Just ordered an SR20det from JDM Nagoya Auto...

[240sx-pat]

Well, after doing a research on a couple of places on getting the engine I just decided to go with JDM Nagoya from ebay and yes I know they a Canadian store but they were the only place online that would be willing to give me a compression test. I tried to get JDMenginecorp, japaneseengineimport , and jspectmotor to send me a compression test but they would not give me one so I just gave up on them and moved on. All I wanted was to know what motor was I going to get before sending a full payment.


Anyways, I made the transaction pretty smooth for JDM Nagoya I already saw the photos of the engine so I asked them for a compression test they posted a video of the serial along with the result on youtube the very next day and I followed up with a payment shortly after.


NOW, here is what I'm concern about at the moment....first of all they wanted me to make a payment on their website so they can save the EBAY fee which I agreed then I made a transaction through Paypal and on their AD on ebay they stated this was the actual photo of the engine and so was the video. I mean I was happy with it , it looked very clean and had a good compression test result that's why I wanted to get it from them.

Anyways, for whatever reason I decided to double check with them and sent an email if this was the going to be the same engine in the video and this is what they said


" yes you will get the exact same engine in the pictures and video unless if it does not pass the final check up before it leave the wearhouse, we make to give our costumer 100% satisfaction, we do make a final check in all our engine and parts before they leave the wearhouse. i will contact the werahouse for you to make sure, they open only at noon today.
Our office and the wearhouse are not at the same place.
thank you and have a great time. "


Maybe I'm just being paranoid but why would they advertised an " actual item " if there is another processed that they have to go through before deciding if it's good enough to be sent out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvFDph6BOyg

Thats the compression test

and this is the photo


http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180576962092&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:CA:1123


another thing is that I'm not even sure if this is actually a redtop with a black Vale cover since it doesn't even have the fins near the head , around the value covers , but I didn't car I just wanted this engine.


Should I be worried here? Maybe I'm just a little paranoid since I just spend about 1900+ dollars :wan:



I'll let you guys know how it goes once I get an engine.

[nismoman]

yeah you should be worried, i hope it turns out well. look it over really good before signing for it from the shipper and refuse the shipment if it looks bad. If that goes well, inspect it well before installing...pull all the plugs, remove the valve cover, remove the oil pan, and pull the transmission off

[kernel]

I already bought from them..I'm local tho

I usual go see their stuff each month, good guy to deal with

already bought a 1jzgte, sr20 transmission and even complet car from them..

they're good shop with me

[chaotix]

couldve just went to zerolift they will be willing to give you a leak down test which is more accurate but what is done is done soo just go with it dont sweat it

[240sx-pat]

yeah you should be worried, i hope it turns out well. look it over really good before signing for it from the shipper and refuse the shipment if it looks bad. If that goes well, inspect it well before installing...pull all the plugs, remove the valve cover, remove the oil pan, and pull the transmission off




Good Idea, first thing I will check is the serial number. Now my question is what if I do not sign it ? will they ship it back or will they hold on to it until I sign it because I know these deliver dudes will not what to wait around for me to do all of that.

[240sx-pat]

I already bought from them..I'm local tho

I usual go see their stuff each month, good guy to deal with

already bought a 1jzgte, sr20 transmission and even complet car from them..

they're good shop with me



That is good to hear, do you know if they actually send it to another location for the "final check" or ...do you think they trying to pull something here....

[zac 3ne2nr]

Japan direct another Candian company that routinely ships stateside would've given you a compression test also. That jsut food for thought for future purchases.

[240sx-pat]

I just had a broker from the the JDM NAGOYA side calling and asking me for my SSN before they can ship it out, is this shit normal? I still haven't heard whether or not they will send me the original motor shown to me in the photos and videos.

These dudes are making me paranoid right now.

[az_240]

Buying a used engine like that is hit or miss.... some companies get better condition engines than others but they still occasionally send out duds without knowing it. Compression tests don't necessarily mean the engine will be good.

I purchased an engine over the summer from a company called LKQ. They said compression was 180 across the board, only had 90k and was from an auto. I felt confident I had a good engine.

I get it installed and sure enough it runs like shit... Tear everything apart and find one of the crank balancers badly scored along with the inside of the block. The only thing that was useable on the engine was the head/upper pieces.

Because I took the engine apart they would only give me a partial refund.

I was PISSED because I paid extra for a warranty and I was stuck with no engine.

NEVER BUY FROM LKQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just hope the company you bought from has good customer service and is willing to work with you if something does go wrong.


I have never heard of someone asking for a SSN for something like that... Think about it.... why would they need that? BE CAREFUL WHAT INFO YOU GIVE.

[duynguyenn240]

you shoud just go to j star it in the dallas area

J-Star Imports
817-682-0300
8am-4:30pm

[jacobs13]

Dont tell me you gave him your ssn? That would make me cancel the order.

[underground_army]

yeah i would cancel it as well if they asked me for ssn

[240sx-pat]

Buying a used engine like that is hit or miss.... some companies get better condition engines than others but they still occasionally send out duds without knowing it. Compression tests don't necessarily mean the engine will be good.

I purchased an engine over the summer from a company called LKQ. They said compression was 180 across the board, only had 90k and was from an auto. I felt confident I had a good engine.

I get it installed and sure enough it runs like shit... Tear everything apart and find one of the crank balancers badly scored along with the inside of the block. The only thing that was useable on the engine was the head/upper pieces.

Because I took the engine apart they would only give me a partial refund.

I was PISSED because I paid extra for a warranty and I was stuck with no engine.

NEVER BUY FROM LKQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just hope the company you bought from has good customer service and is willing to work with you if something does go wrong.


I have never heard of someone asking for a SSN for something like that... Think about it.... why would they need that? BE CAREFUL WHAT INFO YOU GIVE.


Hey, yea I actually did provided my SSN, because he started he needed it before the shipment? I was a little confused so I paused for a minute and asked " over the phone?" then told me I could fax it as well.

I mean he didn't sound sneaky or anything but I was just wondering why they would need something like that since the payment has already been sent and everything was good.

And yea I know that this is a hit or miss when getting these engine that is okay I'm just trying to get an engine that was presented to me.

Anyways I'm just going to wait and see what they send me if its the same engine I'm not going to worry about it. If they send me a different engine without consulting me could I get my money back through the paypal?

If I can I would have to pay for the shipping fee to ship the motor back correct?


I don't know man .. I think I'm overreacting/over thinking I should probably give it sometime and see how this goes.


thanks for all the responds and suggestions guys.

[SlideWell]

you should call your financial institutions to post a fraud awareness alert since you were not smart enough and gave some businessman in Canada your SSN. dont you have parents or anything? i cant believe youre 24 and just give your SSN to someone youre buying a motor from. wow.

[boosted KA24DE]

SSN? Are you kidding me! BIG FRAUD ALERT HERE. You may find credit being pulled in your name half way across the world by now. I'm still trying to clear fraud on my wifes credit from back in 2008, not fun. Don't delay and contact your financial institution. If you simply cancle the order they will slap it on your credit and you will have it being tag on your credit full of inquires from collection agency who buy out the account time and time again. You Must report it as fraud and receive a satisfaction peace from the courts releasing you from the debt. Don't say I didn't warn you. My wife gave some random person on the phone her info while we were living in florida and her credit got pulled in jersey. BE WARNED ACT NOW!!!!!

[reed1285]

No joke man its no fun dealing with it...I've been the victim of credit card fraud...I really hope they aren't pulling any crap but seriously...why the hell would they need your ssn to buy a friggin engine..maybe for something to do with shipping across boarders?? Idk man but gl with everything

[240sx-pat]

No joke man its no fun dealing with it...I've been the victim of credit card fraud...I really hope they aren't pulling any crap but seriously...why the hell would they need your ssn to buy a friggin engine..maybe for something to do with shipping across boarders?? Idk man but gl with everything



I hear you guys I tried to think positive and thought just maybe it had something to do with going across the boarder, but this dude was calling me from NY with a 518 area code, anyways I should have known better it's just that I have never purchase an item like this before so I thought it was necessary.

[boosted KA24DE]

I hear you guys I tried to think positive and thought just maybe it had something to do with going across the boarder, but this dude was calling me from NY with a 518 area code, anyways I should have known better it's just that I have never purchase an item like this before so I thought it was necessary.
Its just better to be safe than sorry. Take precaution and search the BBB for any funny business on their part. I can ship any thing to anyone in the world and will never ask for a SSN#...ever, The question will never come up on a shipping application for customs especially from Canada where we can walk across the border freely with out border patrol not like mexico.

