Please explain to me what I should look out for when I buy this motor and trans except for it being stolen.

What are the basic. I am not a novice nor a professional.

So help a brother out.....

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complete swap includes
motor under 40k
tranny w/lsd under 40k
ecu
harnness
axles
this is a real type-r swap

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IF the motor and trans was bad, would it still be worth it.

he is selling for about $2000

thanks in advance!

 

get a compression test, that sounds too good to be true, but hey maybe its the steal of the century everyones been lookin for

 

At that price, good chance it is stolen.

 

Sounds 99% stolen or a scam to me! What's the sellers name?

 

thas it. u sure the engine isnt blown or somthing?

 

Check (IM) TO good to be true!!!!

 

thats too good to be tru unless the guy does not know whta he has.
check for green pain on the head by the dist.type r should have them. tranny should say j4d, b18c5 if u.s. motor. manifold should be stamped p73 and look at the bolts make sure no one has opened up the motor before.

 

does it start? I can't imagine it would.. Does it still have a VIn attached to it? Is this some private sale?

 

There are three possibilities here.

A) The seller is a scammer, and knows that someone is likely to send him money without seeing the motor first, and he dissapears. This would be easy because there are many people that would spend $2000 on an ITR swap without seeing it or knowing the history of the seller.

B) The motor is stollen. This is the most likely the case, because $2000 for a legit motor is unheard of, unless the person has absolutely no knowledge of what they have...but who sells an ITR motor and NOT know what it is? And judging by the "this is a real ITR swap" sentence in the add, I would assume he/she knows exactly what they have.

C) The motor is blown, and someone is just trying to sell a big parts bin.

I say get the VIN # immediately, and if the seller does not have the VIN# on the motor, call the proper authorities, because I believe it is a LAW that the VIN must be present on the motor.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92TypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There are three possibilities here.

A) The seller is a scammer, and knows that someone is likely to send him money without seeing the motor first, and he dissapears. This would be easy because there are many people that would spend $2000 on an ITR swap without seeing it or knowing the history of the seller.

B) The motor is stollen. This is the most likely the case, because $2000 for a legit motor is unheard of, unless the person has absolutely no knowledge of what they have...but who sells an ITR motor and NOT know what it is? And judging by the "this is a real ITR swap" sentence in the add, I would assume he/she knows exactly what they have.

C) The motor is blown, and someone is just trying to sell a big parts bin.

I say get the VIN # immediately, and if the seller does not have the VIN# on the motor, call the proper authorities, because I believe it is a LAW that the VIN must be present on the motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well said. Something just doesn't seem right about this.

 

this person hasn't got back to me yet.

thanks for all the input.

he is somewhat local to my area so I will physically see the motor before buying.

I know this might sound like a newbie question, but how can I tell if the motor is blown?

 

Judging by the persons spelling capabilities, I would bet the swap is stolen.

Full Type R swaps RARELY go below 4000$..

 

Go look at the motor, and check the VIN number on the block. If it is removed, tell him you are "going to bring a chasheirs check" the next time you come, but instead of the check, bring a cop.

 

I agrre with everyone else, go check out the motor or request and run VIN #....something seems shiesty bout it all

 

What if a person puts a false vin plate on the block?
this will make the person they are scamming think about it being more legit and buy it.

 

go by the # stamped on the block. not the vin that is screwed on.

 

If it is a real b18c5 that isn't damaged, there is no way it isn't stolen. If it doesn't appear legit, call the cops. God damn thieves.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92TypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There are three possibilities here.

A) The seller is a scammer, and knows that someone is likely to send him money without seeing the motor first, and he dissapears. This would be easy because there are many people that would spend $2000 on an ITR swap without seeing it or knowing the history of the seller.

B) The motor is stollen. This is the most likely the case, because $2000 for a legit motor is unheard of, unless the person has absolutely no knowledge of what they have...but who sells an ITR motor and NOT know what it is? And judging by the "this is a real ITR swap" sentence in the add, I would assume he/she knows exactly what they have.

C) The motor is blown, and someone is just trying to sell a big parts bin.

I say get the VIN # immediately, and if the seller does not have the VIN# on the motor, call the proper authorities, because I believe it is a LAW that the VIN must be present on the motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

or D) The guy took way too much Ecstacy and is feeling very generous.

 

Did you ever stop by to see this motor? Inquiring minds need to know....

 

motor was sold.

didn't chance to buy check out http://www.thepartstrader.com he was in TX

 

ya thats too good to be tru. Only way I believe that is if it was a old man selling it. Y sell it for 2000 when you can get 4000 out of it easy??? Something is wrong with it