Re: 91 Lotus Carlton ECU

[ECMnut@aol.com]

> > worst case scenario (from dealer);
>  > $125+$100 core charge..
>  > Or, if a bone yard has it, $40-$60 ish, no exchange unit needed...
>  
>  Really?  The 1228331 was only used in the states with a $50000 (or
>  similar) engine option.  If a bone yard has one and sells it, then they
>  just lost several $1000 in the value of the accompanying engine.
>  
Hi Ludis,
 My yard guy bases his price on a percentage of dealer cost,
and not the cost of the vehicle that the part came from.. 
A tougher issue would be the scarcity of the donor vehicle in this case.
I don't think he'd get LT5's too often.
Cheers,
MV
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