[Persona]

SSN........ Wow, I'm speechless. You need to get on this ASAP.

[energ]

SSN........ Wow, I'm speechless. You need to get on this ASAP.

my exact thoughts. buttt the SSN has already been giving, nothing he could do about it now. wowwwww

[240sx-pat]

Thanks guys, yea shortly after you guys told me about this I immediately called my bank and to put my account on noticed and asked them to authenticate every time I call in , changed my online ID and turn on fraud alert etc.

So my bank is pretty much on lock at the moment.


Yea, I should have known better just that I already payed for the engine so I wanted my engine, it didn't help that this dude told me he needed that info to be able to ship it out.

But next time I'll know.


Thanks again,

I'll let you guys know how it goes.

[energ]

they dont have anything to do with your current bank account.. the problem is creating all kinds of new accounts/credit lines with your information.. i know i've seen commercials for the life lock bs or whatever it is to protect you even if your SSN gets stolen, i would probably be looking in to something like that asap before they go out and apply for loans/credit cards/new bank accounts etc..

[sidewaysil80]

but this dude was calling me from NY with a 518 area code, anyways I should have known better it's just that I have never purchase an item like this before so I thought it was necessary.

bro i'm sorry, but buying something from canada and then giving your ssn to someone in new york is just plain stupid. do what the fella above me said, thats the advice i was going to give.

[az_240]

I had my identity stolen as well... only I was lucky and had a private investigator call me about the issue and got everything sorted out before any real damage was done.

Apparently I had 3 cell phones and was trying to purchase a house haha.... I figured someone probably got my info from all the job applications I was turning in at the time... It's easy to sell info (especially illegals) on the black market.

Kinda sucks because now you've got a monkey on your back....

[fliprayzin240sx]

Rule #1, always look for somebody local or atleast close enough to drive to for engine swap.

[ROOSEY]

you deffinitly gotta let us know what happens in the end with all this.

sounds sketchy. if i was you id be blowing up their phones asking why they needed that info and who the heck is the guy in new york when its supposed to be a canadian company.....but ya be ready for anything man.

i got my last motor from jdmtiger in canada and after buying it i heard many bad things about them i was real worried but the motor came and i dropped it in and it ran perfect. nothing wrong with it. lets hope you have the same situation but the ssn thing.....idk man thats strange

[revcyanide]

woooooooooowwwwww im speachless

[TougeLove]

this just keeps getting better! :)

[herbieS13]

you know there are a handful of places that will have sr20s in stock in the DFW area, and it'd be alittle cheaper, like 15-1600 a swap

[240sx-pat]

they dont have anything to do with your current bank account.. the problem is creating all kinds of new accounts/credit lines with your information.. i know i've seen commercials for the life lock bs or whatever it is to protect you even if your SSN gets stolen, i would probably be looking in to something like that asap before they go out and apply for loans/credit cards/new bank accounts etc..


Yea, well I went a head and stayed up doing a little research and found that there are 3 major credit bureaus and went a head and freeze my credit at these 3 companies Equifax, Transunion, and Experian so that no one can open up any kind of account without a pin..not even me.

just for precautions , cost me 10 dollars each to lock up my credit.



Zenkidrift- Nah, I didn't want to blow up there phone it wouldn't do me any good, I was just confused as to why they would need my S/N. I didn't want to accuse them or anything like that, so I'm just going with the flow and do stuff here and there to protect myself because since it was my fault for giving out that information.Anyways, I do understand that unexpected things like this happens all the time so that's why i took everyone advice.

herbieS13 you know there are a handful of places that will have sr20s in stock in the DFW area, and it'd be alittle cheaper, like 15-1600 a swap




Yea I know it's probably going to be a little cheaper, but I thought online would be more convenient since I work all the time and on my days off I just want to relax you know. I work at a call center and that shit can be extremely stressful. If I knew that there was going to be some kind of hassle I would have just went local.


Rule #1, always look for somebody local or atleast close enough to drive to for engine swap.

Yea, definitely.

bro i'm sorry, but buying something from canada and then giving your ssn to someone in new york is just plain stupid. do what the fella above me said, thats the advice i was going to give.

Yea, it was but I just thought that the engine was at the "final check" location so I just accepted the call it was not my area code so I knew it was them because I do really have anyone calling me. That's when I was asked for the info. I didn't find out it was from NY til I actually look at the area code online.



this forum needs some kind of a chatroom



Anyways , thanks again

[Corbic]

Buying a used engine like that is hit or miss.... some companies get better condition engines than others but they still occasionally send out duds without knowing it. Compression tests don't necessarily mean the engine will be good.

I purchased an engine over the summer from a company called LKQ. They said compression was 180 across the board, only had 90k and was from an auto. I felt confident I had a good engine.

I get it installed and sure enough it runs like shit... Tear everything apart and find one of the crank balancers badly scored along with the inside of the block. The only thing that was useable on the engine was the head/upper pieces.

Because I took the engine apart they would only give me a partial refund.

I was PISSED because I paid extra for a warranty and I was stuck with no engine.

NEVER BUY FROM LKQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just hope the company you bought from has good customer service and is willing to work with you if something does go wrong.


Your an idiot if you are having problems with LKQ. Fantastic company. I and my friends have delt with them for years without any issue. Up front and fair pricing and straight forward warranty and replacement work.

Everything you buy from them comes with a 30 day money back guarantee, no questions ask, engine could be perfect, you just don't want it? Money back.

Quality wise, you pull it, its up to you. If you order it from a distribution center or ebay, you pay for the condition. You can get one engine for $400 an the same make/model in POS mode for $140... or you could buy one of their remans for $1000. Its a used engine in the end from a car that was wrecked.

How the @#ck can you expect them to know if it had its oil-changed et al for the last 5 years by countless owners and that bearings are not shot, or a ECU isn't fried.

[ROOSEY]

this forum needs some kind of a chatroom


indeed it does but goodluck man. its probably relieving though to see some guys commenting on this saying that they are a ligit good place to do business with.

still though the ssn thing is very strange...GL though man!

[s14freak93901]

company in canada and a call from NYC. Fraud to the max.

good luck though!

[kernel]

You guys have to know that most of JDM parts dealer in Canada have warehouse or office located in USA nearby big sea port like new york..

I'm going to see them every month and buy from ALL of them mostly..

here's a list of what shop you can find in Montreal City who do have warehouse/office in USA

Osaka, JDM RACING, JDM Montreal, Japan general motor, Nagano, JDM Nagoya and list could still go on..

Something they dont share the same name in USA and Canada but still is the same owner and such..

I'm not backing up them for the purschase and all thing happened in this thread..but just to give some details about them..

[Zerolift Autolab]

If for some reason your order cannot be filled...

Please feel free to call me.
My office line is 513-874-2508

We have numerous SR20det Engines in stock currently.
If there is anything I can help with, just let me know.

Thanks,
Robert

[Dontrackstar]

i got three motors from jdm engine depot and had no problems so check them out.
jdmenginedepot.com

[240sx-pat]

You guys have to know that most of JDM parts dealer in Canada have warehouse or office located in USA nearby big sea port like new york..

I'm going to see them every month and buy from ALL of them mostly..

here's a list of what shop you can find in Montreal City who do have warehouse/office in USA

Osaka, JDM RACING, JDM Montreal, Japan general motor, Nagano, JDM Nagoya and list could still go on..

Something they dont share the same name in USA and Canada but still is the same owner and such..

I'm not backing up them for the purschase and all thing happened in this thread..but just to give some details about them..


That's good to hear it just that they kinda thew me off when asking for my SSN , but anyways I'm still waiting for them to respond and see which engine they are actually sending out. I wrote them an E-mail yesterday usually they are quick to respond but they haven't replied yet. I actually sent two, 1 was the day before yesterday.

I'm just going to wait about 2-3 more days and see if they actually reply before I talk about their communication being an issue after payments were made, in 2-3 days I figure they should know which engine they actually sent out or I'll just find out on my own since it will probably be here by then.

If its not the exact engine and I decide not to sign it ...could I get my money back using paypal?


If for some reason your order cannot be filled...

Please feel free to call me.
My office line is 513-874-2508

We have numerous SR20det Engines in stock currently.
If there is anything I can help with, just let me know.

