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Peter Cowan/Lexi Cameron wrote:

Re the question:
I am sure that this question has been asked, but I've seen several ads

for 89 and later turbo engines imported from Japanese wreckers  for
about $1500 complete with most of the wiring, turbo,  & fuel system.

Has

anyone used one of these engines with a stock turbocharger, or tried
to use one as a normally aspirated engine?

Paul,you didn't address the question of using the turbo engine in na
mode.
Haven't past comments indicated that this is a good way to go in order
to
get the 4 port intake and to either tolerate slightly lower
compression
ratio or for the extra bucks put in higher comp rotors?

Bruce Turrentine dug up some high compression rotors for Tracy's
engine which I think started life as a turbo. PL

More important, this question again points out the need for a "bang
for buck" chart.
Just as the post on packaging standardized cooling systems suggests
that some us don't want to experiment if someone else more
knowledgeable has already done it, this "turbo or not" question asks
for standardized guidance on horsepower vs cost and effort.  This
chart would not be cast in stone today but would be updated as we
learn more.  Am I harping?

 
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