is this site reliable for the 7m?

[KyoSohma07]

I'm searching around to buy a 7m-gte to swap out my for the most part broken 7m-gte. I came across this site and I was curious if it's reliable or not, I want a engine thats in good condition so I can drop it in and be able to use it almost daily without to many problems.

the site is www.japanmotorimport.com/

thanks

 

[gaboonviper85]

no such thing as a reliable stock nonrebuilt 7m....buy a cheap long block and rebuild it useing the advice on this forum...a basic rebuild "refresher" could cost as little as $600 in total all the way up to however far you want take your supra "hp goals"...

If you get a jdm motor you will want to install the American egr system, and definetly do a headgasket job even if compression is fine....

But no, ordering a jdm motor and emediatly put it in your car is not a good idea at all....from anywhere no matter what!

 

[ForcedTorque]

^speaks truth!

 

[KyoSohma07]

thanks, once I have the money I'll probably buy the engine off that site. I'll start a build thread when I get it, and I'll probably make many trips to this site while I work on it

 

[tlo86]

IIRC every JDM 7m i have seen had a BHG already hehe

 

[Nick M]

IIRC every JDM 7m i have seen had a BHG already hehe

They knew certain people were easy to take advantage of. ::dunce::

 

[gaboonviper85]

thanks, once I have the money I'll probably buy the engine off that site. I'll start a build thread when I get it, and I'll probably make many trips to this site while I work on it

you know, it's cheaper just to buy a 7m from one of the partout threads....I wouldn't waist time with import places....

 

[tbcmorris]

^^^^^^^Speaks thruth again! Support the community!

 

[arizzle]

my shop just picked up a JDM 7m and it came with a hole on the block:aigo::3d_frown:, so just imagine getting it shipped and have to ship it back cause of that :icon_bigg, just support the community :evil2:

and the motors from a well known JDM source!:sarcasm:

 

[jdub]

Not a tech question...thread moved. Kyo - pay attention where you post.

 

[Keros]

IIRC every JDM 7m i have seen had a BHG already hehe

Not true, my JDM swap has 30000km in my supra at 12psi, no BHG yet :icon_bigg

JDM motors are much like playing the lottery: you've the same odds of winning on each one, and by the time you know you didn't win, you're screwed.

If you're not a gambling man, just buy a motor to rebuild.

 

[YotaRob]

I bought a 7mgte from tiger japanese once and it is a great engine. I only did it though because the old one had a catastrophic failure of epic perportions.:cry: Its just hit or miss realy.

 

[suprabad]

I've seen good jdm motors and I've seen bad ones. Alot of them get damaged in shipping.

You have to seek out an importer with a stellar reputation who's backing his merchandise with a good warranty.

 

[KyoSohma07]

thanks for everyones opinion, everyone seemed very helpful. I think I am going to play the lottery with this one. Once I have enough money I'm going to buy a 7m turbo w/ 5sp transmission from tigerautoparts.com, they have a 30 day warranty on it, so I should get a good engine.

thanks again