Thanks,
Robert

Thanks I'll keep this in mind.

[JuMPiiN]

Yea you'll get your money back bro, but I'm pretty sure the company will charge you a 15-20% restocking fee.

[240sx-pat]

Yea you'll get your money back bro, but I'm pretty sure the company will charge you a 15-20% restocking fee.

What what if I sign it just to see if it's in good state and turns out it's not could I still send it back?

[memphis180sx]

thats sounds pretty shady about the ssn stuff good luck with finding a swap and stuff

[Corbic]

.

If its not the exact engine and I decide not to sign it ...could I get my money back using paypal?
.

Fedex is leaving that shit. Return it? Expect to eat shipping to you and shipping back to them and a restock fee.

If you actually get your engine, keep it, live and learn. Idk how people are still getting fucked when all the info for reputable shops is out there.

JHot, Zerolift and Venus.

Never buy from Canadians.

I hope u used a credit car via paypal and not a back account. CC companies don't fuck around and will get hour money back. PP, yer fucked.

Also, since you gave out your SSN, get FCR and also report it. They dint need that shot except to give terrorist in Canada fake passports to get state side.

[ROOSEY]

^well said. but paypals usually pretty good at getting people their money back. i bought an xbox it never came so i disputed it and they got my money back. in like a week it was back in my bank account.

[spools420a]

We need a poll in sticky of good shops and bad shops thats most commonly used and everytime someone buys an engine with good results,He or she can go to the poll in sticky and give that company a good rating and visa versa,That will help people rest a little better on picking the best shop possable,perferablly shops that do leak down/compression tests and have warrenties,Not sure if I could even make a poll because my post count but it would be reasurring if someone did this.

[Corbic]

We need a sticky of good shops and bad shops thats most commonly

No. No we fucking don't. Go to Nico or 240sxforums for that silly ass shit. If you are on here you should be fucking smart enough to use the search feature and know to research shops before buying shit from Canada on eBay and being stupid enough to do an "off eBay" side deal with a eBay seller so he saves money and you loose what little protection and recourse eBay offers.

[Corbic]

^well said. but paypals usually pretty good at getting people their money back. i bought an xbox it never came so i disputed it and they got my money back. in like a week it was back in my bank account.

Cause the money was in the sellers account. If he already had deposited it in a foreign bank, your fucked.

They will tell you to contact the authorities of said region and file fraud charges. Good luck with that.

[spools420a]

No. No we fucking don't. Go to Nico or 240sxforums for that silly ass shit. If you are on here you should be fucking smart enough to use the search feature and know to research shops before buying shit from Canada on eBay and being stupid enough to do an "off eBay" side deal with a eBay seller so he saves money and you loose what little protection and recourse eBay offers.
The thing is most people only post the negative shops when they get a bad engine,You dont hear people posting,I just bought a engine from blah blah corps and it was good,It doesnt really happen so what is searching gonna do if Knobody posts up positive ones? so I feel it to be a good idea for the benifit of the community.Maybe I dont want people getting jipped my bad.

[an_orange_s2k]

damn hope everything works out for you. i wouldve demanded my money back when they asked for my SSN, dont want cops knockin on my door for some BS

[240sx-pat]

No. No we fucking don't. Go to Nico or 240sxforums for that silly ass shit. If you are on here you should be fucking smart enough to use the search feature and know to research shops before buying shit from Canada on eBay and being stupid enough to do an "off eBay" side deal with a eBay seller so he saves money and you loose what little protection and recourse eBay offers.



Dude, you need to shut the fuck up because you have been talking a lot of fucking shit in this thread. You stupid fuck you think I didn't do any kind of research , do you know what kind of situation I'm in ? basically I'm in a situation where I need an engine and get it going by the next month so I can drive to work. There's been pros and con just about every place I searched up, I've been at it for two months. I got Robert on facebook and has exchanged an Email with him about 2 months ago I told him exactly I would need an engine by Jan or Feb so here I am. There was stories on zerolift so that's why I decided to go somewhere else because I lost my confidence, although everything seems to be good with them now, props to them.

Wrote the same email to japaneseengineimport around the same time and in that email I asked if possible they could provide a compression test video he told me that they could arrange something. I followed up with him with the old Email of our convo this time they wanted to me pay full before they can get me a video. I asked them to meet me half way and let me make a deposit for the video if they think I'm going to bail and waste their time, no respond after that. There's jdmenginecorp who's Local, with an infamous video of a knocking engine on youtube, and there's local forum about them screwing people. There's a lot more I'm just not going to type it about everything.

You mentioned Jhot good place, but they are shut down stupid fuck they were suppose to be doing some online and arrangements but they don't have anything.

even with Sr20store there's been story.

You get the point now, you still don't think I did any kind of research? just keep your fucking mouth shut and don't come in here talking a bunch of bullshit. I just figured there was a risk no mater who I get my engine from so why not just get one where I can get photos and videos of it being tested and that's what I did I just got tired of worry who or where to get it from.

The whole thing that I was worried about was not getting the exact engine that's why I created this thread.

[Corbic]

Dude, you need to shut the fuck up because you have been talking a lot of fucking shit in this thread. You stupid fuck you think I didn't do any kind of research , do you know what kind of situation I'm in ? basically I'm in a situation where I need an engine and get it going by the next month so I can drive to work. There's been pros and con just about every place I searched up, I've been at it for two months. I got Robert on facebook and has exchanged an Email with him about 2 months ago I told him exactly I would need an engine by Jan or Feb so here I am. There was stories on zerolift so that's why I decided to go somewhere else because I lost my confidence, although everything seems to be good with them now, props to them.

Wrote the same email to japaneseengineimport around the same time and in that email I asked if possible they could provide a compression test video he told me that they could arrange something. I followed up with him with the old Email of our convo this time they wanted to me pay full before they can get me a video. I asked them to meet me half way and let me make a deposit for the video if they think I'm going to bail and waste their time, no respond after that. There's jdmenginecorp who's Local, with an infamous video of a knocking engine on youtube, and there's local forum about them screwing people. There's a lot more I'm just not going to type it about everything.

You mentioned Jhot good place, but they are shut down stupid fuck they were suppose to be doing some online and arrangements but they don't have anything.

even with Sr20store there's been story.

You get the point now, you still don't think I did any kind of research? just keep your fucking mouth shut and don't come in here talking a bunch of bullshit. I just figured there was a risk no mater who I get my engine from so why not just get one where I can get photos and videos of it being tested and that's what I did I just got tired of worry who or where to get it from.

The whole thing that I was worried about was not getting the exact engine that's why I created this thread.

I've been talk'n truth bitch. I'm sorry you can't deal with that. If you need this shit in 30 days to get to work you are an idiot. Sorry but it's true for 2Gs you could have had a nice daily so you can stay off the welfare.

Lets see; Okay, you get said engine, bearings are shot, clutch toast, turbo fried...say what?

You have no business swapping an SR in your non-running-must have daily.


You also failed to mention Venus so obviously your research fell short. JDMHookup is another credible source. Honestly enough peeps sell this shit you should have drove out an bought in person.

You also could have been awesome like me, bought my shit legit from a fellow zilvian. Hour drive, first hand inspect and bamn! Prolly paid $700 less then you did too, only I didn't get fucked.

This is just a bullshit "pity me cause I'm a fucking noob thread".

[JuMPiiN]

Man hopefully you really didn't think you could buy a engine and just drop it in and drive away. After getting my engine replacing the pump's, belts, gaskets, turbo, clutch, exhaust, ext. I'm sitting at about 3500-4K, and to be honest I'm not even 100% sure on the insides. Compression was good. I'm just saying tread carefully on thinking you can swap and drive off in a engine that was prob sitting for some time on a shelf.

[240sx-pat]

I've been talk'n truth bitch. I'm sorry you can't deal with that. If you need this shit in 30 days to get to work you are an idiot. Sorry but it's true for 2Gs you could have had a nice daily so you can stay off the welfare.

Lets see; Okay, you get said engine, bearings are shot, clutch toast, turbo fried...say what?

You have no business swapping an SR in your non-running-must have daily.


You also failed to mention Venus so obviously your research fell short. JDMHookup is another credible source. Honestly enough peeps sell this shit you should have drove out an bought in person.

