i'd go with a 7MGTE engine with ECU/wiring harness ($700-1200 depending where you shop) and find someone here on toymods that would be willing to install it for you for some $$, and also get the head re-torqued down to 68-72 ft-lbs.
You'd have change left over from that $3000 to afford an oil/filter change, toyota red coolant, spark plugs etc. Will be reliable for years!
Just make sure the engine you get isn't a crapper to begin with. (check compression!, check turbo wheel for play etc)
Wed, 22 December 2004 04:35
