7mgte or other turbo engine

[Metaphysico]

I grabbed a jdm motor tore it down checked internals for wear, replaced every gasket in the engine, new water pump, t-belt, thermostat and a bunch of other stuff, so after the price of the motor, usually $1000 or so you are looking at adding another $500 plus labor to get it up and going. I did not replace the valve seals and I just had to go back and replace them. They were very very bad. So $1500 min plus labor, if you have to pay someone it will be high. But normally if you don't have at least $4000 don't plan on doing a 2j or 1j swap.