Woo Hoo! I get to buy a new motor

[CBLEGUY]

Well, I am sarcastically excited to find out that I have to buy a new block and head. Whoever replaced the HG on it did it a least 2 other times in my cars 140K life. I just assumed the last rebuild before my first HG job was just a crappy job. My block and head are too trashed to rebuild into a reliable 350 hp car. My head is warped and so is my block to the point that we could barely get the studs out. We straight edged it and it is a banana along with the head. I had a feeling this was going to happen, and I already have trust issues with it. The harness needs quite a bit of work anyways.

Let me get to my question. I am looking at JDM motors, and found one on egay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-...ryZ33615QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I already have the tranny and pedals for my 5sp swap, but needed to buy the other parts, and have several members here that have them reasonable prices. This ebay unit has the tranny, ecu and harness already. Also isn't the JDM harness built for RHD models, and how hard is it to convert to LHD?

I am on the verge of buying $$$thousands$$$ of parts like everyone else here, and need a shove in the right direction. I was thinking that if I do buy this JDM, I would pull the head off, and get the machine work done for a MHG, install the HG and studs and still get my turbo and manifold done by MDC, while buying the rest of my parts. I still need to buy a AF controller either MAFT or SACF2 (haven't decided on that either).

Maybe I just need reassurance, who knows. Whaddaya think?

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Go through Jarco USA. I have always had good luck with 7m's from them.

 

[kongykongfoomonk]

http://notrice.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=57
Hybrid offers a whole built engine.
I dont know what your willing to spend but its a great way to start.

 

[aggie08281]

damn, thats expensive, has anyone on here gotten one from hybrid?

 

[tte]

I wouldnt call that a great way to start...
Yo can rebuild one for alot cheaper....look in the FS sections on here or SFs.

Cheers,
Roy

 

[CBLEGUY]

Yea, I have been looking for the last week since I found out. I have another good block that I was going to build huge power out over the next year, but it is not ready to go, I am going to trade that block I think for some wheels and buy another motor complete, just pull the head get it resurfaced and go Cometic MHG.. I just need to get my car back on the road asap. I am rolling in my lifted f250 4X4 V10 getting 8mpg.

Has anyone use JDM addiction up in Ocala?

 

[Doward]

I went by there, they seem pretty cool. They've got the 2JZ I passed up on, to rebuild my 7M

Last I knew (2-3 weeks back) he was still waiting on his containers to clear customs!

 

[CBLEGUY]

I went by there, they seem pretty cool. They've got the 2JZ I passed up on, to rebuild my 7M

Last I knew (2-3 weeks back) he was still waiting on his containers to clear customs!

He has 4 7M's in stock right now that he was inspecting that he just got. I am going to try to get up there Friday to pick one of them up. He has them for $995 with the auto, we both know that nobody wants the auto. I told him to get rid of it unless someone here wants it for free. I have another auto sitting on the floor of my garage that I am not using as well. he said he would give me $50 off w/out the tranny, said that if I didn't want it, it was going right into the trash anyways. If you want, we could go out there together (how cute!), besides I could probably use a better trained eye/second set of eyes? I could go any day. I was just thinking Friday so I could get started on it this weekend. He said none of the 4 have harnesses, but 2 of them were pretty clean and the oil didn't look bad for a motor that had been sitting for more than a dozen years..

Let me know

Scott