1973 mfi engine information

[ratty68]

Hi All i am looking for some advice
i have been offered a MFI engine from 1973 Porsche 911 E which is complete it has been sitting in a garage for around 10 years the motor still turns over .what i would like to know is are parts easy to find to rebuild these engines and how much is an engine like this worth (the owner has asked me to make him an offer but i don't really know what an engine like this would go for and i would like to offer a fair price)
i will post up the engine number tomorrow
thanks

[execmalibu]

Engine and MFI Parts are around but they are expensive...

What does the engine need?

[ratty68]

Hi execmalibu
as i said the engine is complete and does turn over but as it has not run for over 10 years i assume some parts will need to be refurbished or replaced
the engine number is 623 0581 .the owner said that it came out of a 1973 car . i am trying to decide what would be a fair price to offer .

[Harvey Weidman]

I recently sold my 73E engine that was frozen for 8K. And I was a little sorry to sell it so cheap because I had 2.7 RS plans for it.
A 73E engine would not be a good candidate for your 66 if that is what you are thinking about. JMHO
H

[ratty68]

Hi Harvey
thank you for your reply . 8K for a frozen engine so what in your opinion would a engine that turns over be worth .i am not considering this for my 66 its just that where i live you don't get offered many Porsche engines so if i can pick it up for a fair price then i will . it would of course be better if the owner would just put a price on it .would there be much work in rebuilding it as a 2.7 .

[neilk]

What it is worth and what a fair price is to someone who doesn't need it are two very different things. I would try 3-4k and see their reaction. As far as you know, they may be happy with 2k.

[platas]

What neilk says is very true. I just bought and engine from a fellow member, paid 5000 and i was very happy and thank full he sold it to me.
I thought it was a fair price.
Engine need rebuild...ofcourse.

[ratty68]

thank you for your reply's .
at least i have an idea of what its worth.
are they really that hard to find ?

[platas]

Yes, good ones are really hard to find, and buying from and honest seller more.

[RSTarga]

Take into consideration that a good rebuild will cost about 12-15k.