You also could have been awesome like me, bought my shit legit from a fellow zilvian. Hour drive, first hand inspect and bamn! Prolly paid $700 less then you did too, only I didn't get fucked.

This is just a bullshit "pity me cause I'm a fucking noob thread".

I've been talk'n truth bitch. I'm sorry you can't deal with that. If you need this shit in 30 days to get to work you are an idiot. Sorry but it's true for 2Gs you could have had a nice daily so you can stay off the welfare.

Lets see; Okay, you get said engine, bearings are shot, clutch toast, turbo fried...say what?

You have no business swapping an SR in your non-running-must have daily.


You also failed to mention Venus so obviously your research fell short. JDMHookup is another credible source. Honestly enough peeps sell this shit you should have drove out an bought in person.

You also could have been awesome like me, bought my shit legit from a fellow zilvian. Hour drive, first hand inspect and bamn! Prolly paid $700 less then you did too, only I didn't get fucked.

This is just a bullshit "pity me cause I'm a fucking noob thread".


LMFAO, you talk a lot of fucking shit.. Welfare? bitch I got money what the fuck are you talking about ?

Just because I didn't mention Venus doesn't mean I "fell short" on my research. Can you not fucking read? I said there was more I'm not going to be posting about every mother fucking japanese engine store and yes I heard of Venus.

you probably didn't even know about Jhot closing their store.


LOL "This is just a bullshit "pity me cause I'm a fucking noob thread"

no, no , and no bitch calling me a noob because my lack of posts? I'm guessing when you signed up you had 500 posts magically added to your account? LOL I'm looking for pity ? I have another 9K+ in my account with checks coming in every week. Like I mentioned earlier I have a job I did what was convenient for me.


The reason I made this thread was to basically build it up and let people know how it turns out if anything goes wrong then I can warn them. I just don't understand why assholes like you come in here pointing finger and talking shit what I "should have done , shouldn't have done" I mean fact of the matter is this could have happened with any store , of course I'm not talking about them asking me for my SSN I'm talking about them saying there is a slight possibility of a different engine.


Payment was just made 3 days ago , let's wait and see how this turns out before you start pointing and saying shit like "you got fucked" . If I did I would come back here and let everyone know about it so they are aware of this place and as mentioned earlier it's too early for me to tell what's going on so we'll see in about 2-3 days.


Until then , can you go take your meds and chill the fuck out?


Thanks bro,

[240sx-pat]

Man hopefully you really didn't think you could buy a engine and just drop it in and drive away. After getting my engine replacing the pump's, belts, gaskets, turbo, clutch, exhaust, ext. I'm sitting at about 3500-4K, and to be honest I'm not even 100% sure on the insides. Compression was good. I'm just saying tread carefully on thinking you can swap and drive off in a engine that was prob sitting for some time on a shelf.


Nah, I didn't I wasn't worried about it too much I have the money.

[1TP]

I"ll try to make you feel somewhat better... Their ebay rating is pretty good. If you do a google search you will see JDM Nagoya phone # as 514.... probably a wharehouse where they (& other re-sellers) get their engines to sell/re-sell or the NY shop owns or supplies Nagoya like someone else stated. Now the SSN#....HELL TO THE MUTHAFUCKIN NAW! No need for that. Shouldnt of paid anything outside of ebay or paypal either. You should of asked for a discount if you were "saving Nagoya ebay fees", I mean if you're gonna be dumb then be all the way dumb...I do think you will get an engine, as far as the exact same one??? Who knows. Contact & Ask other buyers from his feedback page if they received the exact engine that was tested (although you should have done that before hand). Like you stated, its your 1st time buying a engine, we all have to learn one way or another. Local craigslist is also your friend. Always better to deal & buy locally & in person! Goodluck man.

[spools420a]

Wrote the same email to japaneseengineimport around the same time and in that email I asked if possible they could provide a compression test video he told me that they could arrange something. I followed up with him with the old Email of our convo this time they wanted to me pay full before they can get me a video. I asked them to meet me half way and let me make a deposit for the video if they think I'm going to bail and waste their time, no respond after that.
.
That sailed a giant red flag as soon as they wanted the payment before they did a compression test,What a crock.

Any buissness that cares about customer satisfaction would have been delighted to send you a leak/comp test which will pretty much ensure the customer will purchase the motor from them,By not sending the tests and saying pay first there hiding something and dont want you to see the results of the compression test.

[spools420a]

If theres a warrenty I wouldnt stress to much,Is there?Doing this outside of ebay and paypal I would have seened about them honoring me a warrenty for going that route.Maybe even cancel the transaction till they warrenty it for you,They will understand and most likely do it with you dishing out that much money,If not maybe cancel and tell them you want to go through paypal and ebay so they will cover if you get the wrong/broken motor (if they ebay will even do that with engines I'm not sure but dont they cover broken items so would'nt an engine still count?)

[Corbic]

LMFAO, you talk a lot of fucking shit.. Welfare? bitch I got money what the fuck are you talking about ?

Just because I didn't mention Venus doesn't mean I "fell short" on my research. Can you not fucking read? I said there was more I'm not going to be posting about every mother fucking japanese engine store and yes I heard of Venus.

you probably didn't even know about Jhot closing their store.


LOL "This is just a bullshit "pity me cause I'm a fucking noob thread"

no, no , and no bitch calling me a noob because my lack of posts? I'm guessing when you signed up you had 500 posts magically added to your account? LOL I'm looking for pity ? I have another 9K+ in my account with checks coming in every week. Like I mentioned earlier I have a job I did what was convenient for me.


The reason I made this thread was to basically build it up and let people know how it turns out if anything goes wrong then I can warn them. I just don't understand why assholes like you come in here pointing finger and talking shit what I "should have done , shouldn't have done" I mean fact of the matter is this could have happened with any store , of course I'm not talking about them asking me for my SSN I'm talking about them saying there is a slight possibility of a different engine.


Payment was just made 3 days ago , let's wait and see how this turns out before you start pointing and saying shit like "you got fucked" . If I did I would come back here and let everyone know about it so they are aware of this place and as mentioned earlier it's too early for me to tell what's going on so we'll see in about 2-3 days.


Until then , can you go take your meds and chill the fuck out?


Thanks bro,

To early to tell? Maybe you should have waited before making an epic internet, "my feelings hurt", "what do i do" temper-tantrum.

Getting some "specific" engine is the least of your concern and compression test is also a poor indicator to how easy/quick/cheap a swap will be. You still don't grasp that, and that is what makes you a "doe-eyed needs to go back to NICO noob."

Did they tell you about how it only has 60k kilometers and shit? Cool right!

If you really have your imaginary 9k, go buy a fucking $500 Sentra or Taurus to get your ass too work and do a proper swap.

Please quit with the belly aching, this isn't a fucking self help forum.

[240sx-pat]

I"ll try to make you feel somewhat better... Their ebay rating is pretty good. If you do a google search you will see JDM Nagoya phone # as 514.... probably a wharehouse where they (& other re-sellers) get their engines to sell/re-sell or the NY shop owns or supplies Nagoya like someone else stated. Now the SSN#....HELL TO THE MUTHAFUCKIN NAW! No need for that. Shouldnt of paid anything outside of ebay or paypal either. You should of asked for a discount if you were "saving Nagoya ebay fees", I mean if you're gonna be dumb then be all the way dumb...I do think you will get an engine, as far as the exact same one??? Who knows. Contact & Ask other buyers from his feedback page if they received the exact engine that was tested (although you should have done that before hand). Like you stated, its your 1st time buying a engine, we all have to learn one way or another. Local craigslist is also your friend. Always better to deal & buy locally & in person! Goodluck man.


Yea, that was dumb of me. I'm an honest dude I just wanted everything to go smoothly for them as well as for me that's why I didn't mind going out of ebay although made sure they had paypal, and I did see their rep but you're right I should have asked other buyers before doing anything. I'm sure that I will get the engine but you like you said maybe not the exact one I'll let you guys know.

That sailed a giant red flag as soon as they wanted the payment before they did a compression test,What a crock.

Any buissness that cares about customer satisfaction would have been delighted to send you a leak/comp test which will pretty much ensure the customer will purchase the motor from them,By not sending the tests and saying pay first there hiding something and dont want you to see the results of the compression test.

I hear they're good guys I guess they just didn't know me and thought I may have been wasting their time.


and yea, there is warrenty

[Corbic]

PS: In case yer vondering what I'm up too....working with my friend too wire his JHot bought RB25Det.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/Corbic/2286421d.jpg

Cheers.

