Okay, I got a question concernin a hot motor swap...... Don't flame yet okay.... I'm just wondering what happen if you buy a motor from some dude local and you swap it in and lets say it turn out to be a hot motor..... Will you still be able to get it BAR???? What will happen if cop catch u???? Lose whole car??????? Can you get back your money from the guy selling you the shady motor?????? Can you sue him?????? How to go about buying local motors????? Thanks for all suggestions.

 

Don't buy it. It's not worth the risk and it promotes thieves to steal when people buy stolen goods from them. Tell the thieve to **** off and call the cops.

 

How would I go about buying motor from people like me and you that is local to you then???

 

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What do you mean?

 

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common sense... if someone is selling you a b16a2 from a 99-00 Si with 30k miles for $1250 then it's probably stolen or fucked up....

common sense is your best friend...

also knowing the common price on parts/engines is also key when looking out for that deal that is just too good to be true...

 

a good key of advice when buying any part from someone other than a business is to get a bill of sale. this is a simple had writte statement between you and the buyer concerning the part in question. example, you buy the motor. be sure to write down any block codes, serial, vin #'s, etc. along with the seller's conatct info. have both you and the seller sign it. that way, if anything comes up, you can show the official/cop who you bought it from. you won't get to keep the part/motor, but at least you're not in trouble.

 

vtecb20coupe, taht is actually a good idea

 

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I wouldn't say you are out of the woods. There is still a real chance that you could go to jail for this. This sounds like a bad episode from "Dumb Criminals" in the making......

"But officer, even though he only wanted $100 for the B18C5 swap kit, I still didn't think it was hot because he signed this napkin as a receipt....see...here is the serial number off the stolen....er...I mean legitimate engine block.......so it must be legal right?..........]

Make it idiot proof and the world will build a better idiot...........

 

Every time I buy or sell an engine, I draw up a bill of sale. It's smart and safe.

 

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