jhot ..good or bad?

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zero_gripS13
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foudn the name of this importer form this website.. are they trustworthy and are there motors good quality or is it a risk.. thanks

let me know what u think...people whove purchased motors from them speak your mind..


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good

zero_gripS13
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c-rad wrote:good
have y dealt with them personally??

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I've heard nothing but good things about them.

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I got my motor from them, and ... well, ok... I had some problems, they aren't the best at communicating. Basically I made an appointment to pick my motor up on a saturday and drove a full day to pick it up but they weren't there. So I drove home, called them on Monday, and since I had prepaid the tax (you owe tax if you pick it up) they shipped it for free, even though the tax was less than shipping would have been. Anyway my motorset came, we dropped it in without replacing anything but spark plugs and o2 housing, and aside from 2 dead coil packs and nearly all the coolant hoses on the motor, its ran like a champ through thick and thin. It had 88,000 km on it when I bought it and I've been pretty happy with it, especially since it was under $1000.I'd defintely buy another motor from them, their prices are good and the quality is excellent. But if you have to pick something up make sure you speak to a manager and get names, or just pick up during normal business hours.

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rico05
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I got my CA motorset shipped from them for $1280. 55k miles (verified by gauge cluster) and CLEAN AS HELL. 2 issues I had with them.#1: I'm not sure if it was their fault or the shipping company's fault, but when it was delivered, they thought that it was going to somewhere with a dock, so they didn't send a truck with a lift. So I had to call 3 friends (who were all drunk at 2:30 on a wednesday afternoon) and my gf to help unload it. #2: They forgot to include the dropping resistor and ignitor. I called them, they sent the resistor free of charge, and reimbursed me for the cost of a ignitor.

Great communication and great service. I always reccomend them. Here is a shot of the clean motor they sent me. Even came with a brand new-ish SR T25G!


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I got mine from there and i cant really comment on the performance because not much of what they gave me is still there . They were easy to deal with but i did arrange to meet them on a saturday and they wernt there and i only had an office number, so we just went ot eat and went back and after about 10-15 minutes they showed up After a 6 hour drive i wasnt about to just leave without my ca!

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8ggalant
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got a replacement ca maf w/ k&n filter...won it on ebay got it a day and a half later (im in VA)

zero_gripS13
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thanks for all your imput ill either be buying it from dee or jhot...

as soon as i sell my probe lol...any takers.. 89 gt tubo ... need some work.. motor runs strong need turbo (bad seals) and transmission (no 5th) alot of maintenaince all done 4k ago...including clutch timing belt and head with 3 valve angle job.. upper gasket set..etc.etc..and some mods..900 obo..


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