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...so this morning I went to pick up the car and SURPRISE...it's a '91 MR2 with a 3rd generation 3S-GTE from a JDM MR2. I was like, "Hmmm...even better than I thought. I start the car and it was running funny, so I check the compression and the #2 cylinder was 70, while the others were 190. I told the lady I wasn't gonna buy it unless she gave me her brand new CP pistons. She refused but my tuner, who's her cousin, convinced her...and I also ended up getting everything for $200 less.

She also refused that because she needs the money bad. The story is that this car is child support payment from her ex-husband. After she duivorced him, he was mad so he got in the car with his 4 year old daughter, and got all crazy drifting it on the street where he lives and wrecked it against the fence of a house and a palm tree. Good thing his daughter didn't suffer a scratch. What a dirtbag.

He owes her ex-wife over $7,000 in child support. He's in the Army Reserve, so she could pretty much end his life as he knows it, but she took it easy on him and settled out of court. She took the car with many brand new aftermarket parts (forged pistons, rods, ARP studs, forged rods, clutch, turbo header, etc.) as a payment.

Anyway, these are the holidays, and pretty much everyone around here is broke. Nobody is going to have thousands to shell out for an engine, except me that I have my priorities set, lol. So she let it go for $200. Good for her.

Price? Well, higher than you guys pay in the US. We get to pay way more down here, lol. But who cares? I have the almighty 3S-GTE....and I got it without even knowing it. Life is good. So I got the engine, the turbo tranny, the CP pistons and the Microtech EMS. I need to source many parts to make everything work, but my tuner likes a challenge. He wants to trade me his 2nd gen 3S-GTE but hell naw...this is for me.

This post has been edited by OOBE: Jan 2, 2010 - 4:55 PM

to much info

Well, I like to write detailed. If you don't want to read, skip the thread.

too much info how? a great deal like this screams for context.

awesome luck man, im sure this made your day

My poor baby is all super moldy inside.

good job man! looking forward to this thread...post up some pics of the goods

Can anyone tell me how to open the MR2's engine bay door? Where is the latch thingy? I can open the trunk, but not the engine bay. I'm stupid.

should be the same as the celica? bottom left hand side like the hatch and gas door lever? if not its under the dash...if not there check the center consul, or the glove box for a push button

Are you sure you have a GEN3 3sgte, as the ECU says otherwise? Its possible I suppose that it has the wrong ECU plugged in? Post pics of the engine bay and I will tell what Generation 3sgte it is.

That's the stock 2nd gen 3S-GTE ECU. The engine didn't come with an ECU.



Gonna check now. I opened my tuner's MR2 engine bay the other day, but I don't remember how.

OK, can't find how to open the engine bay. Googling now.

OK. found it. It was behind the driver seat, lol. Here are the pictures. I'm gonna have fun with this engine. Look at the mud in the radiator fill. The previous owner sure didn't take care of this poor baby.





I'm going to be selling the stock turbo and intercooler. Also, I will be selling the intake and exhaust manifolds. We're going to build custom ones. I'll use the 3" throttle body from my 7A-FE.

This post has been edited by OOBE: Jan 2, 2010 - 7:00 PM

I'm slightly disappointed because I thought you were going to be innovative once again...but otherwise, good stuff man! Can't wait to see the build.

Why's your 6GC so moldy though? That's disgusting.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jan 2, 2010 - 8:31 PM

be sure to take some pics of that cutom inatke for us, i always love to see cool custom stuff like that

I live right at the bottom of the rain forest, so it's always rainy and humid. No matter what, my car will get moldy. I've tried everything to get rid of it but the mold won't die. Only way to prevent mold is to daily drive the car, but it's not running, so when it sits, it molds, lol.

Sure, I'll post pics of the manifolds when we start building them.

great find for cheap

your steering wheel is F'in NASTY!!!!!!!!

I meant that she let it go for $200 LESS than what she was asking. My bad. I sucj at the English. I paid over two grand for all this, lol.

808, I know, lol. I have never seen it that moldy and gross. Screw it. I don't want to even touch it. I'm getting a cheapy eBay aftermarket one.

good deal, man, what are the plans for this beast??

Nice pick up! Now if you could just park it so everyone only sees the passenger side..


But seriously, if you're parting the mr2 I need some interior things...