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post Oct 23, 2008 - 9:12 PM
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ok so being that my 5s motor is now dead and my car is sitting in my back yard, im now looking to buy my 3s swap. i have been searching and reading and doing tons of homework on what to put in but im just wondering if theres any websites that i should not tust to sell me a motor. or if theres any websites that are deffinately trust worthy? anything i should watch out for while shopping for the 3sgte?... thanks and sorry if that was a stupid question biggrin.gif
 
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post Nov 19, 2008 - 5:00 PM
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It seems that I talk to at least one person every week that has bought an engine from tigerjapanese and either:

1. Was sold as having a complete harness and ECU, and instead has a cut harness or NO harness at all
2. Is not the right engine
3. Is completely locked up and needs a full rebuild

Apparently they have absolutely no customer service as well, if you have a problem, they will NOT help you. At all.

Jarco was the best importer in the US, until they came under the scrutiny of the EPA this past year and stopped importing JDM engines altogether.

At this present time, I don't have any importer that's a favorite really. I'm working on it though.

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Posts in this topic
- bslik   3sgte shopping   Oct 23, 2008 - 9:12 PM
- - D-Man   Most engine salvage shops will do (or tell you) th...   Oct 24, 2008 - 8:28 AM
- - Supramanecko   this is all you need http://www.osakajdmmotors.com...   Oct 28, 2008 - 11:00 PM
|- - reko   QUOTE (Supramanecko @ Oct 29, 2008 - 12...   Oct 29, 2008 - 7:34 AM
- - Euphoria   man I wish engines were that cheap in Australia ha...   Oct 28, 2008 - 11:40 PM
- - celicast3sgte   this probably wont help you but I have a 2nd gen 3...   Oct 29, 2008 - 8:59 AM
- - CelicaSTX02   Try JHOT Imports, these guys are seriously the mos...   Oct 29, 2008 - 9:51 AM
- - bslik   thanks guys... im looking into alot of different p...   Nov 2, 2008 - 1:15 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   Do NOT buy from tigerjapanese.com!!! ...   Nov 2, 2008 - 1:52 AM
|- - pipes   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Nov 2, 2008 - 2:52...   Nov 2, 2008 - 5:31 PM
- - bslik   lol thanks. seemed kinda weird that they sold most...   Nov 2, 2008 - 5:05 PM
- - garin   i never actually bought a motor, but it seems like...   Nov 2, 2008 - 5:25 PM
- - bslik   QUOTE (pipes @ Nov 2, 2008 - 5:31 PM...   Nov 2, 2008 - 8:59 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE (bslik @ Nov 2, 2008 - 7:59 PM...   Nov 17, 2008 - 3:51 PM
- - enderswift   I've been wondering about all this as well... ...   Nov 4, 2008 - 12:39 PM
- - fitofitin   QUOTE (bslik @ Oct 23, 2008 - 9:12 P...   Nov 17, 2008 - 3:04 PM
- - Axel04   Has anyone hurd of Jarcoinc.com from Georga? I...   Nov 17, 2008 - 6:01 PM
- - Axel04   bump   Nov 19, 2008 - 4:54 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   It seems that I talk to at least one person every ...   Nov 19, 2008 - 5:00 PM
- - lagos   Try http://www.elitejdm.com/ I was at their shop ...   Nov 19, 2008 - 5:09 PM
- - 13loody   Well, I bought a 3VZ-FE engine from tigerjapanese ...   Nov 20, 2008 - 3:49 AM
- - toyotero   I sale my motor Toyota 3S GTE MR2 94+ Transmissi...   Nov 21, 2008 - 6:44 PM
- - TheMadScientist   I just bought a 3rd gen 3sgte out of a st205 from ...   Nov 21, 2008 - 11:44 PM


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