom condo I bought in Chicago 20 years ago

HUNTER02SS

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The initial cost wasn't so bad. It is all the money you spend after that changing part's out and upgrading to try different thing's! The more HP the more maintance.Not a regular oil change anymore,it's oil+spark plug's+tire's! Ha,Ha!

Steve Burger

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I am starting and not sure I know what the bill will be when done. I would say it will be in the area of 2X my initial estimate.

theblur98ss

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Well let's see. I'm still in the gathering stages but here's what I've got so far. I started with a built motor and car that I won't add in.
OFI kit $6000
Turbo $2000
BS3 $2600
Fuel System $2000
I know there's alot of nickle and dime stuff that I still need but it will all add up very fast.

BIG BAD BLACKSS

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I think i was around 15 or 16 last count, at least another 5-10 to go to get it running/safe! Then i start swapping some parts for fancier parts!

longrange4u

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I will give you a good prospective... I have two performance cars... my more expencive 02' boosted TA... and my less expencive:


Yes.. NO BS... I paid less for my Viper then I have put into my TA.

Jared

Reject

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damn i knew this was going to be expensive from the begining and after reading this it confirmed my thoughts! i WANTED to do this whole thing with a 4k budget just for a mild little setup with used parts . i'm going to try to get this all under my budget but it's going to be hard. so far i bought a intercooler for 150 a wastegate for 220 a 2 bar map sensor for 60 and heads for 160. so far i'm about 600 bucks in, i still havnt bought my hotparts but that will be another grand by itself. hopefully i can find a good deal on a 76mm like i'm sure there is on this site, (i'm still kicking myself about hearing that 76 mm selling for 900 bucks brand new!!) i already have a fuel pump upgrade from my nitrous days, so i'm not includin that in the budget. but i will have to include some 42 or even 60 pound injectors (to grow into, instead of having to buy twice) then all the little hoses and clamps.....

hopefully i can make my goal. wish me luck!

1fstTA

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do yourself a favor and dont add it all up it will make you ill. very ill. I quit along time ago and I have well over 15K in mine

02SSLE

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I would say an easy 15000 in mine.