Just wondering what kind of luck people have had with these engines. Taxes are coming back and Im pricing a decent rebuild kit and street porting an S4 N/A engine w/ S5 rotors and just adding some of the stuff up I could pick up a JDM T2 w/trans for somewhere around the same. I would have to pick up a wire harness and ecu if it didnt come with them, also down pipe and either a T2 hood or a FMIC. Kind of up in the air now.

 

rebuild it

 

JDM Engines have a 50/50 chance of being in good shape. Most sites says they've been pulled from running cars, and that's normally true, but you don't know how long they've been sitting. The insides could be rusted, the coolant seals could be gone. You won't know until you either fire it up or tear it down.

I'm going to order a Jspec T2 engine here shortly and we'll see how it goes!

 

ttt

 

If you get a j-spec, you should expect to have to rebuild it in the near future as you know nothing of its condition. I say just rebuild the engine you have.

 

yea you never know with anything used, when my S4 T2 went i bought an S5 J-spec, and it ran and was good but i just rebuilt that, i wouldnt get one and just put it in, get a reman for just dropping in

 

the jury is out on this one.. rebuild

 

im all for you doing a t2 swap, but yeah, jdm's are iffy, even w/ good compression, the coolant seals could be worn, among other things..... id buy the jdm, rebuild it, and then be worry free!

 

I got my T2 out of a guys field with a rusted stuck 13bt in it. I pulled it and ordered an S4 T2 Jspec engine and started right up and I have had no problems since.

Runs great and starts up anytime I need it and it is my daily driver.

Research is your best friend. Don't just order from the first place you find and if you do ebay then research that person or company selling it.

Mike

 

rebuild

 

if you have hella miles on your motor now, (like me), buy a jspec. but expect (set aside the funds) to rebuild it. this is what im doing this summer. itll be an S4 TII -> S5 JDM. that should be fun. but yeah the reason i say buy a jspec is because with high miles on the motor, the housings and whatnot probably have too much wear and tear to reuse, and ordering them is freakishly expensive. it would be cheaper, in some cases, to just buy a damn reman. now true, Jspecs are a gamble, but its cheaper (even if you have to do a rebuild) than a reman or a rebuild on a high mileage motor. just my 2 cents

 

it sounds like you want a turbo. since you planning on taking the motor out anyway, you should just do the swap. it's not that expensive and its soo easy to do. as far as the JDM motor goes. go for it. there is always a success story to a horror story. mine is a great success. i've had it for over a year now, put plenty of miles on it and drive the hell out of it. but in all honesty, you do need to buy from a reputable company and regardless, you need to be ready for a rebuild... just in case.

 

I daily drove my S5 JSPEC last year, put over 30k KM's on it no problems yet.....

 

so who is good to order from? ive seen some of those places have a warranty like 30 days or something.

 

http://www.corksport.com

You have to call them or e-mail them.

 

most places will give you a startup, and 30day warranty. you should ask for a comp check also. i've heard osakajdm is good. the place i went through seems to be out of business. sucks too, they were inexpensive and their warranty was great.

 

What's the difference in the USDM and JDM engines?

 

there's no real difference. just a little emission difference. no performance or anything. there's an abundance of JDM motors

 

I just received my swap from Osaka. The only thing that I don't like is that the Intercooler is bent. Put everything looks great. It comes with the downpipe, altenator, starter, powersteering.

I'm putting this into my 86' base model. Is it true I can't use the jdm wiring harness that came with the swap? Why or why not?