Hi guys,

Just wondering what on average a standard 3sgte motor sells for with the turbo?

Cheers

Broad question, without knowing what year/gen the engine is, what condition or mods, what's it comes with (half cut or ECU and wiring or gearbox lsd or non-lsd or driveshafts).

Whatever you look at keep lots of money spare to do all the maintenance before you put it in, these are 15 a 25 year old engines. Maintenance = almost a rebuild depending on what engine you get and want to do with it.

I have seen dud engines sell for under $1000, and others sell for $6000 (absolute bargain where they have put over $10k-$15k into the engine and haven't even installed it).

No worries, thanks, suppose its worth as much as someone is willing to pay.....and the overall condition
 
cheers

Basically dont rush into it, find out lots of details like has it been rebuilt / by who / when.  Find out what comes with it to ensure its compatible with what your planning.  
The cheapest I have seen over the past year is about $350 in basically buying a heap of metal and needing everything done to it, only the engine and nothing else.  The best value engines I have seen over the past year have been about $6000 with all the work and good parts done.
 
Whats your car currently? whats your end goals? and the members can try to guide you a bit further on what you need to look for and spend....

No dramas thanks, I was looking at buying a 3sgte in bits and essentially rebuilding it as a standard motor. Cheers

A standard running GEN2 goes for around $1000

Cheers mate