Where am i gonna find the best/cheapest mr2 clip?

[christo4_99]

Lmk

[MR2driver]

Rickey's Auto Salvage, but I wouldn't ever buy from them.

[Slash]

hummm.. the words best and cheapest are usually contradictory. You tend to get what you pay for.

[christo4_99]

well then who has negotiable prices then?i could have said worste/expensive that's also a possibility.

[StreetRacingOnline]

there is a place in canada that sells motors for cheap and they are excellent motors, iw ill get you the name of them, they are some huge importer.

[christo4_99]

Cheap and excellent in the same sentence...hmmm...wadda ya think slash?LOL

[StreetRacingOnline]

my buddy got a clean 3rd gen clip for 3k shipped.

[ElSuperSpic]

Your not going to find cheap and good quality from a place. Depends what your idea of cheap is. 2400$ is cheap. I think Jarco might have some in stock. they sell "Excellent" clips but if your Idea of cheap isn't 2400$ or so they never mind.

[Xiwei]

jarco 3rd gen 3s starts around 4500, accoring to their rep, michael hooper. on the otherhand, mr2warehouse.com has them for 3500. they are in pa. i am sure most of the mr2oc members have heard of them. and their clips seems pretty clean. i don't think i have heard one bad yet.

we've gotten a h22 clip from osakajdmmotors.com good contition a few broken sensors

we also just picked up a white s14 clip from jarco, awesome condition, very clean

[92deuceman]

I joined the current group-buy run by Dave at Mr2Warhouse in PA.
$3500 +shipping to you isn't that bad IMO.

If the clip is missing parts (which he told me rarely happens) he has many on hand. i.e. shifter cables, stock Ic piping, etc.

I will say this:
*You will be waiting a good 4 - 5 months from the beginning of a group buy for your clip since he gets like 24 clips per container
(i paid in late april...expecting arrival in early august now)
*He is only allowing like 4-5 clips to be shipped in my group buy (i am lucky to be #2 in line for a gen3 to catch a spot)...apparently the only money he makes is on installs.
*His next group buy may not have the option of getting the clip shipped to your home...on top of that ... his install rate goes to $1500!!!...

You should def. send him and email though and ask.
I do know for sure he has a non-LSD Gen2 clip $2100.


good luck
-Brendan

[christo4_99]

ok guys i'm satisfied...prices vary from place to place...good enough...you know,what i actually mean is this...if two places have the same stuff,nearly same milage who is gonna sell it for less?in other words i'm not biting my nails over this "project" so i'm gonna shop around and ultimately i will make my own deal.Hell,rebuilding is an option that can save you money in the long run also...so i'm considering that too.

[MR-2]

i'm looking into actually physically going to japan and getting my own damn clip

[MR2driver]

Honestly, you are not going to find an inexpensive "clip", everyplace costs just about the same, Jarco is a little more, but that is because you will have 100% satisfaction. There is no other mr2 "clip" dealer that can make that claim. All of the rest are shady and unreliable. There are tons of places that sell motorsets, but since your mr2 is non turbo, you will need the hubs and axles from a turbo model, which are not easy to come by used. Best thing to do would be to save up $3k and then start shopping for your clip. Buy from someone realiable, because if you deal with someone less then 100% satisfaction, it will come to bite you in the ass later. Who knows, maybe by the time you are ready to buy, there will be a nice clip waiting for you.

[Slash]

Reopened due to popular demand :)

[christo4_99]

So i ended up spending about $1600 and i have a 91 MR2T with 106k...runs damn good...no a/c but i have a good compressor...not done yet;)add rims and tires $370,add paint$400,hood$100,add timing belt and misc seals$60,new filter/drier,expasion valve+labor$300...For a grand total of $2830

[christo4_99]

To update i had it painted(basecoat/clearcoat) bought another hood,new rims and tires...total cost arond $2500....still not bad for what it is...

[BrokeMofugga]

Good luck with your 2,i bought mine in for 500.00 plus i mowed the guys lawn through the summer.it has a bhg.brand new turbo.and other little things done to it.the guy said he was just tired of putting money into car thats over 10yrs old.i've had it sitting for awhile now.but as soon as im done rebuilding my bro n laws mk3 supra engine im going to start the resurection of my 2 :) later