Luck with jdm 7m's
- Thread starter Erkenz
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there's good and bad you could end up buy a jdm engine that has rod knock or it could be perfect either way its better to rebuild a jdm motor anyways. so why spend a g on a used motor when you could easily rebuild yours for that or cheaper.
you can find clevite bearings much cheaper and felpro gasket kits for like 250$. just have him machine the block and head for a mhg with arp head studs and your golden. shouldnt be more than 1500-2k including parts.
gtsfirefighter
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there is alot of jdm 7m hate. Funny thing is almost all the people that get their 1j 2j from jdm importers too. Anyways I had one from soshin and it worked for me no bhg no rod knock for the 20k miles I drove it. I just dont think that the japanese take care of their cars quite like we do. When I got my jdm it had some burnt stinky oil in it. but everything turned out good for me.
i just did a non turbo to gte swap and orderd my 7mgte from jdm engine depot in kearny nj. It was 1000 shipped with extras, harness igniter even the stock intercooler piping etc etc etc.
When drained the oil was pure sticky black and upon startup it had a leaking not blown head gasket and no thermostat so the previous owner new it was overheating and i assume removed the thermostat to try and fix it.
Brand new hg and arp bolts later no issues so far.
When drained the oil was pure sticky black and upon startup it had a leaking not blown head gasket and no thermostat so the previous owner new it was overheating and i assume removed the thermostat to try and fix it.
Brand new hg and arp bolts later no issues so far.
^lol
all the importers say the run the engines before they get to you. well it runs does it knock? the stock hg wasnt torqued enough so the hg blows and you get rod knock. plus japan used to swap motors instead of fixing them. why would they care if there oil was clean?
all the importers say the run the engines before they get to you. well it runs does it knock? the stock hg wasnt torqued enough so the hg blows and you get rod knock. plus japan used to swap motors instead of fixing them. why would they care if there oil was clean?
I think the people flock to JDM motors because most wrecking yards in the US (not a "you pick it") want to charge a fortune for parts. Hell, i'm looking at car-part.com and there is a listing for 1989 "7MGTE, RUNS PERFECT" 120,000 for $2000. Why buy a motor from one of these people for the insane money they want, when you can get a reasonably priced motor that usually has decent mileage for half that? Sure, you have to swap over your sensors, etc but still. A 7M is a 7M regardless of what part of the world its built for.
Hell, I try and buy JDM motors just to stick it to these junk yards that are out to rob the average person.
Hell, I try and buy JDM motors just to stick it to these junk yards that are out to rob the average person.
I got a JDM motor from Makoto here in gardena, worked perfect, car pulled like a demon...
It's now doing duty in AJ's car, no problems that I know of..
It's now doing duty in AJ's car, no problems that I know of..