Wow, sorry to hear this. Unfortunately, I am not a good judge of power since it has been awhile since I had a 3.5. But had the engine made any noises other then a idler pulley noise, I would have reccomended a lower price. It ran fine on a highway test drive as well. And you got it home.....And oil or temp issues?

I am still wondering about injectors. You can get them rebuilt on the cheap. Maybe starved for fuel? A dieing fuel pump can create similar results as well. Also easy to change on a Montero. Start with fuel pressure. I have an EXTREMELY hard time believing the engine is lunched, only because you just passed emissions. An engine that close to dieing a horrible death should be blasting out some emissions.

1996 SR From the Area 51 Skunk Works. 37"BFG Tires, 5" lift, Rock Track 4:1 Case, Tom Woods Drive Shafts, Oasis Air, Front ARB, lifted gas tank, T-max winch and lots of stuff that cost too much.