I ordered a JDM engine from an outfit down in Houston. Can anybody shed any light on what a JDM engine is and if it's bad or good?

Thanks,

monte

 

JDM = Japanese Domestic Market

Generally speaking, motors used beyond a certain time frame / mileage are "trashed" in Japan, then resold to other countries. The motors usually have a bit more power than the US version. That all depends of course.

A lot of times they will just cut the whole front clip off a vehicle with about 40K miles on it and ship it in bulk out here.

 

He summed it up. My 1UZ-FE is out of a Celsior or Crown and appears to be around 40-50K miles.

 

So you ordered an engine without knowing what it is or whether its any good? Strange way to spend your money if you ask me

 

how expensive was it?

 

I was protected by eBay and Paypal. Plus the seller has 100% feedback rating. The engine was $850 + $150 to ship to me. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

 

The seller offers a 4500 mile warranty and will pay shipping both ways if it doesn't fit or doesn't live up to my expectation. I paid $1195 plus $90 to ship.

 

Well, so far so good. I picked up the truck last night. The new motor has 33,000 miles on it. I had them replace the timing belt since they wouldn't charge me any labor on it. It has a whining noise coming from the timing belt so I think they may have it a bit tight. I might dig into it this weekend and fix that. The JDM motor seems to have a bit more power and so far runs perfectly. It sounds slightly more aggressive also. I'm just noticing how noisy the valves where on my old engine. The new one is as quiet as a church mouse. I had all of it done for under $3000. Now I might add the super charger.

monte