Legion's unfortunate experience has given me an idea to keep a tally and inform all the noobs who ask about JDM Engines. This thread is to document all the good and bad experiences anyone has ever had with a JDM Engine. Lets post up outcomes of your purchase and what happened as far as mileage driven on new engine, importer/resaler, and such. Please share your experiences with these JDM engines to hopefully enlighten the new up and coming members of our community. Please Copy and Paste the format so we can keep this thread easy to read.
Engine Purchased: Early Style VG30DETT w/ TT transmission, engine harness and ECU
Importer/Seller: Japan Star Motors, Albany NY
Warranty Offered: 30 day startup, guaranteed good compression
Price: $1450
Engine Condition: Engine arrived with a bent rod, Cut harness with missing Injector and COP connectors, ECU sent was for Z31
Additional Comments: after inspecting the harness, discovering ECU was for Z31, and finding bad compression in cyl. 5, I contacted seller about warranty. Seller sent some cracked, crap condition connectors for injectors and COPs, told me they had no "extra" ECUs and basically told me that when they tested compression it was good and that I was SOL. Thanks Japan Star Motors