need some advice big time

[dan halen]

i was looking to buy a ca18det from a guy that bought the motor from torch'd i done research and couldnt come up with anythingare johnnys motors good ?dude told me that it hada spun bearing but he fixed that so just a little advice if you can help thanks

[ca18detgabby]

maybe Im in the dark and just clueless, but wat is "torch'd" and who is johnny?

[dan halen]

hahaha my point exactly i was looking at your car for sale nice setup

[float_6969]

Sorry man, but that post was pretty vauge. You'll have to be a bit more specific. Maybe a link to a thread?

[dan halen]

here you go..it seems like a good deal but thats just a long drive to pick up something your not sure about the place it came fromthanks zerothread?id=455941

[ragenasian]

Doesn't look too bad to me. You could order one off line for the same price and still know nothing about it.

[dan halen]

well i know that much hahabut thanks for the advice

[Cams]

Isn't it kinda far from MI to TN? Just wondering. At $1,200 its a good start.

That fuel rail seems custom tho.

[dan halen]

yes! thats why im asking about it i don't like having to drive that far towing a car but yes it does seem like a good start i have a 89 hatch 240sxbut i like the coupes and considering most of the swap is complete besides turbo FMIC and master and slave cylwhich i can get off mine but its gonna cost like 200 in gas hahahi just want a ca18det loldon't care to much for the paint on this one but its different

[r34 gtr]

Buy Gabby's car?

Gotta love the user name. Squidbillies is awesome. I'm sure you can relate as much as I, being from this tri-state area and all.

...Yeah, I just said "inquisitations" because I couldn't think of that word what means "wrassle a bear."

Wrestle?

Thats the one! Now put your salmon hat on...

[dan halen]

hahaha finally some one recognized my name i use it on my xbox live account and no one out of the hundreds to thousands ive played with has recognized itprops and yes squidbillies is AWESOME early is my hero and i would love to buy it if i had 4 grand but im having to sell my conquest to buy the one im looking at now believe me if i have the money id be picking it up asap but im broke as a early is haha

[r34 gtr]

To be honest, you would probably just want to get a car down south. Northern cars are all rusty, and anything that age is going to have it regardless of how little it was driven in the snow.

You need to get something from down south, where the roads are smooth and the winters are mild. Aaaah Dixieland. Yoouuu are sooo gooood to meeee!

White tail buck deer, munchin' on cloverRed tailed hawk, sitting on a railChubby 'ol groundhog, croakin' bullfrogFree as a feelin' in the windHome grown country girl,Gonna give me a whirlOn a Tennessee Saturday nightCouldn't feel better, I'm togetherWith my Dixieland delight

Which is exactly why you don't need to be buying a northern car. That and you'll be shelling out at least half the price of the car:

a: Driving something capable of towing a car/trailer to Ann Arbor Michigan and back, and

b: Towing a trailer to Michigan and then a car and trailer back from Michigan to Tennessee with such a vehicle.

Because your gas mileage is going to suck, even when you are unladen. I don't know if you know how crappy your gas mileage is when towing a car + trailer on the interstate, but let me tell you it is pretty much garbage.

[dan halen]

i know man i need a ca18det tho know anywhere i can get one thats not a busted? full swap basically ... you know ecu etc

[r34 gtr]

Call Jarco Inc. at (770) 479-4948. They are in Hotlanta and they don't sell crap. They may not have a CA18, but they usually do, and they can get them.

http://www.jarcoinc.com/

They are the only respectable importers in the area.

[dan halen]

alright man sounds goodive check the site but they dont have anything on it know there price range for a ca?

[mbmbmb23]

Found this in GA (via http://www.craigshelper.com)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/....html

also..

http://nashville.craigslist.or....html

[dan halen]

thanks alot for your timei have talked to the guy that lives in macon i will more then likely get his motor etcagain thanks alot for the help guys

[ca18detgabby]

since tim's mind is else where......... or work business as "normal" you could say.

you seem to be trying to get into a CA as cheap as humanly possible and dont want to invest anything into it. You do know, that no matter what you are going to get, you are goingg to need to invest some money into to make it last more than 12 mins right?

my car is forsale for 4k, the work invested and the proper parts sourcing is expensive and my car has alot more than 4k invest into, just to get it running properly.

if you plan to do this because it is "cheap"........... might I recommend you save your money

[dan halen]

thats not true you get what you pay for ...at least thats what ive always went byand i definitely want to invest in it as much as possible plus i have a 240sx shell if i had the extra money i would get yours but im more focused on getting mine running im not one to buy someone else ride only reason i wanted to get the one that i posted the link for is because its a coupebut it has quite a bit of rust and im not to into the tiger stripsi like working on car i have since i was able to hold a wrench its in my blood hahahai don't plan on getting a used motor and just throw it in and go blow it up

[ca18detgabby]

thats not true you get what you pay for ...at least thats what ive always went byand i definitely want to invest in it as much as possible plus i have a 240sx shell if i had the extra money i would get yours but im more focused on getting mine running im not one to buy someone else ride only reason i wanted to get the one that i posted the link for is because its a coupebut it has quite a bit of rust and im not to into the tiger stripsi like working on car i have since i was able to hold a wrench its in my blood hahahai don't plan on getting a used motor and just throw it in and go blow it up

dont take me the wrong way, idc who buys my car or if it even sells....... I just used it to illestrate the point.

Im just trying to get you to understand that getting a motor for cheap and slapping it in there isnt going to be an inexpensive process. Specially if you find an issue with the ECU, harness or CAS that you get......

doing EVERYTHING properly is a rare thing for most people who hop on the CA bandwagon, and more often than not it is sold off like the one you listed...... because they cant handle getting it together(due to costs or mental compacity).

[dan halen]

i would love to buy your car if i had the money don't get me wrong either i would just like to go through the process myself so i would know the motor better if that makes sense and i understand what your getting ati wanted to go sr20det but i have decided to do the ca not because of the price difference but thanks for the helpand if i happened to come across extra money i will get it

[r34 gtr]

illestrate

Illustrate.

[zombieslider]

if your gonna get a ca from georgia get it from http://www.ripgarage.com nice guys they always have good stuff and help you out if you need it.

[dan halen]

already emailed them for price and to see if they have one in stockbut thanks tho

[dan halen]

http://www.jarcoinc.com/here is the email i got from them"Bobby, I am sorry – we no longer import from Japan.

Thanks

James"

[mbmbmb23]

if your gonna get a ca from georgia get it from http://www.ripgarage.com nice guys they always have good stuff and help you out if you need it.

Rip Garage is where the seller on Craigslist I posted above got his CA.....only the motor is now freshened up and going for the same price they would sell a tired one for minus the extras.

[dan halen]

yeah they won't have any in till some time in December but thats were i am getting my motor

[r34 gtr]

That VG20DET they have is awesome. I would love to throw that in something so I can be super JDM-tyte. 210hp is nothing to sneeze at. With its really short stroke I'll bet it revs like a bike!

[dan halen]

hahaha tell me about it manthat would be awesomewonder how hard it would be

[r34 gtr]

Good question! I would assume it would be the same as swapping a VG30, but with less payoff. Would be a fun project though, so long as you had time, money, and a daily driver.