Online japanese motors?

Boost Lee

Bee Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo
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Sep 13, 2006
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My JDM motor came from Osaka. Once received, New OEM Gasket put on and retorqued 76lb.ft's. About 20,000 miles later, still running strong and sneezing 15+psi as a daily driver and a weekend racer. :)

Of course, JDM motors are ALWAYS a gamble...You might get it with Rod Knock, BHG, it's just hard telling. Just because it comes from Japan doesn't mean that the Japanese owner who previously owned it was a PERFECT driver...

Anyways, Just like EVERY other Japanese Motor Distributor in America, it's always a risk...but from what a majority of people I know that have also dealt with them, Osaka does what they're intended to do. Remove motor from car. Put on crate. Ship away. ;)

Jeff
 

suprageezer

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I won my JDM 7MGE motor in an ebay auction for 500.00 then payed 630.00 here locally to have it installed. I have put about 5k miles on it already and its Sweet. It looked like someone had just installed an MHG and all new steel water piping before the car died and the engine was pulled. So some engines you will get lucky on and some will be just downright worn out.