Legendary Japanese tuning house HKS has started offering fully built, race-specification engines. Prices haven’t been released as of yet, but if their catalog is anything to go by, they won't be cheap.
So far, HKS will build a Subaru FA20 (Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ) as well as two variations of Nissan’s RB26DETT (R32, R33 and R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R) and VR38DETT (R35 Nissan …
I'd buy one just so I could feel justified putting that sick livery on my car.
They are over-the-top insane prices.
Deep pockets required. If I could afford it, why on earth would I do it myself??? Building an engine is fun, but I'm nowhere qualified as HKS.
You guys spelled HK$ wrong.
In reply to slowbird :
Not a bad reason.
In reply to z31maniac :
You were not kidding! $22k in the US for the step 1 FA20 block!
$22k for oil jets and a mild stroker kit!
In reply to AlcantaraFTW :
The numbers I've seen thrown around for the stroked RB26 are on the order of $40k+.
If money were no object I'd absolutely throw down on an HKS engine simply for nostalgia reasons.
Since it isn't I'd probably have to be convinced by data other than the name.
Those will command a premium, two weeks before racewars.
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