Jdm Engine

suav · 04-17-2007, 01:37 AM

My friend had a similar situation with a Celica awd turbo thing... altrac I think?

Anyway after it all was said and done, a 3-week $2000 JDM swap-out turned into a 2-month thing, in and out, costing a little more than twice as much as quoted..

ethan12510 · 04-17-2007, 03:27 AM

Well my mechanic that im speaking of is a family friend. He quoted me $3000 to rebuild my current engine and $1000 of that is labor. Well then i said well maybe i will find a JDM engine and he said oh ya " i put one of those in a celica like two years ago it worked out great , gave me the # to the guy and i called him and he confirmed. He quoted me for the engine swap $500 for labor. HE is doing this all on the side not at a dealership or a shop. He is doing this at his place. He actually works for toyota and he asked around and did some reseach and found of course some horor stories but most were good. He actualy said that he would by this car from me and then i said well then what would you do rebuild or JDM. He said JDM. HE said that you could beat the snot out of them. Well thats my story. now most of you guys are saying not to by 7m. Is the 7m really that bad? Well thanks for helping me out and i hope this all turns out for the better.

ps. If any of you have any good/succesful stories about the JDM 7mgte i would love the hear it

kwnate · 04-17-2007, 04:05 AM

If you do get the jdm, at least replace the headgasket while its out of the car and torque it down properly.

ethan12510 · 04-17-2007, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwnate

If you do get the jdm, at least replace the headgasket while its out of the car and torque it down properly.

ya what should i torque it down to i have heard 70 and 75? Also will it help if i torque it down as soon as i get it while i save for the HG JOB. Is this safe? Also the company says that the inspect there engines as well they do a compresion test so in therory it shouldnt come with a BHG. Well wish me luck

IHateHacks · 04-17-2007, 01:24 PM

I have one question for your buddy with the JDM swapped celica? Is it a 7M? I didn't think so.

Good stories with a 7M? You aren't going to find one. These motors come out of the factory with a blown head gasket JDM or not.

Compression test? Yeah, too bad my motor with a BHG had 180psi compression across the board. A compression test will tell you nothing about the HG in a 7M. A block test will.

Do like kwnate said and replace the head gasket as soon as you get it. Then you can just prey that it won't throw a rod. That's the reason most of us steer towards rebuilding what you have already. Because whats the sense in buying a motor just to rebuild it when you can just rebuild the one you already have?

supramacist · 04-17-2007, 04:38 PM

OK....., so it's not just me then right???

This kid is stubborn I guess. I can't speak any sense to him. I mean kwnate has supramanias car of the year and he won't listen to him either.

SO all that can really be said is. Enjoy your new jdm. Followed by you had better be planning on becomming a mechanic. Because there are going to be times where the car will not let you take it to the shop. He'll be lucky to get it home to fix it.
I hate to be that way but he comes here where we all drive these cars and work on our own autos and he trusts a shady mechanic.

No one here can tell ME the mechanic is not playing this kid because if the mechanic doesn't know about 7m jdm's. He might be inclined to push one off.

So good luck with it dude. We can't help you if you don't want to be helped.

04-17-2007, 01:37 AM	#1
suav Stock Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Missoula, MT Posts: 27	My friend had a similar situation with a Celica awd turbo thing... altrac I think? Anyway after it all was said and done, a 3-week $2000 JDM swap-out turned into a 2-month thing, in and out, costing a little more than twice as much as quoted.. __________________ 1987 Supra 7MGTE....New Paint (original G8730 + 10.8 gr. 895J Metallic... can't tell with the camera phone pic though!) I love my 1991 Geo Prizm these cars are the ultimate road warriors. Inherited a 1987 Honda Prelude AWS...either a work in progress or something to part out.

04-17-2007, 04:05 AM	#3
kwnate SP58GT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 633	If you do get the jdm, at least replace the headgasket while its out of the car and torque it down properly. __________________ Nate

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04-17-2007, 03:27 AM	#2
ethan12510 3" Exhaust Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Queensbury Ny Posts: 117	Well my mechanic that im speaking of is a family friend. He quoted me $3000 to rebuild my current engine and $1000 of that is labor. Well then i said well maybe i will find a JDM engine and he said oh ya " i put one of those in a celica like two years ago it worked out great , gave me the # to the guy and i called him and he confirmed. He quoted me for the engine swap $500 for labor. HE is doing this all on the side not at a dealership or a shop. He is doing this at his place. He actually works for toyota and he asked around and did some reseach and found of course some horor stories but most were good. He actualy said that he would by this car from me and then i said well then what would you do rebuild or JDM. He said JDM. HE said that you could beat the snot out of them. Well thats my story. now most of you guys are saying not to by 7m. Is the 7m really that bad? Well thanks for helping me out and i hope this all turns out for the better. ps. If any of you have any good/succesful stories about the JDM 7mgte i would love the hear it

04-17-2007, 01:24 PM	#5
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	I have one question for your buddy with the JDM swapped celica? Is it a 7M? I didn't think so. Good stories with a 7M? You aren't going to find one. These motors come out of the factory with a blown head gasket JDM or not. Compression test? Yeah, too bad my motor with a BHG had 180psi compression across the board. A compression test will tell you nothing about the HG in a 7M. A block test will. Do like kwnate said and replace the head gasket as soon as you get it. Then you can just prey that it won't throw a rod. That's the reason most of us steer towards rebuilding what you have already. Because whats the sense in buying a motor just to rebuild it when you can just rebuild the one you already have?

04-17-2007, 04:38 PM	#6
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	OK....., so it's not just me then right??? This kid is stubborn I guess. I can't speak any sense to him. I mean kwnate has supramanias car of the year and he won't listen to him either. SO all that can really be said is. Enjoy your new jdm. Followed by you had better be planning on becomming a mechanic. Because there are going to be times where the car will not let you take it to the shop. He'll be lucky to get it home to fix it. I hate to be that way but he comes here where we all drive these cars and work on our own autos and he trusts a shady mechanic. No one here can tell ME the mechanic is not playing this kid because if the mechanic doesn't know about 7m jdm's. He might be inclined to push one off. So good luck with it dude. We can't help you if you don't want to be helped.