[jamesmetairie]

i ran my paseo hard and tore it up . instantly started smoking big time.i don,t know if it,s true but i heard you can,t do a valve job on a high mileage engine . the bottom part of the engine can,t handle it. i,m planning on buying a used engine from japan for about $500. total. i,ll order from the company in l.a. my local shady tree mechanic wants about $500. to install. if you want to switch to manual tranny,you,re best bet would be to find a paseo wreck in your local junk yard. be sure it runs good and you can visibily see the wreck. there,s clutch pedals ,etc that need to be had. you better have a good inexpensive shady tree mechanic. around here alot of latino,s drive and ship toyota,s to central america,so we have alot of toyota mechanic,s. good luck and keep us posted on the results.