ok i have been wanting to order a motor off of japanstarmotors.com but reacently i found out there is also a japanstarmotor.com who sells the same engine but for more. japanstarmotors says this on there site.

***Attention: One of our resellers have opened their own website because they found bad quality engine for cheaper price. Be careful of their engine, they have same website as us. Their price are higher because they cannot be our wholesale price to public, and also their warranty is lower because we are true supplier. They will not help you with warranty when your engine has problem because their supplier right now has very cheap wholesale price but very bad engine. They are connect to well-known Internet scams in Montreal. Be careful when buy used engine over Internet, their price is higher than ours too.***

I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about it.

 

nope...i would look around more for a better place to get your motor

 

JHPUSA.com or passwordjdm.com are better bets.

 

Well the reason i want to get it here is couse they have great prices, 1200 shipped for b16a1!, they accept paypal so it should be safe. I was just wondering if any one else knew anything about them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dsrconcepts &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well the reason i want to get it here is couse they have great prices, 1200 shipped for b16a1!, they accept paypal so it should be safe. I was just wondering if any one else knew anything about them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Search the archives, and research various companies. I've read of too many people getting bad motors or scammed from companies. For example, Osaka Motors has relatively low prices, but you run the chance of getting a crappy motor.

Also, don't have too much faith in Paypal and its abilities to protect you from fraud. If you do a search, you'll come across a lot of horror stories when dealing with fraud and Paypal. If I were you, I'd use a credit card to make my purchase, because you can always dispute the purchase

 

HMO and Password

 

I got an ITR motor from Japanstar, it had 250 compression all the way across. I have been driving it everyday for 2 months now, I commute with it and have put on about 6K kilo's (don't know how many miles, I have a JDM guage cluster) and have not had any problems what so ever. I know of other motors that have come from them that have had the same reliability. The have good deals, just make sure the website is for the one in Manassas Park, VA and when you call, talk to Dean.

 

Hello, if you try and contact http://www.japanstarmotors.com you will get no reply by email or you if you try to call them... its a dead number, its just a person or company that is jealous of what we have done for our selfs, we are working on finding out who it is..... the real web site you want to go to and buy from is http://www.japanstarmotor.com they are located in Virginia, if you have any questions please feel free to call or come visit our warehouse.

 

My buddy has purchased a couple of C5 swaps from Japan star and has had great luck. The motor in his car was purchased from there and runs very well and is very strong. Of course, he's local and had the benefit of hand picking the motor he wanted.

I purchased my C5 swap from Benbuilt4u on this site and it runs good as well. He goes out of his way to ensure his customer's are happy. Good price too, and in my case, my swap came out of a front clip so I was able to see the cluster from the car.

 

I live in fredericksburg which is like 20 min from manassas park. I havent ever really heard of japan star motors but i do know of another local engine supplier that i have heard great things about. http://www.noyanmotors.com . I'm glad to hear there are two places to choose from locally though. Also noyan will match any price if you get a quote from another place faxed to them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EG6-DC2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I got an ITR motor from Japanstar, it had 250 compression all the way across. I have been driving it everyday for 2 months now, I commute with it and have put on about 6K kilo's (don't know how many miles, I have a JDM guage cluster) and have not had any problems what so ever. I know of other motors that have come from them that have had the same reliability. The have good deals, just make sure the website is for the one in Manassas Park, VA and when you call, talk to Dean.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Hmm before I talk about Japan Star Motor... Now I wonder if we ordered it from the right guys. But according to nagano you can't even contact the "fake" site. Becuz I just tried them just now

As for JapanStarMotor... my bro purchased a first generation B16A swap from them. And it did come with everything listed which is basically just the engine, ecu, and transmission. But Houston we have a problem. The engine was compression tested at only 180 psi and this is a DOHC VTEC with 10:1+ pistons. After we got the engine started it blew smoke, and we knew right then the piston rings were no good. Because that's oil burning! Eeek! All I can say is I hope we're talking about the same JapanStar because if it is the same I hope these guys can live up to their words. Quote: "we give the best warranty you can find in the jdm engine market." http://www.japanstarmotor.com/b16a.html

If they can beat J-Spec Autosports' warranty then that means they'll send us a 200+ compression B16A motor correct? Or actually they'd send someone to come take a look at the motor if they'd like to. But it's better for us and them to just pay for the labor and parts to get the piston rings replaced. (The motor is already in the car it'll just cost more to take it out and put a new one in!)

http://www.jspecautosports.com....html

I don't see it on their site but I believe that 2 month warranty JapanStar is talking about is only a "startup" warranty. As long as the engine starts right (did i forget to mention that does not include, if the engine starts and blows a piston right away, or blows smoke like my bro's case)

We did call JapanStar and I'm sure it's the "legit" one because someone did answer and they are human but they have not replied to our question, "We have a motor that is blowing smoke after we made its first start since we received it from you, what can you do for us?"

anyways to reply to your question...