[240sx-pat]

To early to tell? Maybe you should have waited before making an epic internet, "my feelings hurt", "what do i do" temper-tantrum.

Getting some "specific" engine is the least of your concern and compression test is also a poor indicator to how easy/quick/cheap a swap will be. You still don't grasp that, and that is what makes you a "doe-eyed needs to go back to NICO noob."

Did they tell you about how it only has 60k kilometers and shit? Cool right!

If you really have your imaginary 9k, go buy a fucking $500 Sentra or Taurus to get your ass too work and do a proper swap.

Please quit with the belly aching, this isn't a fucking self help forum.


I think you are the one with the temper, did you forgot the post where you blew up on someone here about LKQ? anyways, tired of arguing with you.


And nice RB, good job.

Cheers

[240sx-pat]

PS: in case you were wondering about my imaginary 9k.



http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7702/ufail.png (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/ufail.png/)

Cheers

[az_240]

Your an idiot if you are having problems with LKQ. Fantastic company. I and my friends have delt with them for years without any issue. Up front and fair pricing and straight forward warranty and replacement work.



Bottom line is they sold me a shot engine...every piece was there and I showed them the damage that was on the engine. I had the receipt in hand and was within the warranty. Even after explaining everything I had to go through because of their mistake I STILL had to haggle to even get a partial refund. FUCK THAT.

They walked me through their little chop shop and I could tell nobody gave a shit. One guy took a turn too sharp with a tranny tagged for resale on a fork lift and the thing hit the ground and rolled at least 10 feet before the guy threw it back on the pallet and kept driving.

Dealing with LKQ was an awful experience.

[Corbic]

Bottom line is they sold me a shot engine...every piece was there and I showed them the damage that was on the engine. I had the receipt in hand and was within the warranty. Even after explaining everything I had to go through because of their mistake I STILL had to haggle to even get a partial refund. FUCK THAT.

They walked me through their little chop shop and I could tell nobody gave a shit. One guy took a turn too sharp with a tranny tagged for resale on a fork lift and the thing hit the ground and rolled at least 10 feet before the guy threw it back on the pallet and kept driving.

Dealing with LKQ was an awful experience.

If you had a warranty, why did you pull it apart? It defies all logic.

[ZilviaKid]

haha who posts their bank balance on a forum to act tough? what a loser.

as much as i hate corbics canada bashing, hes so right, you need to grow a pair and stop bitching and whining. this isnt a pity party, and you sound like a moron.

[C-unit]

PS: in case you were wondering about my imaginary 9k.



http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7702/ufail.png (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/ufail.png/)

Cheers

This must be a joke. Is there a need to post up your bank account?

[KiLLeR2001]

PS: in case you were wondering about my imaginary 9k.



http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7702/ufail.png (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/ufail.png/)

Cheers

Yeah, I'd have 9k saved up too if I never bought my S13 and modded it.

:duh:

[Persona]

This must be a joke. Is there a need to post up your bank account?
:werd:All in favor of lock say "I"

[h2v7]

I

want a transfer of that 9k to me plz i already got his ssn i good to go






i kidd

[240sx-pat]

haha who posts their bank balance on a forum to act tough? what a loser.

as much as i hate corbics canada bashing, hes so right, you need to grow a pair and stop bitching and whining. this isnt a pity party, and you sound like a moron.


No one is trying to act tough just trying to get back at Corbics, you sound a bit offended, that photo was only meant for him I'm sorry If your broke and took offense to it.


KiLLeR2001 Yeah, I'd have 9k saved up too if I never bought my S13 and modded it.

Good job, that is a very nice investment...?

[Persona]

LOL at the guy who gave out his SSN to some guy in Canada talking shit over the internet.

[240sx-pat]

LOL at the guy who gave out his SSN to some guy in Canada talking shit over the internet.



Don't know man, might want to look and see who actually started the shit talking.

[S14kouki_10]

phf. only 9k>?

[negrosx13]

ima stick around for the end results.lol

Everyone makes mistakes,other dont think things out clearly.

when i bought my motor was afraid of the hit or miss bs,i ended up getting a motor from a friend who wanted to get something bigger and better..The guy drove to my house and took me for a ride etc etc before buying..This motor was well taken care of and i knew that i wouldnt have a problem with it..But i wouldnt had done that then ZEROLIFT wouldve been my go to place for a motor.

I hope everything comes out good..

[Q.Smooth127]

hate to say this but you are the biggest fail of a 24 year old.
you NEVER give SSN for ANY PURCHASE of ANYTHING.
Better get that shit fixed asap bro.
forget the condition of the motor, your gonna be in big financial doodoo.
haha those sly canadians.

[Corbic]

haha who posts their bank balance on a forum to act tough? what a loser.

as much as i hate corbics canada bashing, hes so right, you need to grow a pair and stop bitching and whining. this isnt a pity party, and you sound like a moron.

No hate for my frozen brethren. It's just dealing international is a great way to get screwed. If I was in Canada I would strongly caution my fellow moose huggers to avoid them bastard yanks and buy from a local shop as well.

[tricky_ab]

This must be a joke. Is there a need to post up your bank account?

I would hope so...

[ROOSEY]

dang this thread got heated fast...

cant we all just play nice :kiss:

[revcyanide]

http://stylealchemy.com/ruminations/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/kingofpopcorn.gif

[Drifting-pedobear]

srs bzns in hurr

[mrflip69]

Fuck Zerolift. Never got my SSR wheels from them in a groupbuy and had to go through my credit card company to get my money back. Yeah, I dealt with "Robert" and all I had were excuses and delays till they finally stopped communicating with me.

http://zilvia.net/f/group-buys/239033-gb-ssr-wheels-zerolift-direct-ssr-custom-sizes-colors-made-order-2.html

Sad to see they are still sponsors here.

I went through them because they seemed to have good reviews, but people keep dropping their name over here and in this thread, and I'd hate for someone else to get fucked like I almost did.

There's plenty of other options in Cali/Texas/Florida, so do your research!

[kraven9]

I hope everything works out in your favor man. GL.

[boosted KA24DE]

You will be surprized to see what gets intersepted on the net or phone these days. Try posting a return email to some random craigslist ad with your phone number in it and see if 1 out of ten times you don't get a phone call the next ten seconds. Here we are all under the watchful eye of the government and anyone with a deep enough pocket to purchase that info to use it for solicitations will and there is nothing YOU or I can say.

Glad to here you took charge and froze your credit.
STAY thirsty my friend!

[xptnike]

damn, giving away your ssn...sucks, good luck hope everything turns out well...

[alexandria]

Dude did you realize that you paid with paypal haha you should've called them and cancelled the transaction or gotten your money back. This is why paypal was created to keep us from making stupid mistakes like the one you made.

[Chaw wee]

Buy another swap, money banks.

[buentellomma]

i bought my motor from osaka motors in canada last year and didnt have to give my ssn, but i would never give out my ssn to anyone, keep a watch on your credit man

[240sx-pat]

Duplicate post

[240sx-pat]

Dude did you realize that you paid with paypal haha you should've called them and cancelled the transaction or gotten your money back. This is why paypal was created to keep us from making stupid mistakes like the one you made.



I think we all get the point that I made a dumb ass mistake,even I admitted that nonetheless thank you for the kind reminder...... :bow:


boosted KA24DE You will be surprized to see what gets intersepted on the net or phone these days. Try posting a return email to some random craigslist ad with your phone number in it and see if 1 out of ten times you don't get a phone call the next ten seconds. Here we are all under the watchful eye of the government and anyone with a deep enough pocket to purchase that info to use it for solicitations will and there is nothing YOU or I can say.

Glad to here you took charge and froze your credit.
STAY thirsty my friend!

Yea, haha thanks.


buentellomma i bought my motor from osaka motors in canada last year and didnt have to give my ssn, but i would never give out my ssn to anyone, keep a watch on your credit man


I think I'll be alright I stopped worrying about it after freezing up credit besides these guys are calling from a land line if anything happens they can be tracked down. I doubt they'll do anything with it, although I'm still not cleared why they needed it.


Anyways, my motor appears to be in Texas already I gave the kingsway transport a call and they gave me an ETA of 2/3/11 , but I'll have to get them to ship it on 2/4/11 because I have work. I'll let you guys know and take photos of the engine and too be honest I'm not worried about the condition of it anymore I'm just going to sign it and keep it.

