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Merudo
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Re: Soarer 1988-89 Opinions ?	Mon, 27 June 2005 13:14

After noticing your location, I'm not sure how many soarers are around in perth or if you would find difficulty getting one over there, but $6k should get you a nice one. $6400 got me a fairly average one... but I'm looking upon it as a project for me to do 7MGTE ones, like nearly all 7M motors, will QUITE POSSIBLY (wont say 100%, because you may not have to) require the head gasket to be replaced at some stage. As far as I know from factory the heads of these arent torqued down enough and that causes premature gasket failure, and pitting of the block and alloy head. the 7MGTE MZ20, MZ21 is the 3.0L single turbo. the 1G-GTE GZ20 soarer is the 2.0L twin turbo. I've got a GZ20, the 2.0L twin... while not quite as fast as the 7MGTE one I can breathe easier regarding the head gasket situation... These seem to be fairly hardy engines! the 1G-GTE's CT12 steel wheeled turbos can push a fair bit of boost as well, without worry about turbine failure because they are steel and not ceramic. Can't comment on the 7MGTE one though, sorry. You're right about how solid they feel though.... I dont get any rattles or anything, she still feels nice and solid and tight... not loose or rattly at all As far as rust is concerned, check the B pillars near the windows. Check the drain passages for water alongside the boot lid, and check the drain at the bottom of the front windscreen (youll need to lift the bonnet) Check in the wheel wells as well There are a few soarers in perth, maybe one of em can give you a guided tour, im sure theyd love to show off their car to another prospective soarer owner BTW, i say the 1G lacks power, but the 88-89 model ones should have a Generation 3 1G-GTE in it, that still puts out 210 horsepower at the crank in stock form, so i guess it aint that bad... just a little slow off the line because it has to get so much weight moving. Being a manual would alleviate most of that issue though! I do not believe the 20 series soarer (MZ20, MZ21, GZ20) came out in a non-turbo version. I may be wrong, but I've never seen a factory N/A *20 soarer. Hope I have been of assistance! Cheers James [Report message to a moderator]

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