Best place to purchase a SR20 motor?

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NismoTooSlow

Discussion Starter · Aug 19, 2010

I have been looking around online for places that import JDM motors. But I have heard of motors that were finally swapped in, only to find the motor knocking. It may have been a result of poor inspection of the buyer/installer. I have been looking around and I have yet to see a web site that is appears to be legit. Can any of you SR20 owners shed some light on the subject?

Thanks in advance,
NTS

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Asleep

· #2 · Aug 19, 2010

ive gotten two of them from tigerjapanese.com
no problems.
even when i tore them down, they were in good shape inside.

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NismoTooSlow

Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 19, 2010

Thanks, I'll check them out.

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Slydwindur

· #4 · Aug 19, 2010

Honestly most of the top ones that show up on google are legit, but its like anything when you buy them used, never know how someone else treated it...

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boxfresh

· #5 · Aug 19, 2010

Its best to go somewhere that offers warranty and does compression tests.

I got mine through jdmsource.ca

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BoostinIX

· #6 · Aug 19, 2010

^ or JDM-Online.com, Imported JDM Engines

Latter is a forum Vendor

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boxfresh

· #7 · Aug 19, 2010

always gotta support the forum vendors

lol

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NismoTooSlow

Discussion Starter · #8 · Aug 19, 2010

Thanks for the help guys.

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Griller07

· #9 · Aug 24, 2010

i got mines @ japan general motors. (Japan General Motor | Importer of engines & parts directly from Japan) the website said one price, but i called in and got my price knocked down by a very good amount

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madmax240

· #10 · Aug 24, 2010

If you got a little extra dough enjuku is my best possible recommendation. There are a few extra key steps taken to insure that their motors are quality. It is to my knowledge that the motors they sell are not simply yanked out of a junked silvia...just my 2 cents.

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BoostinIX

· #11 · Aug 24, 2010

Probably come from everywhere else, a yard in Japanland, where our guys have seen the cars. No different than if you bought one here, you know it's used and abused.

Most vendors do compression and even leakdown testing, and will send you video/pic evidence from your motor.

Honestly, I don't care what the numbers say. If you're blowing that kind of $ on a motor swap, rebuild the damn thing.

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