Good news everyone,bought an engine
#1
Good news everyone,bought an engine
SO, as some of you might know , ( from an old post ) that my brother gave me his rx8, anyway, after long time fighting around , and was just this close of getting my self a non-rotary engine . (consider little cheaper)
2 nights ago , was about to get my self a bodykit for my eclipse.... when agood friend called, asked me what I am doing and told him about the eclipse,
he said, dont spend your cash on your eclipse, get the side cash you had for the rx-8 , add that bodykit money on it , see if you can afford a rotary ...
and after making some calls , I end up buying a JDM 13B with about 35-45K miles on it . complete with auto tranny and ecm etc, now all I need is to get that engine shipped to me , and so, I contacted few local companies and will get an estimate by tomorrow, hopefully my wallet can handle getting that shipped to me .
just wanted to shear the good news with you guys. and while waiting for the engine , (which will take about 2 weeks to arrive) is there anything good and worth doing to my car getting it ready for that engine to get fixed inside ?
Thanks :D
2 nights ago , was about to get my self a bodykit for my eclipse.... when agood friend called, asked me what I am doing and told him about the eclipse,
he said, dont spend your cash on your eclipse, get the side cash you had for the rx-8 , add that bodykit money on it , see if you can afford a rotary ...
and after making some calls , I end up buying a JDM 13B with about 35-45K miles on it . complete with auto tranny and ecm etc, now all I need is to get that engine shipped to me , and so, I contacted few local companies and will get an estimate by tomorrow, hopefully my wallet can handle getting that shipped to me .
just wanted to shear the good news with you guys. and while waiting for the engine , (which will take about 2 weeks to arrive) is there anything good and worth doing to my car getting it ready for that engine to get fixed inside ?
Thanks :D
#4
Out of NYC
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Good luck man, as far as I know (spoke with quite A LOT of those exporters in Japan)
90% of those engines (the ones u got) are usually on it's last leg ----- there is a reason WHY it's so cheap, in Japan, a complete long block engine with ECU usually cost less than 1K, most are within the 5-600 USD range, it depends on how "clean" the engine looks, NOT how many miles/compression numbers are.
just think about it, what kind of quality long block can u get for such dirt cheap prices? Simply put : "those are ******* junk, no one in Japan wants it, so hey, someone is paying us more than it's worth for it, Why not sell it to them? oooosh!"
one more thing, i hope u know that Japan is RHD and US is LHD, the harness is NOT the same and 1/2 the rx8 sold in Japan has no immobilizer, so the main harness is gonna be different, with different ignition lock, and of course the harness length will be different(RHD/LHD)
I don't remember exactly how many harness are the same, as far as I remember Engine Harness is the same, but the rest of the stuff ... good luck
90% of those engines (the ones u got) are usually on it's last leg ----- there is a reason WHY it's so cheap, in Japan, a complete long block engine with ECU usually cost less than 1K, most are within the 5-600 USD range, it depends on how "clean" the engine looks, NOT how many miles/compression numbers are.
just think about it, what kind of quality long block can u get for such dirt cheap prices? Simply put : "those are ******* junk, no one in Japan wants it, so hey, someone is paying us more than it's worth for it, Why not sell it to them? oooosh!"
one more thing, i hope u know that Japan is RHD and US is LHD, the harness is NOT the same and 1/2 the rx8 sold in Japan has no immobilizer, so the main harness is gonna be different, with different ignition lock, and of course the harness length will be different(RHD/LHD)
I don't remember exactly how many harness are the same, as far as I remember Engine Harness is the same, but the rest of the stuff ... good luck
Last edited by nycgps; 02-09-2014 at 11:30 PM.
#5
Thank you all for your kind reply
I bought the engine from Home
after contacting them and they insured me that the engine is in fully working condition and still in good condition .
and cost me 1700$ + shipping .
as for RHD , my car is imported from japan , and converted it locally to LHD , so it's not a big deal for me
TO BE HONEST , after reading what you just say , I am a little bit confused and scared in the same time ..... hope I didn't ****ed things up -___-
the engine should arrive this weekend , will keep you updated .
Thank you all , and wish me luck
I bought the engine from Home
after contacting them and they insured me that the engine is in fully working condition and still in good condition .
and cost me 1700$ + shipping .
as for RHD , my car is imported from japan , and converted it locally to LHD , so it's not a big deal for me
TO BE HONEST , after reading what you just say , I am a little bit confused and scared in the same time ..... hope I didn't ****ed things up -___-
the engine should arrive this weekend , will keep you updated .
Thank you all , and wish me luck
#7
Rotary Evolution
with how finicky the renesis is to compression it's just people's weariness of the engines to start with. even the older RX7 engines had a poor track record for the imported japanese engines.
you can always do a compression test on it before installing it, just don't crank the engine for too long while dry.
you can always do a compression test on it before installing it, just don't crank the engine for too long while dry.
#9
Sheep Dog
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Best of luck man. Should have asked about compression. When I was looking to replace my engine, I called a bunch of places. If they could not give me compression numbers, then I just went on the next place. Now that I have a good motor, I will consider getting one with low compression to rebuild and have as a spare if it is needed.
#11
the engine arrived at the airport lastnight, need to finish some importing papers maybe by Saturday , and then will get it test and fitted inside.
I hope its not as TeamRx8 reply XD
I hope its not as TeamRx8 reply XD
#17
Yay !!! I found Engine World Inc when I searched for used Japanese engines on Google. Their website is Japanese Engines | Used Japanese Engines | Used Japanese Engine | JDM Engines
They are offering RX8 engine for $2000 with 6 months warranty. Has anyone bought from them before ?
They are offering RX8 engine for $2000 with 6 months warranty. Has anyone bought from them before ?
#18
FULLY SEMI AUTOMATIC
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dude stop with the multiple posting there are vendors here that can help you out. search around.
#19
I bought a JDM RX8 engine from Japanese Engines | Used Japanese Engine | JDM Engines and I am very happy with it.
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