Quote Originally Posted by dougie_504 View Post
I think it's true. You can get a good EF8 CRX for anywhere between $7000-11000 depending on condition and mods etc.

Otherwise you'd pay more than half that for an ED9 or EF7, another $3000-3500 to purchase/install a B16A (assuming most idiots buying converted CRXs are dumb enough to not swap the engine themselves) and then even more money for the SiR bonnet, bumper, indicators etc (and they're all a pain to find & expensive to buy)

...30-50% more in the long-run.
So 3500, plus the cost of the front end conversion, so say 1500? Lets say 500 for road worthies and engineering certificates. That's still far less than 7-10k.

Not saying it's better, i just don't think it's cheaper.