Turbo for less than £2000 ??

ToyotaTosh · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: Turbo for less than £2000 ??

iam thinking of getting myself a turbo, an upgrade from my current MR2

just wondering in today's climate of 2nd hand cars, what would/could i get with around £2000??

black preferably

jimGTS · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject:

rev2 turbo
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Rev5 GT Turbo, 1998 hardtop
Apexi IHI RX6B turbo, Apexi Power FC, HKS 264s, lots of Phoenix Power mods
403hp (343whp) and 360lb at 1.45bar

craig_mr2_mk1 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject:

I brought an absolutely imaculate rev 1 tubby, 80k on the clock, fully serviced an been in the country 3 years for £1750 2 months ago.

notroubleclubber · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject:

I got my rev2 turbo for £500............................and my escort rs turbo cabriolet. Valued about £1700 tops.

My car needs a good polish to get rid of the pink and its had a few little probs like crack in windscreen and the clutch went soon after but im still glad i did the swap.

karldavies · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:06 am Post subject:

Yep you would get a nice rev2 tubby for that. (t-bar if you want)

If you dont mind a bit of diy you can pick up some bargains. I got my rev1 tubby for £450. Just needed the turbo swapping over. Job done

super · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

I'd sell you mine for 1500 quid [Wink]

Need some work doing mind you.

Bobby (aka Shaggar) · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject:

Just be careful. Yes in this climate there are a lot of bargains out there with prices low for ligitimate reasons. But there are also a hell of a lot of dogs and abused examples out there.

The old rules will always apply, you get what you pay for.

B

Dale_V · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject:

If you wanted to keep your car, id supply and fit a rev3 turbo rear clip for £2k [thumleft]

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ToyotaTosh · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject:

notroubleclubber · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

I was sick of the escort turbo -it ran fine, needed a new starter motor (as they all do!) and could have done with the back arch resprayed again. Roof didnt fit that well though so could of had that sorted for the price of a second hand roof.

But i was after something with a bit more kick, a bit more fun and something i could take on the track.

I did a 3 hr journey to do the swap so didnt really check the car out as it was dark when we got there. MR2 drove back fine and was really pleased with it - still am.
Ive had to get a few things done, namely clutch £130 parts and £130 labour (coz i turned up the boost and couldnt handle it!), just had windscreen done on insurance and shouldnt cost me a thing (hopefully!), some newish alloys with new tyres for £150, rev 3 lights (£120) and now just needs a good mop to get rid of the pinkish. Also had to replace the temp sender (about £5 from euro car parts) as temp gauge in car wasnt working.

I valued my rs turbo around £1k (Prob more like £800) and i gave him £500 as well though the other owner gave me £20 back for petrol to get home.

I havent regretted doing the swap at all.

ToyotaTosh · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

notroubleclubber · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

The mr2 is in the members profile section - its a bit of an ongoing project though the car is being used at weekends when i dont have to kart more than 1 passenger around with me!

turbo Tom · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject:

i got my rev3 tubby for 2250 and travelled less than a mile to fetch it [Dancing]

and its black lol