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02-28-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by alx

the list price of the v12 twinturbo is about 65k.

figure 20 hours in labor at $140/hour + assorted connectors/hoses/etc .. and you get about $70k...

alex
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Sorry I still can't believe this figure, apart from being a beautiful hand made engine what else justifies 65k. As Tom says it makes buying a low mileage
CL65 for around 50k an absolute bargain, until the engine goes bang!!
This has definately put me off tuning my engine!!

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