Doesn't matter how low the price of the motor/swap is... Always remember how much it'll cost to replace/repair any parts that are failing. What to look for is the warranty/gaurantee they offer. And by the looks of it, J-Spec Autosports probably has the best way to ship motors and warranty them for a descent price.

http://www.jspecautosports.com/

HMotorsOnline is pretty cool too but I recommend J-Spec

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/

Goodluck

 

hey everyone whats up. about Japan Star Motor. i v heard nothing but good things about that company. a friend of mine bought an h22a for 2200 shipped and everything was straight. we almost went to the wrong company http://www.japanstarmotors.com which is not really a company. but anyways i just wanted to say that they did my friend good and they have pretty good prices. im going to be buying a b18c from them soon. just make sure you go to the right web-site http://www.japanstarmotor.com

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rb26_gtr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey everyone whats up. about Japan Star Motor. i v heard nothing but good things about that company. a friend of mine bought an h22a for 2200 shipped and everything was straight. we almost went to the wrong company http://www.japanstarmotors.com which is not really a company. but anyways i just wanted to say that they did my friend good and they have pretty good prices. im going to be buying a b18c from them soon. just make sure you go to the right web-site http://www.japanstarmotor.com </TD></TR></TABLE>

Man that's so unfair... The reason why I went there in the first place was because I heard good things about them too... And I'm sure we didn't order from the other site... because you simply cant... they dont exist... (fake email, fake #, fake address)

As for your comments... sounds like 1 out of 10 are bad, and I'm the 1

 

ive been to http://japanstarmotor.com/ in manassas VA. its 10 mins from my house and ive had 2 good experiences with them. i reccomend them to anyone i know local over other local places.

 

shongku. 180 is not bad at all for a 15 year old motor. thats actually very normal even for newer b16s and type r motors. please dont go spreading things if youre not totally sure about them.
what color was the smoke? lots of motors smoke after sitting for a long time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hybridvteceg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">shongku. 180 is not bad at all for a 15 year old motor. thats actually very normal even for newer b16s and type r motors. please dont go spreading things if youre not totally sure about them.
what color was the smoke? lots of motors smoke after sitting for a long time.</TD></TR></TABLE>Yeah, was it 180 across all 4 cylinders? If it was, then it's fine...

 

180 for # 1 2 4

#3 = 90 psi

Yes that's bad.

Smoke = Mix of Black & White

 

black is rich condition. white could be coolant if it smells like it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Shongku &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">180 for # 1 2 4

#3 = 90 psi

Yes that's bad.

Smoke = Mix of Black & White</TD></TR></TABLE>That Sucks, definitely something wrong with #3; do a leakdown test to find out exactly what it is.

 

hey, just give them a call about that motor, I am sure they will be willing to look after you, cause at 90psi... for sure there is something wrong could be a number of things did you only start it the one time only?

 

We did give them a call, no reply yet. I'm starting to wonder if we're all talking about the same people. I'll write that number down, but it's at the shop. I'm pretty sure it's the same one listed on the japanstarmotor site.

My brother actually talked to them already and after not being able to answer my bro's questions they gave phone to their boss... (owner? manager? beats me...) but he wasnt able to work something out with my bro at the time because he needed to go to his "other boss"... And unfortunately we havent heard from these guys yet... They did say they'll call back. It's been 2 weeks.

Well anyways... time to go to sleep

 

call me at 1-877-536-5464 I will try and help you out the best I can.

 

Hi Nagano

Do I ask for you? Or do you go by a different name? If that's your name then it's pronounced Nah-gah-no right?

Oh oops wrong motor... the compression wasnt 180 for 3 and 90 for one.. that was my friend's b16... the compression for the motor blowing smoke was 170 150 150 140... but i did not get the smoke colors wrong on this one... it was that blue/white mix ya kno... (oil)... i call it white becuz it looks white from distance

i'll wait for your reply to make sure i ask for right person first

 

[B][B]As for JapanStarMotor... my bro purchased a first generation B16A swap from them. And it did come with everything listed which is basically just the engine, ecu, and transmission. But Houston we have a problem. The engine was compression tested at only 180 psi and this is a DOHC VTEC with 10:1+ pistons. After we got the engine started it blew smoke, and we knew right then the piston rings were no good. Because that's oil burning! Eeek! All I can say is I hope we're talking about the same JapanStar because if it is the same I hope these guys can live up to their words. Quote: "we give the best warranty you can find in the jdm engine market." http://www.japanstarmotor.com/b16a.html

hey man at first you were saying the compresson was 180 psi and now its at 140 psi ??? did you try to contact the shop where the engine was purchased because im sure they will help you out. anyways it just sounded fishy to me thats why im sayin this.

 

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hey man at first you were saying the compresson was 180 psi and now its at 140 psi ??? did you try to contact the shop where the engine was purchased because im sure they will help you out. anyways it just sounded fishy to me thats why im sayin this.

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Yes my bro already called them... I said 180 becuz i thought the one we got from JapanStar was 180, but it was another friend who's B16 is also low... my bro talked to a guy named Abi (ah-bee)... he was their manager/owner i believe... but he said he'll need to think about what he wants to do first... he said he'll call back within 30min but he never did...

if they keep track of what engines they have/sell then they'll know the motor we have is theirs for sure... we have the invoice... we can always read the serial numbers off the block if they kept that for record too... I'm just hoping they can help us out in anyway... becuz if they want to see for themselves that the motor compression is bad we can try to take pix of it being compression tested... or a video... and they can always fly over to see for themselves... there's a engine distributor that does that... warranty the motor to not have any internal defects on startup... and they'll replace it after they look at it themselves to see that the motor was no good...

well gotta go racing tomorrow