Castleman
New Member
Dear Readers:
I own a 2006 Civic Coupe, I was "screwed" on the purchase... An Arizona car with the oddometer rolled back app. 100k miles and the infamous cracked engine block. Carfax from now on, needless to say. Now I'm searching for a jdm engine (R18A and manual transmission). I have "cold feet" on purchasing one, because I found a forum posting from 2012 that says "There are only about 2 suppliers supplying actual JDM engines in the US, the rest are marketing high mileage engines pulled from US junkyards using the "guise" of JDM. What is the truth on engine suppliers, today? The engine replacement looks like a pain in the ass, I plan on putting it on an engine stand first to replace some accessory components, do valve clearance and timing chain replacement.
Thanks, C
I own a 2006 Civic Coupe, I was "screwed" on the purchase... An Arizona car with the oddometer rolled back app. 100k miles and the infamous cracked engine block. Carfax from now on, needless to say. Now I'm searching for a jdm engine (R18A and manual transmission). I have "cold feet" on purchasing one, because I found a forum posting from 2012 that says "There are only about 2 suppliers supplying actual JDM engines in the US, the rest are marketing high mileage engines pulled from US junkyards using the "guise" of JDM. What is the truth on engine suppliers, today? The engine replacement looks like a pain in the ass, I plan on putting it on an engine stand first to replace some accessory components, do valve clearance and timing chain replacement.
Thanks, C