The cheapest way to go 500 horsepower on a daily driver 97 without paint/wheels is an OEM 2jz-gte JDM engine, top mount journal bearing precision turbocharger, top feedinjectors, automatic transmission with some goodies, twin walbro in the tank.
The swap will run you about $10,000-$12,000 installed, with properly welded engine mounts and custom plumbing. For around $15,000 total you can include paint and wheels to that chassis. The price includes the chassis of the 97 240sx, which can be found clean around $5000. So the swap by itself is around $5000-$7000, which beats any built SR20 build done right.
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