Stupid question about JDM motors
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Stupid question about JDM motors
Well I understand that in Japan you must pull out your motor every 30k miles for whatever reason they have over there.
But why do they swap out the ECU, mounts, axles, etc too, is it because they know us Americans have a market for motors?
And wouldn't it suck for people with really fixed up cars to have to take out their turbo, internals every 30k miles just cause of the law lol.
But why do they swap out the ECU, mounts, axles, etc too, is it because they know us Americans have a market for motors?
And wouldn't it suck for people with really fixed up cars to have to take out their turbo, internals every 30k miles just cause of the law lol.
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (lazy bum shaughn)
dont quote me or anything but i believe they pull them for emissions reasons and wouldnt it be easier to buy/sell a complete motor than one with missing pieces....just i thought...i dunno
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (TRENDSETTLER)
I actually just got my engine that is a jdm B18b , with 30k on it , so im not really sure why it is that they pull them when there is only 30k on them , also my brother and 2 of my friends just got there jdm Gsr's with 30k on all of them , Weird. oh well it works for me. 
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (Jdmb18bcx)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jdmb18bcx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I actually just got my engine that is a jdm B18b , with 30k on it , so im not really sure why it is that they pull them when there is only 30k on them , also my brother and 2 of my friends just got there jdm Gsr's with 30k on all of them , Weird. oh well it works for me. </TD></TR></TABLE>
There's no real way to tell how many mile a motor has on it unless you have the tachometer that matches the engine. It's roughly around 30-40k, but like I said the only person who knows how many miles it has is the person who pulled the motor. Just a thought.
</TD></TR></TABLE>There's no real way to tell how many mile a motor has on it unless you have the tachometer that matches the engine. It's roughly around 30-40k, but like I said the only person who knows how many miles it has is the person who pulled the motor. Just a thought.
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (sshaikh01)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sshaikh01 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they do this for emmisions purposes, but i don't know what they do with the shell, buy brand new engine.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah, i hear that when the car gets older, or x many miles on it they get charged a ton of money to reg. them and emmisions. i guess it's cheaper to buy a new car than to have the old one. .02
yeah, i hear that when the car gets older, or x many miles on it they get charged a ton of money to reg. them and emmisions. i guess it's cheaper to buy a new car than to have the old one. .02
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (lazy bum shaughn)
They so it for emissions and to keep the economy moving by making people buy new cars every three years. In Japan, if u keep a old car, you have to pay higher taxes and wat not. If you see a guy riding around japan in a 64' Impala, you know he has money because he has to pay taxes like a b*tch on it.
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (eg cookiemonster)
The engines we bought are from hmotorsonline.com , they get the engines and jdm parts right over from Japan, U know chopping off the whole front end of the car , Cluster was with the engines i believe. Ohwell the thing works great for me no probs yet , went in and had no check engine light yet . If u want an engine def go with Hmotorsonline
. If u want an engine def go with Hmotorsonline
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Re: Stupid question about JDM motors (eg cookiemonster)
Something i found on the net...
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had read somewhere a few years ago about a supposed law in Japan that requires engine replacement at 30,000 miles. I did some research on the Internet to see if there was some truth to the story, and Cheston with Soko America told me this:
There is no such law "requiring" engine replacement at a certain mileage. That is a urban myth propagated by importers and car owners who simply don't know or understand the situation in Japan. The high taxes (annually assessed), insurance premiums, gas costs, and especially the safety inspection/registration (occurs biennial) combine to keep turnover of vehicles high.
For example, the Safety inspection for your typical car (say Camry/Accord type) can typically cost $2,000....each time! New vehicles have a 3 year grace period before they are required to submit for the Safety Inspection. In other words, for a 10 year old car, you will have already paid over $8,000, in just Safety Inspection fees! Don't forget, gas over in Japan is also typically four times the cost of here in the U.S. Mileage is kept low on the vehicles as EVERYONE (unless your fabulously rich and patient) uses alternative transportation to get around. Most folks use the trains for local and medium distance traveling/commuting.
Far distances are taken by airplane and local transportation done by either bicycle or bus. In that society, your car tends to be a status symbol more than anything else. I hope this sheds a little more light for you!</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had read somewhere a few years ago about a supposed law in Japan that requires engine replacement at 30,000 miles. I did some research on the Internet to see if there was some truth to the story, and Cheston with Soko America told me this:
There is no such law "requiring" engine replacement at a certain mileage. That is a urban myth propagated by importers and car owners who simply don't know or understand the situation in Japan. The high taxes (annually assessed), insurance premiums, gas costs, and especially the safety inspection/registration (occurs biennial) combine to keep turnover of vehicles high.
For example, the Safety inspection for your typical car (say Camry/Accord type) can typically cost $2,000....each time! New vehicles have a 3 year grace period before they are required to submit for the Safety Inspection. In other words, for a 10 year old car, you will have already paid over $8,000, in just Safety Inspection fees! Don't forget, gas over in Japan is also typically four times the cost of here in the U.S. Mileage is kept low on the vehicles as EVERYONE (unless your fabulously rich and patient) uses alternative transportation to get around. Most folks use the trains for local and medium distance traveling/commuting.
Far distances are taken by airplane and local transportation done by either bicycle or bus. In that society, your car tends to be a status symbol more than anything else. I hope this sheds a little more light for you!</TD></TR></TABLE>
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