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NefCanuck,Feb 2 2010, 04:16 PM Wrote:

roast,Feb 2 2010, 12:17 PM Wrote:Kijiji has used zetec's for $150-400, why wouldn't you build a used motor to handle f/i.

A stock motor not designed to leverage f/i will just blow up regardless if it's new or used...?
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Issue is though that a used motor could have seen all sorts of abuse that is really hard to detect. A "factory fresh" motor is just that, as built from the plant and once in your hands you know exactly what is being done to the motor.

If I were doing a build up I would start with a fresh motor myself, one less variable in the equation ;)

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Dont buy from kijiji then if your concerned about it being a lemon. Like I said, I can get engines with under 50k on them for $300-$500, depending on what kind of warranty you want. When I blew up mine with the turbo, they were offering me a zetec with 56K on it for $500 with 1 year warranty...told them i was boosting it so warranty is no good for me, so they dropped it to $300 and still offered a 6 month warranty on it. I drove around for 2 years with that engine, and the new owner only blew it up because he was running like 15 pounds of boost. :blink: