i was wondering if anyone has ever ordered a 13bt from these jdm engine import websites, i want to find one with everthing..engine,tranny,ecu,wiring harness(un-cut), also i was wondering what people think of them, are they ussually in good enough condition that they dont need a immediate rebuild, eventually i will want to rebuild but i was hoping to be able to just get my swap done because im on limited funds, thanks

 

http://www.jspecautosports.com/catal...spx?prod_id=72

 

yeah but is this place "good", are there engines gonna be good, everything operable and ready to just install and drive so to say

 

jspec sucks total *****. I told the company that I needed it deliverd to a HOUSE, my house so they charged me an extra $150 and I wanted an s4 engine. Some dirty french canadian with absoulutely NO respect (telling me to go make him a sandwich while he waits) came with no lift for the engine (wtf did my $150 go to then) so I had to call a buddy with a tow truck to get it out the back. Then I noticed that it was an s5 model once I took off the plastic. Jpsec sucks and I will always talk bad about them on every thread. Oh and + one of the bolt holes on the tranny was busted off so I have one less bolt holding the tranny on.

And they still haven't refunded my $150 (8months ago)

 

1450 HAHAHHAHAHAHAH

http://www.jdm-online.com/mazda/13bt.html

^ they own all look at their shipping rates to!

30d engine warrenty also

850 for engine and tranny 650 engine alone! you could have a turbo 2 witha custom ECU for under 1400

 

i sell jdm engines through an import company, and i can have them shipped to you with ecu, and tranny, plus a complete engine with basic accessories, for $900.

 

http://www.jhotexports.com/index.htm

east coast, but as far as customer service so far so good. I haven't actually bought an engine from them yet though. I'm sure they all come from the same place thought *coughf* japan.

 

thanks for all the input and help, but that still leaves the question....would it be ok to run the engine without a rebuild for a while, a while may be 5,000miles maybe 40,000 miles what is everyones thought on slapping it in and driving around?

 

thanks for the other links guys....That was the only place that I could find the s5....Maybe I wasn't looking under the right search words....I can't wait to get mine....Stupid question though, do these come with the turbos and ecu though? Sorry, don't know much about the 13bt

 

In my opinon, your are better off finding a messed up turbo II, that way you get the wiring, the ecu, the transmission, everything you want/need, and then you can part the rest of the car out and make back a good amount of the money you spent on the car. If you look around you can find running TII's for $2500 to 3k, maybe less since your not really worried about the FC body.

 

I actually got my full 13bt longblock and tranny for $650, cost me $1040 total. $350 for shipping +$40 canadian border fee. As squishy pillow avatar guy said it is best to just buy a blown TII for $1000-$1500 then rebuild it. BUT the internals could be F'd so it is always a gamble doing it that way. I got my motor from japanstarmotor or some crap like that, comes up nearly first on yahoo search.

I sold that s5 motor to my buddy for same price I got it for, then bought my second motor from these dudes.

 

which part of north cal are you in?
i am interested in getting the whole drivetran

 

Squishy pillow avatar guy, haha, I like that. Yea, I don't know, I just sold my TII with an atkins rebuild, and a lot of modifications done to it already for $2k. It needed a new ECU and wiring harness at the very least, but see, there are deals out there. Kevin Landers at Rotary Resurrection will rebuild a 13bt for $1200 (thats the last price I rem. at least) so thats not too bad. Internals are a issue though as stated by gerbraldy. Did you ever think of going 12a turbo and using a haltech, or other stand-alone? Or just going blow through with a 12aT motor, a rebuild, and some porting? Thats at least what I am considering at this point. Only bridgeporting and turbo'ng because Im a psycho. Anything is possible though, it just depends on how much you want to spend...