JDM Engine Experiences - DISCUSSION THREAD.

[BlackWidowZ]

have to pull motor out, rewire. If you plan on keeping the car do it. Otherwise dont.

[Valdis]

have to pull motor out, rewire. If you plan on keeping the car do it. Otherwise dont.

I'm keeping the car for sure so it's going to be done. (Just look at it, it's beautiful!! ) The major issue I'm going to run in to is WHAT I'm going to have done when the engine is pulled. It will cost me about $2K to have the engine pulled and the cams, springs and gears installed... that's just labor.

If they have to change the ECU and rewire everything, it's going to cost a small fortune. I've seen those wiring harnesses and they look like a PITA to work on/with.

This would be a great time to do everything else, turbos, 2.5" piping, 3" down pipes, intercoolers, exhaust manifolds... etc.. But I don't have that much money to throw at it. I may have the engine pulled twice, so I'm trying to decide on what I want to have done this first time.

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Still I for one would be very interested to know what other parts would need to change..."

I wrote Greg today and this was the response I got:

You want to have functional VTC to have a good power band.

Here is what would be required to make it all work as plug and play.......

JWT 500 cams
JWT HD valve Springs
BDE early VTC Sprocket pair
Early VTC front cover plate pair with hardware (used)
VTC O-rings
JWT Cam adaptors
JWT VTC springs
VTC solenoid Right
VTC solenoid Left
Wiring specialties ECU harness
Early used ECU
Socket and program ECU
Intake Valve Cover gaskets
Pair Upper manifold gasket

I removed the prices he quoted me... it's actually not going to cost as much as I had feared.

[NolimitZ32]

Welp there ya go.

[zswap0429]

[rant] Someone needs to go over to Japan and tell them to take better care of their goddamn cars!! [/rant]

Im here now. Ill just run out in the streat and start yelling at them for you.

And btw just from personal experience with ALL jdm cars over here... I wouldnt buy a jdm motor no matter what car/running condition. The terrain here makes the engines work allot harder for allot less movement. They consider a car with 100, 000 km to be the same age as our 100, 000 miles just due to the constant stress on the engine. So all original build/internals arguments aside... screw these engines.

With that being said... I did drive a 800hp tt over here and it was the most fun I've ever had.
P.s. no the cops dont chase you if they cant catch you... they just use their wonderful toll booths located on every highway to get your liscens plate number... kinda screwed my buddy with that one.