anyone here running a japanese turbo motor from a japanese engine importer
07-16-03, 03:41 PM
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anyone here running a japanese turbo motor from a japanese engine importer
i am looking to buy one but i want to know if anyone else has had luck with them. thanks
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My friend here has a J-spec motor. He didn't have too many problems. I can't remember if it came with a bad sensor on it, or if there was a slight incompatability with something on the motor and something on the car, but he got it straightened out relatively easily. Motor ran great too. I think the problem was something when he swapped the J-spec turbo motor with the stock N/A motor.
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There are bad ones and there are good ones. Buy from someone/someplace that will warantee them from not starting.
I bought a Cosmo and had good luck with it. I know of some people that buy them and then they blow or they don't start.
It's like the lottery. Pretty good odds but not 100%.
I bought a Cosmo and had good luck with it. I know of some people that buy them and then they blow or they don't start.
It's like the lottery. Pretty good odds but not 100%.
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i got a sweet deal on a jspec engine from SPD Racing in Ramona, CA....they are just finishing up the swap for me and i should be picking up my car tomarrow....automatic turbo II....should be interesting until i can get all the parts needed to swap it to stick
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Got my engine from JEL in Stanton, CA. Im not too far from you really so let me know if you're interested and I can help work out an excellent deal for you.
The engine I got was in absolute mint condition with perfect compression and is running 100%. If it were to blow, it would be entirely my fault at this point. To see how its performing, check some of my kills
The engine I got was in absolute mint condition with perfect compression and is running 100%. If it were to blow, it would be entirely my fault at this point. To see how its performing, check some of my kills
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I got mine from nippon motors. It runs great, couldn't have got a better motor. however I know a guy that got a bad one, he returned it, and got one that he could never get to run right, and blew up a year later.
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Originally posted by stealth-wrx
How much did you pay for it. Would you mine comming with me when i get mine to help me see if its good.
How much did you pay for it. Would you mine comming with me when i get mine to help me see if its good.
BTW- You guys should run a jspec search, I think I had facts on about 8+ different importers on my post when I was looking for a new motor. Might prove helpful for some.
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