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Originally Posted by Faster7
I like most everything I see with them but availability is slowing me down. Not that they're scarce, but I've ran into some CHEEEEAP other options...
Yaris/Echo/Prius motors, CRAZY light weight, ~100hp (in the non prius version) and I see them for $250-$500 all day long, most of them are very low mileage and as many as there are I'm sure I can get a cheap one to get going and then get a cream puff to swap in later. The intake manifold will require a lot of re work so it's not back into the firewall. I don't like the VVT so much but since the prius doesn't have it, I bet I can lock the cams at some point using Prius bits if need be. Of course the whole CARS are cheap when wrecked so I could possibly be talked into using factory computer instead of DIY. Factory TRD supercharger was offered so I'm sure if I got frisky down the road I could lightly turbo it to beat the ~140hp Honda R18 motor (my current favorite) and still siiiiiiiip on the fuel.
Hope to secure a broken one within the next week to start mock up on.  |
$250 would be overkill for a G13B. Most people disregard them and they're throw away cars/engines to most people so they would have even less market value than a Toyota engine. And there's no VVT to work around and you could pick if you wanted a preOBDII or post OBDII
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Good luck getting a complete used car with the market the way it is
. A complete/partial engine would probably be the cheapest option at this point since it would not have the intrinsic value of a vehicle attached to it. I've seen normally $1500-2000 foci going for 1.5times to twice their KBB value in my local craigslist. Your market might be better than mine if you can find a $500 non-running but otherwise complete car!
Godspeed.