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Old 11-13-05, 11:49 AM
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Default Hypothetically speaking, what's a low mile 1UZ worth?

Yes, I searched and I found some seriously dissapointing prices in the classifieds and in the forums for motors that were blown, had no tranny, had high mileage, or a combination of both.

But, just for research purposes, what would a 40,000 mile young 1UZ-FE from a '95 SC400, with transmission, run for? I can't imagine there's a huge demand for them as they're alsmot bulltetproof.

I've searched with the words 1UZ/1UZFE/1UZ-FE(all combinations) and worth, value, for sale, etc... If you have any other search tips, I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks,

G.A.
Old 11-13-05, 12:27 PM
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one millllleion dollars!

I dunno.. I 've had my 2JZGE forsale for a month now for $300
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Really? How many miles on it?
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Originally Posted by Psionic
Really? How many miles on it?
165k.. Lets take it to PM tho so we dont get this guys thread closd.
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i believe a member picked up a spare 1UZ for about $200-300, but im not really sure. i would say about $4-500 if its low milage and in good condition.
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VJ- thanks.


Originally Posted by ki_soarer
i believe a member picked up a spare 1UZ for about $200-300, but im not really sure. i would say about $4-500 if its low milage and in good condition.
$500 tops? This makes me sad in pants.

I guess there's just no demand for them, they never break. Maybe I can sell it to Ryan or Chrisman when they blow their TT's!
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i think they already have spares....
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Originally Posted by ki_soarer
i think they already have spares....
Isn't the 1UZ getting more popular as a specialty car engine? Checking out Lextreme, there are people using them for boats and race cars. There's gotta be a market somewhere for these things, especially a perfect one.
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sonyman needs an engine, contact him.
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Originally Posted by aliga
sonyman needs an engine, contact him.

Oops, I think I kind of left my own topic. I was just doing this for research purposes. If I were to do anything allowing me to sell my engine, it wouldn't be until my warranty runs out in my senior year of high school. Why waste free maintenance and repairs for 3 years, right?

Thanks for helping though
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I was recently looking for one for my 98 gs400 it was several thousand dollars even from a salvage place.
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Originally Posted by morris
I was recently looking for one for my 98 gs400 it was several thousand dollars even from a salvage place.
Yeah, but did it have VVT-i?
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yes they were vvt-i engines, I wound up just rebuilding mine with low compression forged pistons.
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FYI,

VVTi block is the same as the previous generation block. So they are the same as the block. 1UZFE blocks are very cheap..... I got three for $100.
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Originally Posted by aliga
sonyman needs an engine, contact him.
Thanks for keeping me in mind

Scott


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