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phishmale · 03-25-2004, 12:50 PM

which do you guys think is the best way for me to go. buy a NA and do an engine swap, have a high milage 3stge be rebuilt, or buy a low miles turbo model (which are hard to find and not very cheap). I dont own an mr2 now and never have and so i dont know much about the engine or what to do if stuff goes wrong. please help

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 03-25-2004, 03:46 PM

what is ur budget should be the number one factor in making the right decision for urself....is this car gonna be ur daily driver??...

phishmale · 03-25-2004, 03:53 PM

It will be my daily driver in the spring, summer and fall. i have a budget of about 7 or 8k.

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 03-25-2004, 04:10 PM

find urself a decent mileage turbo...doing the na to turbo swap is time consuming and costly.....if u have a mechanic that u can trust...have them look over any potential car(s) that ur interested in...have u registered on the main board??.... www.mr2oc.com

u can check in the regional forums for any local cars for sale within ur area....or u can check out www.xcars.com for used cars....u can also check with the local mr2 group closest to urself n ask one of the members to help u look over a car for u...u'll find the mr2 community to be somewhat close knit and helpful to one another.....good luck with ur search.....