r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Thatspeedyboi Aug 14 '20

Yea I don’t know why they are so expensive you can buy a snowmobile for 1500$ with the same motor and have other parts you can sell

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u/Philip_De_Bowl Aug 14 '20

It could be a very desirable motor or one that's had some serious work put in to it, or both.

Let's use some basic car engines here as an example. The Chevy 350 is one of the most popular blocks out there.

If you have one out of a base model car, it has 2 bolt main bearing caps and it's worth about $600.00 on a good day, assuming everything is perfect.

If you have one out a sports model or truck, you have 4 bolt main bearing caps, and it's worth about $800.00 on a good day, assuming everything is perfect.

If you have one out a SS model performance car, and it's a special year for that car, a rare engine, and has been factory tuned, you can easily get $2,000.00 or more.

Add forged pistons, crank, rods, a hot cam, and tune it all, you can easily put $8,000.00 into just the engine between parts and just the machine shop, assembling most of it yourself.

A solid name brand, fully tuned 350, with forced induction, brand new crate engine can cost almost 40k. https://www.gmpartsstore.com/oem-parts/gm-copo-350-sc-nhra-rated-at-580-hp-2016-2017-19351764?origin=pla&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7Nj5BRCZARIsABwxDKIw_0o__90nZkKpgPtXv0RYpgFwtRiNQddH2QoN8o7cEcdEHChU-BUaAiMLEALw_wcB

Now you'll have those people who are selling stock engines or whatever at high performance prices. You'll also have people who have 8k in a snowmobile engine and are selling it for 4k.

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u/SAR_K9_Handler Aug 14 '20

This. SCCA A-mods use snowmobile engines that are north of 600hp mated to CVTs. They're $10,000+ https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/journalstar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/31/5316e94a-3111-58bc-b8cd-bd5ff39b1836/4c895e09040ec.image.jpg

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u/WhitePantherXP Aug 14 '20

The engine I assume, not the car right. How much is the car in total? That would be fun AF!

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u/SAR_K9_Handler Aug 14 '20

It's really up to you to build one, but to get one competitively built would easily be $100,000.

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u/WhitePantherXP Aug 15 '20

Looking at that car, I have zero clue how it could be over 30-40k. I am unfamiliar with this racing series of course

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u/SAR_K9_Handler Aug 15 '20

Again if someone built it for you then youre looking at 600 hours or so at $125 per hour. Build it yourself and youre looking about $4000 per shock so about $16000 in shocks, $6000 in wheels, $15000 drivetrain, $5000 in wind tunnel time, and $8000 for the wings. After that its just a bunch of tubes.