I decided to purchase a gt1749va for my mtdi build. I bought this turbo a few months ago for 240$ with the manifold included. Turbo has no excessive shaft play and from what I saw when I bought it there was no oil in the diwnpipe or exhuast housing.
Note:I recently sandblasted the compressor cover so that I could paint it black but i didnt get to that stage yet .If you want it sprayed before purchasing let me know.
The bad:the egr outlet studs on the manifold might need replacing.
Will post pics soon.
Located in Ottawa Canada . Pm me if you want to pickup or check it out ill give you my number.
215$ usd plus shipping
big daddy roth here you go.
I sent him a msg about it.Im guessing its over his budget.
That's funny. You said the same thing about my AFN manifold.