Dont wanna get ripped off =) [Archive]

liu kang

06-21-2009, 07:24

Has any1 bought from http jspecautosports.com? I wanna buy a CA (hopefully by christmas :santa) off them but u gotta be really careful these days. i dont wanna spend 1500 spicy McChicken sanwich's worth on nothing or a big piece of blown metal ect. Nobody likes to get ripped off.
Thanks guys :friday:

jepawa

06-21-2009, 07:49

Are you a Mceonomics major by chance.....????? lol... i am.....for sure.

2blue240

06-21-2009, 16:33

http://www.zilvia.net/f/businesses/89598-jpec-autosports.html

that should be enough info to convince you to choose another importer

liu kang

06-23-2009, 06:02

Yes i am. Im also a threeconomy minor =P haha

liu kang

06-23-2009, 06:04

Thanks for the heads up 2blue240 =) any importer u would suggest?

ericscorpse

06-23-2009, 08:33

always have heard these guys are good, also free shipping and.....THEY ARE IN TEXAS!
http://www.jdmenginescorp.com/engines/nissan/

iworshiplemons

06-23-2009, 11:03

Do NOT buy from osakajdmmotors.com

They suck.

RCG_Savage

06-23-2009, 11:15

http://www.jhotimports.com/ and they're located in Denton, Texas.

liu kang

06-23-2009, 13:33

always have heard these guys are good, also free shipping and.....THEY ARE IN TEXAS!
http://www.jdmenginescorp.com/engines/nissan/

well after seeing the prices here i myt even go RB instead of the planned CA :lol only a couple hundred bucks extra =)

liu kang

06-23-2009, 13:37

Thanks guys. Im probably gona order from jdmenginescorp.com. I dont know how to work jhot... pus they got no CA's :crybaby

ericscorpse

06-23-2009, 15:02

jhot has a good rep but, yeah their web site blows goats

WilloW

06-23-2009, 15:17

always have heard these guys are good, also free shipping and.....THEY ARE IN TEXAS!
http://www.jdmenginescorp.com/engines/nissan/
Get on youtube and search for jdmenginecorp and I'm sure you'll change your mind.

I know the guy that is on dallasimports that made that video.

If anything, I would rather go through Jhot than jdmenginecorp. Better yet, I would go through Jarco.

Edit: Here's the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DpX9aV7IRg&feature=related

The comments from jdmenginescorp is classic as well.

ericscorpse

06-23-2009, 21:57

WilloW

06-23-2009, 22:21

I am sure every importer has a horror story attached to them somewhere. There is a couple people on this site that have bought from them and had great luck. There IS ALWAYS a risk when buying a used engine.

Of course there's risk, the imported SR is a junkyard engine. My problem is how they handled the warranty. The guy in the video is local to them and they still didn't remedied his problem since he ended up tearing the SR apart.

When I worked for an importer years ago, that's not how we conduct business.

Bow

06-24-2009, 09:10

Just Boost your KA...

Easier to find a engine

easier to get parts for

WilloW

06-24-2009, 11:53

Just Boost your KA...

Easier to find a engine

easier to get parts for

Agreed.

ericscorpse

06-24-2009, 12:52

or stay
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h306/ericscorpse/na.jpg

WilloW

06-24-2009, 15:10

Hamster and wheel works too, sometime I wish I had left my car alone.

iworshiplemons

06-24-2009, 19:03

Need like 30,000 hamsters.

Petland time.

ericscorpse

06-24-2009, 19:08

Need like 30,000 hamsters.

Petland time.

i think mine is currently running on 3 hamsters...and a wheel that needs to seriously be oiled...lol

rico05

06-24-2009, 21:45

My first engine came from JHot. I was one of their first CA customers over 6 years ago. Motor ran for 5 years with no issues save a headgasket. Good stuff. Paid $1288 shipped.

My second motor came from Japan Star Motors (http://www.japanesestarmotor.com/) and cost $1300 shipped. Came with an OS Giken twin plate and some goodies; also started on the first crank and I have driven it daily for about 3 months now. Equally good stuff.

alfredobaca

06-26-2009, 18:10

ive heard good things about jdmenginescorp and jhotimports so which sites do yall preferr

rico05

06-27-2009, 06:31

Jhot. I believe so far I am the only one that has posted up first hand buyer experience in this thread. ;)

I have heard bad things about JDM Engines corp in Richardson.

BioSehnsucht

06-28-2009, 01:05

I got two blown motors from Osaka... for the price of one. Indirectly, didn't know that was their origin at the time. Got them from someone on NICO.. forgot who off hand, I'd have to go searchin'.

Granted, I wanted blown motor for cheap to rebuild and overbore, and got two cause he couldn't move the other. He got his motors from Osaka but he'd go check them before he sold them, and wouldn't sell a junk motor to someone who wasn't prepared for it.

Helikz

07-12-2009, 22:05

or stay
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h306/ericscorpse/na.jpg

I"ll see that and raise you a

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa254/helix976/2jzyr4br9.jpg

to be honest, I've gone through about 20 jdm engines in the 15 years I've been building cars.

One thing I will say about any engine you buy from an importer is, refresh it. Go to FRSport, Enjuku, whoever, and get a rebuild kit.

By refreshing the dozens of gaskets and seals, you will save yourself the cost of that refresh tenfold later on. Both in time and money. You can also use the time you spend doing this becoming familiar with the individual parts. Or, if you're having someone else do this for you, you can use the time to brush up on your needlepoint.

Hotdoghogie

07-12-2009, 23:14

i have been told that since they swap motors like ever 30k miles that a lot of those guys dont even bother to change the oil... so i dunno its a rumor but id be scared no matter whom you do buisness with.

there is no better satifaction then building an engine and being able to tell people yeah i did that all by myself. cool hu.

MrHolister

07-12-2009, 23:59

Well, not advertising for myself,....so don't take it that way...

but in my brief experience with CAs, it's a good idea to just rebuild it when you get it. Just get one cheap, and rebuild it,. No problems, no fuss, just good old like new feel...

And my buddy has a rebuildable CA with 2 blocks and lots of extra crap...:/:

GamblerZ

07-13-2009, 09:09

It's just a matter of good maintenance to go through ANY used motor BEFORE installing it in your car.

kindakouki

09-26-2009, 00:53

If I can't say anything nice, I won't say anything at all

BTP420

09-26-2009, 01:02

heard good things about these sites prolly were i am going to get my SR motor http://jsamotors.com/
http://www.jdmsource.ca/v2/

clutch_kik@yahoo.com

09-26-2009, 01:56

CA18 sucks get off the internet

lol, you bring up a thread from July just to say that the CA18 sucks and to get off the internet. Maybe you should reconsider just who should get off the internet?:wth

Hotdoghogie

09-26-2009, 02:28

lol, you bring up a thread from July just to say that the CA18 sucks and to get off the internet. Maybe you should reconsider just who should get off the internet?:wth

agreed*

rico05

09-26-2009, 08:11

He has been given a little vacation. If you see any more of that, just let me know folks.

Hotdoghogie

09-26-2009, 12:33

He has been given a little vacation. If you see any more of that, just let me know folks.

sweet. :laugh: I will keep my eyes peeled