[Chay G]

i got a notch top from naganousa last december, it came with the maf sensor which wasn't included on the sale, but the turbo-manifold gasket was blown and the propels damaged, but it runs strong anyway, just a little lag before 2500rpm

[az_240]

If you had a warranty, why did you pull it apart? It defies all logic.


I wanted to know why it wasn't working and wanted proof that it was a junk engine. I figured I was doing them a favor by finding the problem.
Besides what are they going to do resell the junk engine?
All the pieces were there and I even assembled most of the engine to keep everything together. Live and learn I guess.

[Kamburrito]

clearly a redtop with a black valve cover. i hope everything goes okay. good luck man.

[KiLLeR2001]

KiLLeR2001

Good job, that is a very nice investment...?

You're one to talk. My sr20 has been operational for three years, you're still trying to figure out the engine buying process. Btw, if you think you're only gonna spend a couple grand on an engine swap and that's it, then you are sadly mistaken my friend.

[Corbic]

clearly a redtop with a black valve cover. i hope everything goes okay. good luck man.

Wait, people still use the color of a valve cover to identify what year the engine is.. :-/

[240sx-pat]

You're one to talk. My sr20 has been operational for three years, you're still trying to figure out the engine buying process. Btw, if you think you're only gonna spend a couple grand on an engine swap and that's it, then you are sadly mistaken my friend.


That's good to hear and I know it's going to cost more money, but I got it.

[95BoostedS14]

I'm curious to know what ever happened? Did you receive the engine yet man?

[240sx-pat]

Hey, no I haven't received it yet I may have mentioned in the post that it was in Texas couple of days back but it was actually in Addison Illinois any who do to bad weather there were delayed so that's why I haven't received it. The company called and was asking if I was available on Wednesday I said no because of work so I told them Friday.

So it should be here this Friday I'll get some photos up.

[240sx-pat]

Hey, no I haven't received it yet I may have mentioned in the post that it was in Texas couple of days back but it was actually in Addison Illinois any who do to bad weather there were delayed so that's why I haven't received it. The company called and was asking if I was available on Wednesday I said no because of work so I told them Friday.

So it should be here this Friday I'll get some photos up.



The motor came today but we could not get the damn thing off the 18wheeler he did not have the tools to get it off the trunk .....why? because for whatever reason I don't know whos fault this is but on the paper work there was no lift gate service on there therefore he didn't have the tool with him.

said they could come back on Monday but I got work so i told him it'll have to be next Friday.


So I'm just going to wait around til Friday.

[reed1285]

wow that sucks man...did it look ok tho? right engine?

[Corbic]

The motor came today but we could not get the damn thing off the 18wheeler he did not have the tools to get it off the trunk .....why? because for whatever reason I don't know whos fault this is but on the paper work there was no lift gate service on there therefore he didn't have the tool with him.

said they could come back on Monday but I got work so i told him it'll have to be next Friday.


So I'm just going to wait around til Friday.

Did you specify and pay for residential delivery? It would say so in the BOL. If not, fail.

[240sx-pat]

wow that sucks man...did it look ok tho? right engine?



It was wrapped up I didn't really pay to much attention was just thinking how we gonna get this thing off the truck. only thing I could really see was the transmission.



Corbic

Did you specify and pay for residential delivery? It would say so in the BOL. If not, fail.



Nagoya's people asked if I needed a lift gate services I said yes and told them to send me fee through paypal and I paid.

[97nismo]

wow this is terrible.............. i feel for you, i made many mistakes with buying my sr as well. NAD auto in georgia its a great shop i would check into them for half cuts etc.

[240sx-pat]

wow this is terrible.............. i feel for you, i made many mistakes with buying my sr as well. NAD auto in georgia its a great shop i would check into them for half cuts etc.

Yea, I'm not really worried about it anymore at least I know it's here now so it'll be alright.:fruit:

[h2v7]

thats about the time i woulda makde that bitch wait and called 6 of my friends!!!!!!!

[240sx-pat]

wow that sucks man...did it look ok tho? right engine?

Well the delivery guy came back today then for whatever reason while I was getting ready to work to make this long story short I just told the guy I'm going to have my GF sign it off and they said it was okay. It is not the same engine as I saw in the video but I think they actually sent me a real S13 Blacktop

Now I have this mysterious engine in my garage so far the shipping appears to be okay nothing broken or anything...However two if the portion on the harness is cut , 1 from the side of ECU, I don't know much about car so I'm not sure if this is normal but here are the photos.

this is my car currently

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Theres some kind of fur type of thing in the Tranny

[KaminaSan]

Wtf... wtf is that shit in the tranny? they run over a bear or something?

[di-devol]

do you have a fat or skinny O2 sensor on that thing?

The 63 ecu is for a red-top, You can run either, I was just wondering why it was cut. Might need to re-pin it.

[240sx-pat]

It's a short fat 02 sensor, what's up

[pink godzila]

Anyways... I dont buy stuff from Ebay at all.

Dont know why you dont find local shop for this or any shop in SoCal.

BTW are you chinese?

[240sx-pat]

Anyways... I dont buy stuff from Ebay at all.

Dont know why you dont find local shop for this or any shop in SoCal.

BTW are you chinese?


I'm Thai/Chinese, why?

I work too much don't really have to go shopping for engine, I do a lot of crap online just never an item that's pricey like this.

[240sx-pat]

LMFAO I think i see why you asked me if I was Chinese , I think you saw a box with Chinese writing in the background there, my GF is Taiwanese. The Motor is here at her house.

[rollout240]

is that all it came with????

The black top ecu is and E5 if im not mistaken.
the lower harness is cut.
no side mount intercooler?
igniter chip?
radiator?
hoses?
for 1900+ hmmmmmm =\

[pink godzila]

hahah yeah.. well you should go to phase2motortrend.com

[rollout240]

mybad not lower harnes excusee excuseee

[pink godzila]

This is what phase2 has... also listed what they have done and compressor test on video.

S13 SR20DET Motor Set - Redtop (http://www.phase2motortrend.com/s13srmosetre.html)


NGK #7 iridium spark plugs
New valve cover and spark plug cover seals
New exhaust gasksets: Exhaust manifold, turbo inlet and turbo outlet gaskets
New radiator hoses (top and bottom)
New drive belts (AC, P/S and Alternator)
New Clutch kit + rear main seal
Check oil pan for any sign of dent, replace if can't be fixed. If a pan is dented severly, take off the pan to inspect the oil strainer for damage. Replace if needed.
Upgraded fuel pump
New Oil and Fuel filter
Short shifter kit + new shift knob
New radiator and fan setup if customer bought motor set instead of front clip that does not have stock radiator/fan-shroud setup
FMIC setup if customer bought motor set instead of front clip that does not have stock mounted intercooler setup.
Upgrade turbo elbow, 3" downpipe, High-flow exhaust with 3" Catco high flow cat or 3" test pipe is recommended but not mandatory depending on end users budget.

Well you cant return it maybe sell it local. And buy a new set from other shop.

[rollout240]

i take it back haha it is the lower harness thats cut my bad yet again. ill shut up now. haha lol

[KiLLeR2001]

Since they gave you an auto redtop ecu you will need the skinny o2 sensor, which means you'll probably need the adapter to fit it in the manifold.

[240sx-pat]

This is what phase2 has... also listed what they have done and compressor test on video.

S13 SR20DET Motor Set - Redtop (http://www.phase2motortrend.com/s13srmosetre.html)


NGK #7 iridium spark plugs
New valve cover and spark plug cover seals
New exhaust gasksets: Exhaust manifold, turbo inlet and turbo outlet gaskets
New radiator hoses (top and bottom)
New drive belts (AC, P/S and Alternator)
New Clutch kit + rear main seal
Check oil pan for any sign of dent, replace if can't be fixed. If a pan is dented severly, take off the pan to inspect the oil strainer for damage. Replace if needed.
Upgraded fuel pump
New Oil and Fuel filter
Short shifter kit + new shift knob
New radiator and fan setup if customer bought motor set instead of front clip that does not have stock radiator/fan-shroud setup
FMIC setup if customer bought motor set instead of front clip that does not have stock mounted intercooler setup.
Upgrade turbo elbow, 3" downpipe, High-flow exhaust with 3" Catco high flow cat or 3" test pipe is recommended but not mandatory depending on end users budget.

