DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!

SERboy · 04-16-2001, 11:27 PM

I AM SO FREAKING MAD! OK, MY CURRENT ENGINE HAS ROD KNOCK SO I NEED A NEW ENGINE, BUT ITS BEEN ALMOST A FREAKING YEAR TRYING TO FIND ONE, A US SPEC THAT IS. THERES THIS PLACE CALLED "IMPORT AUTO SALVAGE" LOCATED NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM ME, SO I OPTED TO GET AN ENGINE FROM THEM SINCE I HOPED IT WOULD SAVE ME ON SHIPPING CHARGES SINCE I CAN JUST GO PICK IT UP. SO I WENT OVER THERE, ASKED IF THEY COULD FIND ME A US SPEC MOTOR, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD. SINCE I KINDA KNEW THE PEOPLE, I GAVE THEM A $500 DOWN PAYMENT. THEY FOUND ME ONE, BUT IT WAS A POS, AND I DIDNT GO AND SEE IT, MY COUSIN DID. THEN THEY FOUND ME A SECOND ONE. THIS ONE I WENT TO SEE AND IT LOOKED VERY SIMILAR TO A US SPEC SR20DE. AND I ASKED THE GUY STRAIGHT UP IN HIS FACE...IS THIS A US SPEC MOTOR?..THE GUY SAID YES. I THEN I ASKED ABOUT THE MILEAGE....HE SAID IT HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. EWW..I THOUGHT..BUT OK SINCE IT WAS A HARD TO FIND HIGH PORT US SPEC SR20DE...SO I TOO IT HOME..TOOK OFF THE HEAT SHIELD AND GUESS WHAT I SAW!...A PRIMERA HEADER!...UMM..THIS AINT NO US SPEC...I WOULDNT HAVE MINDED EXCEPT THAT WHEN I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS, THEY WERE DRENCHED..OK NOT REALLY, BUT WET WITH OIL. TOOK OFF THE VALVE COVER AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MY ENGINE WITH THE ROD KNOCK WERE THE CAMS...THICK OIL DEPOSITS WERE EVERYWHERE...I PAID $1100 DOLLARS FOR THIS JAPANSES SPEC POS!...DAMN...I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A BETTER ONE FROM K.WANTANABE FOR LIKE 300 BUCKS..TOTAL OF $500 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR!..WITH LESS MILAGE TOO!...GEEZE!..IM SO STRESSED SINCE IM STILL A FULL TIME STUDENT...WHAT SHOULD I DO??...TAKE IT BACK??..INSTALL IT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST??..SELL EVERYTHING INCLUDING MY SE-R??..I DONT KNOW..ANY ADVICE?...
THANKS...AND SORRY ITS SO LONG.

Pretty White · 04-17-2001, 01:50 AM

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SERboy:
I AM SO FREAKING MAD! OK, MY CURRENT ENGINE HAS ROD KNOCK SO I NEED A NEW ENGINE, BUT ITS BEEN ALMOST A FREAKING YEAR TRYING TO FIND ONE, A US SPEC THAT IS. THERES THIS PLACE CALLED "IMPORT AUTO SALVAGE" LOCATED NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM ME, SO I OPTED TO GET AN ENGINE FROM THEM SINCE I HOPED IT WOULD SAVE ME ON SHIPPING CHARGES SINCE I CAN JUST GO PICK IT UP. SO I WENT OVER THERE, ASKED IF THEY COULD FIND ME A US SPEC MOTOR, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD. SINCE I KINDA KNEW THE PEOPLE, I GAVE THEM A $500 DOWN PAYMENT. THEY FOUND ME ONE, BUT IT WAS A POS, AND I DIDNT GO AND SEE IT, MY COUSIN DID. THEN THEY FOUND ME A SECOND ONE. THIS ONE I WENT TO SEE AND IT LOOKED VERY SIMILAR TO A US SPEC SR20DE. AND I ASKED THE GUY STRAIGHT UP IN HIS FACE...IS THIS A US SPEC MOTOR?..THE GUY SAID YES. I THEN I ASKED ABOUT THE MILEAGE....HE SAID IT HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT. EWW..I THOUGHT..BUT OK SINCE IT WAS A HARD TO FIND HIGH PORT US SPEC SR20DE...SO I TOO IT HOME..TOOK OFF THE HEAT SHIELD AND GUESS WHAT I SAW!...A PRIMERA HEADER!...UMM..THIS AINT NO US SPEC...I WOULDNT HAVE MINDED EXCEPT THAT WHEN I REMOVED THE SPARK PLUGS, THEY WERE DRENCHED..OK NOT REALLY, BUT WET WITH OIL. TOOK OFF THE VALVE COVER AND THE ONLY THING THAT WAS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MY ENGINE WITH THE ROD KNOCK WERE THE CAMS...THICK OIL DEPOSITS WERE EVERYWHERE...I PAID $1100 DOLLARS FOR THIS JAPANSES SPEC POS!...DAMN...I COULD HAVE GOTTEN A BETTER ONE FROM K.WANTANABE FOR LIKE 300 BUCKS..TOTAL OF $500 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR!..WITH LESS MILAGE TOO!...GEEZE!..IM SO STRESSED SINCE IM STILL A FULL TIME STUDENT...WHAT SHOULD I DO??...TAKE IT BACK??..INSTALL IT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST??..SELL EVERYTHING INCLUDING MY SE-R??..I DONT KNOW..ANY ADVICE?...
THANKS...AND SORRY ITS SO LONG.</font>

First of all why would you want a US spec motor? There are no differences in motors unlss you were trying to spare swapping manifolds. A 10:1 motor is actually one of the cheaper mods you could actually do to your car. Rod Knock? Welcome to the club. Rod knock is 1 in 6 when it comes to SE-R owners. Or maybe less % wise. That is why you have so many DET guys. But anyway when I priced motors locally I got ridiculous prices for motors with high mileage. ($1100+). I called Soken and got a complete longblock for $550 shipped to NY. Best $500 I ever spent on my car. About the price of a greddy you would think. Geeesh!

kris · 04-17-2001, 03:29 PM

Tkae the sh*t back. Get your money back. I am getting quotes right now for 580 Jspec, under 35k. 450, US spec, under 45k. For 1100, you could have flipped another 400 and got a DET. (from what I have found)

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