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Old 03-15-2006, 06:06 PM
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im wonderin wuts the difference between a usdm and a jdm motor? and which is better.
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ok ill be the first... SEARCH!

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http://www.hmotorsonline.com

quick rundown of the specs there
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man okay one is made in "JAPAN" and the other is made in the "U.S.". there you go now you know the difference
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which is better tho?
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jdm by a hair by the way
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both are similar with minor changes like compression etc
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by e gee two &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">jdm by a hair by the way</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Some are more different than others, depending on which motor you're talking about. For example, the B18C (jdm) is 180hp whereas the B18C1 (usdm) is 170hp. Not true in all cases though.
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JDM is more mony but a lot better looking and quality
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there is no answer to which is better. lets talk about Dseries. i got a D16z6 1.6L sohc vtec makes 127 flywheel horsepower, i also got a JDM D15b 1.5L sohc vtec and it makes 130hp. basically the same out of a smaller motor, why???? no emmisions in JAPAN, therefore they can run higher compression from the factory, and have higher octane fuel. on the other hand you have cost. USDM is definately better in this case, so which is better a few HP or a few $k, you decide.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by schardbody &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there is no answer to which is better. lets talk about Dseries. i got a D16z6 1.6L sohc vtec makes 127 flywheel horsepower, i also got a JDM D15b 1.5L sohc vtec and it makes 130hp. basically the same out of a smaller motor, why???? no emmisions in JAPAN, therefore they can run higher compression from the factory, and have higher octane fuel. on the other hand you have cost. USDM is definately better in this case, so which is better a few HP or a few $k, you decide.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Also, for us CA residents, JDM is a PIA because of smog referee issues...
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Aren't JDM use are ment to use higher octane..
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well since many of them have higher compression than their USDM brothers, yes they should use higher octane
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