Well you cant return it maybe sell it local. And buy a new set from other shop.


Yea, I'm just gonna keep this one too much hassle and I just talked to roll out he suggest I tell them that they sent me a beat up ignitor chip and cut lower harness , lets see what they say.

[JuMPiiN]

Missing ignitor, CAS looks damaged in pic maybe? Your 3rd coil looks cracked as well, I'm fairly certain the ecu's are compatible.

[97nismo]

good news is .............................it is a blacktop, but now i am curious about the compression and the bear hair in the tranny?

the throttle bracket kinda looks homemade, kinda hard to tell from pics, and it would suggest maybe it was an auto at one time but idk..............

[240sx-pat]

good news is .............................it is a blacktop, but now i am curious about the compression and the bear hair in the tranny?

the throttle bracket kinda looks homemade, kinda hard to tell from pics, and it would suggest maybe it was an auto at one time but idk..............



I'll have to check the compression again when I have time, the bear hair in the tranny It look like they just stuffed it in there to keep stuff from getting in, but who knows I mean took it all out didn't see anything wrong looks pretty clean.


Missing ignitor, CAS looks damaged in pic maybe? Your 3rd coil looks cracked as well, I'm fairly certain the ecu's are compatible.


I have an ignitor but one of the end is broken, the CAS I don't even see it in the photo but it appears to be okay when I took a look at it. the coil is okay too,

but the ignitor is broken on one of the end

[rollout240]

The CAS is on the very front of the engine. Right above the water neck that goes to your radiator. It looks broken. (Good eye JumPiin)

[h2v7]

let us kno on the install looks like you need a lot of other stuff. not a FULL swap it looks like

[240sxcure]

With all of the people who have been scammed or sold a junk, I'm pretty shocked to see people still ordering engines through email or from Canada.

Much better off picking a swap up from someone in driving distance, you'll save on shipping, and you have someone's door to kick down if your engine ends up a paper weight.

[mkezzo16]

what he ^^^ said ..i'd at very least buy a motor from a reputable shop in the states
sr20 store..zerolift

[accord2002]

Guy's you need to calm down about saying crap about canadian. I bought 4 engines from different jdm shop in Montreal, and many of my friend bought them to and we never have problems. I must admit that i would never buy from them online because you don't get to see the engine but in person i would do it again...

[240sxcure]

Not talking crap on Canada, because lord knows there is enough scam artist here in the U.S.

I'm just saying purchase a swap from some place you can physically see it before forking over $1900+ dollars.

These engines are only getting older while sitting in warehouses, so quality engines are becoming harder to find.

[Japan Motor Inc]

I just had a broker from the the JDM NAGOYA side calling and asking me for my SSN before they can ship it out, is this shit normal? I still haven't heard whether or not they will send me the original motor shown to me in the photos and videos.

These dudes are making me paranoid right now.

Dude U are Overreacting .

that is the US Custom , asking for your SSN # , that is totally normal.

and i know those guys , they are good sellers.

I Bought my Silvia S14 From them a couple of years before.

Great Car.

you dont need to worry about anything.:coold:

[KaminaSan]

Dude U are Overreacting .

that is the US Custom , asking for your SSN # , that is totally normal.

and i know those guys , they are good sellers.

I Bought my Silvia S14 From them a couple of years before.

Great Car.

you dont need to worry about anything.:coold:

1 Post, JAPAN MOTOR INC

RIGHT....

[kikcaffine]

Dude U are Overreacting .

that is the US Custom , asking for your SSN # , that is totally normal.

and i know those guys , they are good sellers.

I Bought my Silvia S14 From them a couple of years before.

Great Car.

you dont need to worry about anything.:coold:

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[Chaw wee]

1 Post, JAPAN MOTOR INC

RIGHT....

lol, agreed....

[jontron5000]

Dude U are Overreacting .

that is the US Custom , asking for your SSN # , that is totally normal.

and i know those guys , they are good sellers.

I Bought my Silvia S14 From them a couple of years before.

Great Car.

you dont need to worry about anything.:coold:

orly? hahaha

[Chasse]

This is what phase2 has... also listed what they have done and compressor test on video.

S13 SR20DET Motor Set - Redtop (http://www.phase2motortrend.com/s13srmosetre.html)


NGK #7 iridium spark plugs
New valve cover and spark plug cover seals
New exhaust gasksets: Exhaust manifold, turbo inlet and turbo outlet gaskets
New radiator hoses (top and bottom)
New drive belts (AC, P/S and Alternator)
New Clutch kit + rear main seal
Check oil pan for any sign of dent, replace if can't be fixed. If a pan is dented severly, take off the pan to inspect the oil strainer for damage. Replace if needed.
Upgraded fuel pump
New Oil and Fuel filter
Short shifter kit + new shift knob
New radiator and fan setup if customer bought motor set instead of front clip that does not have stock radiator/fan-shroud setup
FMIC setup if customer bought motor set instead of front clip that does not have stock mounted intercooler setup.
Upgrade turbo elbow, 3" downpipe, High-flow exhaust with 3" Catco high flow cat or 3" test pipe is recommended but not mandatory depending on end users budget.

Well you cant return it maybe sell it local. And buy a new set from other shop.

Isn't that what just what they recommended, not what they actually do?

[Trap Star]

I still can't believe you posted your fucking bank account. 9k isn't shit. Definitely not a large enough amount to try and act like a badass with. Hell, even if it was $9 million its an equally pathetic attempt at being a badass. I know people who literally make that in a day and you'll never see them out showing people a copy of their bank account to prove that they are awesome.


On another note, I'm glad that you got your engine. You made some serious mistakes along the way but at least you didn't get totally stiffed.

[Zen S14]

The sad truth is...even if I am staring at the motor set in person I still wouldn't know what the hell is wrong with it. The main reason I want to be able to reach a shop in person is so I can slap the lawsuit on them if fail happends.

[xBlastoisex]

Dude U are Overreacting .

that is the US Custom , asking for your SSN # , that is totally normal.

and i know those guys , they are good sellers.

I Bought my Silvia S14 From them a couple of years before.

Great Car.

you dont need to worry about anything.:coold:

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[Couped_up'd]

One thing that gets me.

These companys send you a video of the, "compression test." The results are what a WARM engine compression tests at.....

[D.Adams]

Should of went to ZEROLIFT man they have some really nice motors..

[95BoostedS14]

Should of went to ZEROLIFT man they have some really nice motors..

Agreed, I got my s14 sr from them. Motor looks great, awesome customer service and even better pricing.

[jorge1190]

I am way late to this thread but I just have to comment on your whole Japanese Engine Import deal. I've been buying stuff from Phil (He is most likely who you talked to) for over 3 years and have never had issues. I have also been at the shop when he has sold engines and I have never seen him turn down a compression test to anyone or not honor a warranty as long as the person wasn't being shady themselves.

Glad you got your engine though, hopefully you don't have issues with it.

[Leetfade]

Ok.. I'm glad that a lot of you got great service at Zerolift, but there are just as many (if not more) who didn't. I'm even local.. Quoted 2 weeks from order to roll-out. 6 weeks later (with a LOT of prodding from me) the car limps out. Didn't know what the ecu was, didn't clean the bay (as part of the install labor), improperly wired the motor, had to take it back because the backside of the turbo was falling off, didn't replace the mounts (they are in BAD shape), etc etc etc... There was even an issue with the exhaust (they sent it out with a leak) and when I took it back in, they charged me to create a test pipe...

And if you look at their BBB rating (since someone mentioned that) it's a nice big F. Robert claims he doesn't care about that as it's all a scam (I believe is how he put it but I wouldn't quote him.. it's been a bit). Zero Lift Auto Lab Review - ENGINES GAS in Fairfield, OH - BBB Reliability Report - BBB serving Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana (http://www.bbb.org/cincinnati/business-reviews/engines-gas/zero-lift-auto-lab-in-fairfield-oh-8001394/)

I've actually been re-working a lot of what was done by Zerolift.. Some they absolutely should have done right, some they couldn't have known (i.e. oil bars clogging).

Now, I got a lot more parts for that money then it appears you did (based on replies.. sorry the pics are blocked here) and I'm finally getting the car running to how it should be, but it was a VERY disappointing venture to say the least.

