Welcome to 4x4Wire's Mitsu Tech forums Chris!

Sorry to hear your first Mitsu 4x4 was not such a good one. It seems finding honest folks is harder and harder everyday.

As for the engine, I would imagine rebuilding the bottom end won't be too bad but I'll reserve my comments and wait for those who really know the answer to that one.

There are a number of possible swaps that have been done in early gen I's. Is your engine the 2.6L I4, or the 3.0L V6?

I know many have swapped out the I4 and put in a turbo version of the 2.6, the 4.3L chevy V6, and other engines. I'm sure some of them will chime in shortly. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

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