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Old 02-15-08, 12:29 AM
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ok ive been reading and alot of people have said that jdm engines need to be rebuild when bought so i was wondering if any one has a good site to buy an 13bt s4 engine us or japan that is guaranteed to be a swap and start i would appreciate o and if it would help i have just a lil over $2000 budget so i would like help deciding thanks
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Buying a jdm engine can be a lottery, if you buy one that has been removed from a running car and have a comp test done you will be fine.
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Yeah just ask around really. That is your best bet, talk to people that have done swaps and what not. That is really it.
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i just really dont know any one in my area that has an rx7 or knows where to get the engine i mean i would buy it off some one here it would be alot better then the net but o well could any one recommend a website to go to to purchase one
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i just really dont know any one in my area that has an rx7 or knows where to get the engine i mean i would buy it off some one here it would be alot better then the net but o well could any one recommend a website to go to to purchase one
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Mazda sells remans too. Those are also a gamble. One way that'd work would be to buy engine or re-use yours, pay $3k for rebuild. Dunno what else.
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Originally Posted by projectswap210
ok ive been reading and alot of people have said that jdm engines need to be rebuild when bought so i was wondering if any one has a good site to buy an 13bt s4 engine us or japan that is guaranteed to be a swap and start i would appreciate o and if it would help i have just a lil over $2000 budget so i would like help deciding thanks
your best bet is to find a local reputable shop....
and compression test it in there shop...
and talk with them in person about the warentee.
and have a written warentee.. t

hat way if something does go wrong u can take them to court easily... or sort it out in person.

or at the very least you know whos shop to burn down...
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theres bound to be some kind of jdm engine place in texas its ahuge state...
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