Reality is, all companies slip. The SSN is definitely over the top (I'd add a flag with the credit bureaus, not just your bank) and it probably wasn't your smartest move, but I won't go off flaming you like a lot on here. I have heard a lot of success stories through Canadian import companies so we can't just lump them all together.

It's a decent amount of money to put down regardless so it will make you a little nervous. I would definitely be more careful about being so free with your information though. Don't give out your SSN and don't post bank statements. Both are just asking for issues...

So is the engine in and running now? Have you had any other issues? I'd probably do some basic things like checking for dents in the oil pan, changing the oil spray bars, etc etc just to give you some added insurance.

[240sx-pat]

Ok.. I'm glad that a lot of you got great service at Zerolift, but there are just as many (if not more) who didn't. I'm even local.. Quoted 2 weeks from order to roll-out. 6 weeks later (with a LOT of prodding from me) the car limps out. Didn't know what the ecu was, didn't clean the bay (as part of the install labor), improperly wired the motor, had to take it back because the backside of the turbo was falling off, didn't replace the mounts (they are in BAD shape), etc etc etc... There was even an issue with the exhaust (they sent it out with a leak) and when I took it back in, they charged me to create a test pipe...

And if you look at their BBB rating (since someone mentioned that) it's a nice big F. Robert claims he doesn't care about that as it's all a scam (I believe is how he put it but I wouldn't quote him.. it's been a bit). Zero Lift Auto Lab Review - ENGINES GAS in Fairfield, OH - BBB Reliability Report - BBB serving Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana (http://www.bbb.org/cincinnati/business-reviews/engines-gas/zero-lift-auto-lab-in-fairfield-oh-8001394/)

I've actually been re-working a lot of what was done by Zerolift.. Some they absolutely should have done right, some they couldn't have known (i.e. oil bars clogging).

Now, I got a lot more parts for that money then it appears you did (based on replies.. sorry the pics are blocked here) and I'm finally getting the car running to how it should be, but it was a VERY disappointing venture to say the least.

Reality is, all companies slip. The SSN is definitely over the top (I'd add a flag with the credit bureaus, not just your bank) and it probably wasn't your smartest move, but I won't go off flaming you like a lot on here. I have heard a lot of success stories through Canadian import companies so we can't just lump them all together.

It's a decent amount of money to put down regardless so it will make you a little nervous. I would definitely be more careful about being so free with your information though. Don't give out your SSN and don't post bank statements. Both are just asking for issues...

So is the engine in and running now? Have you had any other issues? I'd probably do some basic things like checking for dents in the oil pan, changing the oil spray bars, etc etc just to give you some added insurance.


Sorry to hear that man and No I haven't had time , but I did get a chance to work on it yesterday and today trying to pull the old motor out. I gotta wait for my friend to bring the crane over. Anyways, I got some photos I've never really worked on cars before so I was slow, but learning. I got about 4 more things to unbolt and it'll be ready to pull.

Right now the biggest panic I'm having is one of the drive shaft bolt because of it's at an odd angle and it is tight as shit I just don't want to end up stripping the damn thing so I'm just going to wait and buy some derust spray.


I've got radiators, manifold and downpipes coming in so I decided to try to take apart some stuff like the manifold and checking out the turbo. Man I checked the turbo and there isn't even a gasket on there and there was small puddle of oil sitting so I started spinning the turbine and more seem to be coming out.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3596/img0129z.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/img0129z.jpg/)

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/2951/img0136xh.jpg (http://img810.imageshack.us/i/img0136xh.jpg/)


http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2572/img0147af.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/img0147af.jpg/)

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5263/img0131ov.jpg (http://img832.imageshack.us/i/img0131ov.jpg/)


http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/653/img0153go.jpg (http://img543.imageshack.us/i/img0153go.jpg/)



I've got a question regarding wiring up the dash Harness, so this car is 90 model and had a 93 KADE in it the sohc dash harness was obviously spliced to the DE harness , now my question is..would I just need to cut the sohc dash portion off and splice it to my SR harness?

[240sx-pat]

Sorry to hear that man and No I haven't had time , but I did get a chance to work on it yesterday and today trying to pull the old motor out. I gotta wait for my friend to bring the crane over. Anyways, I got some photos I've never really worked on cars before so I was slow, but learning. I got about 4 more things to unbolt and it'll be ready to pull.

Right now the biggest panic I'm having is one of the drive shaft bolt because of it's at an odd angle and it is tight as shit I just don't want to end up stripping the damn thing so I'm just going to wait and buy some derust spray.


I've got radiators, manifold and downpipes coming in so I decided to try to take apart some stuff like the manifold and checking out the turbo. Man I checked the turbo and there isn't even a gasket on there and there was small puddle of oil sitting so I started spinning the turbine and more seem to be coming out.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3596/img0129z.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/img0129z.jpg/)

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/2951/img0136xh.jpg (http://img810.imageshack.us/i/img0136xh.jpg/)


http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2572/img0147af.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/img0147af.jpg/)

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5263/img0131ov.jpg (http://img832.imageshack.us/i/img0131ov.jpg/)


http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/653/img0153go.jpg (http://img543.imageshack.us/i/img0153go.jpg/)



I've got a question regarding wiring up the dash Harness, so this car is 90 model and had a 93 KADE in it the sohc dash harness was obviously spliced to the DE harness , now my question is..would I just need to cut the sohc dash portion off and splice it to my SR harness?




Hey guys, sorry it's been so long my car has been running just fine. I was done with the swap about 2-3 months I just had to get a lot of replacement parts with my own money.

The ignitor chip they sent me was fucked up but they said it was the shipments fault which clearly it wasn't they . The turbo was bad as well so I had to get it off of somebody on here. Lastly they sent me a redtop ECU instead of a black top..to their credit they offered to replace it , but at that point I didn't want anything to do with them anymore since they didn't even want to replace an ignitor chip.


Aside from the the car has been running great.

[benarovi561]

straight retard

congrats though on getting it running

[iamtheyi]

lol this thread had me :facepalm: constantly.

Glad everything worked out in the end for you though. Most aren't as lucky. Should have saved your money and boosted that nice KA you had in there :}

[RichardDUONG10]

Always sketchy to buy from online

[Wongger]

lol.

Did someone steal your identity yet?

[tricky_ab]

Always sketchy to buy from online

Not so much...But in this case, yes...this seller was amazingly shady...

[Corbic]

The sad truth is...even if I am staring at the motor set in person I still wouldn't know what the hell is wrong with it. The main reason I want to be able to reach a shop in person is so I can slap the lawsuit on them if fail happends.

If you can't inspect an engine you really should not be attempting a swap.

Also most engines are essentially sold "as-is" . The nice thing about local is that you'll verify your getting all the parts and everything is in good shape. You also won't jump threw stupid shipping hoops and be praying it all works out.

If I sold an engine to some kid and 2 months latter he's calling me up, threatening to sue cause it don't work, I'd tell him to get fucked.

[beams]

Just joined teh forum to let other know my bad experience with JDM NAgoya Auto Parts. Bought a BEAMS 3SGE from them 12/12/11. they swore it was a good, running 62,000km motor. Close inspection of the ebay photos (now that I have teh broken crap engine here I know what to look for) shows they advertised it with 3 smashed sensors plus smashed coolant outlet in rear of head. 15/12/11 they email me to say "freight delayed due to bad weather", wont arrive in Australia ti 17/2/12, conveniently outside of Paypal's 45 day limit on disputes. Engine finally arrived end Feb 2012, took more than a week to clear Custom by which time I had had to go overseas on business. Got back, noticed broken sensors, not too worried as I have some spares. Took a month or so to get race car ready for the new engine so only got to start the work last night - found no coil pack or plug in cylinder #3, absolutely no thread at all in #3, and bad burns all over the plastic engine cover from engine running with only 3 plugs. Asked nicely but JDM Nagoya refuse to refund or part refund - they say it is impossible for them to sell an engine like that - clearly engine has never been tested by them - JDM Nagoya refuse to help and because the engine took around 90 days to get to me after I paid for it Paypal and ebay wont do anything either. Including freight I am down AUD2,900. JDM Nagoya? I wouldnt recommend them at this stage but lets see how they respond to fraudulent trading investigation from Paypal. Engine was clearly sold as running condition and is pretty much good for a boat anchor. Posted "wthout prejudice".

[240sx-pat]

I gotta say, the engine that they've sent me is still running strong my daily commute to work is about 80 miles a day.

They just had shitty customer support.