good deal on sti swap?

[ImprezaRSfan!]

pics and update on 2nd page

* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

[Jaxx]

if your seroius i would email them about the part you think are missing..
price is decent .. the wiring harness is importat tho

no air tools ...(cringe) .. go buy the 175 combo kit at home depot .. ill never work on a car again w/o an impact wrench

[ethereal]

you would need different pedal box to swap that into a GC/GM...they are different now on the GD's.

-Andy

[Kreeger]

It's a good deal on the motor and tranny combo ( if it's the one in the pic... an STi version 8). Also, with the RS swap idea, you would have to totally re-wire the car... and that would mean that the ENTIRE wiring harness and ECU would need to be included. My swap is taking the better part of a month... and that's just the motor.

On the plus-side: you will have a rare car that will turn more heads and make more waves than a USDM STi... I promise you that.

[spiralsmurf]

i dont think you NEED the rear brakes. you can also get an auto driveshaft instead of 6speed.

[kaneda3]

ok things you dont need

R180 rear diff
sti axles
sti / bigger rear brakes.

all you need is a 3.9 final drive ring and pinion

as for this stuff

wiring harness
shiftboot
crossmember
sti 6-speed driveshaft


i have it all

im even within driving distance
so you dont have to pay ungodly shipping rates

if your interested please let me know
mike

[totoherbs]

If this is your only car go with the STi... a project car should not be your only car.

Ive never heard of this company, and the fact they leave things out like, Front suspension, ecu with out harness, and ej20t( ) seems shady to me. Ask how many miles are on the car, how long its been at thier shop...

I wouldnt buy a motor with out an ecu and full harness...

[ImprezaRSfan!]

I have a ford explorer i can use as my daily driver while undergoing the project. Also this company, japan star motors, is about 20 minutes away from me. I have been there before to help my friend get an LS motor for his civic hatch and noticed the sti engine and tranny combo. It includes the front suspension... Yes its weird they include the ecu but not the harness. I would want to get the sti driveshaft and R180 rear diff and not use some mix match combo even tho it would work. How or where would i get an sti v.7/8 wiring harness? It just says ej20t, the company is mainly nissan/honda so they dont know much about this swap. Where would i look in the block to find out if its a sti v.7 or v.8, or if its a regular wrx block with sti intercooler trying to rip me off?

[Soon2Bgreat]

You can use a usdm wrx harness and run seperate wires for the avcs. Although jdm wiring harnesses do pop up every once in a while.

[Kreeger]

Yes, you can use a WRX harness and wire for the AVCS... but you MUST use the JDM ECU. The reason they don't have the harness is because someone was lazy and just cut the harness at the ECU and didn't pull the wiring. I have seen this many times before. The way to look for whether it is an STi or WRX is the AVCS cam sensors and even the wiring going to them will give it away. Both JDM and USDM EJ20 blocks all say the same thing on them: EJ20

[Jaxx]

you would need different pedal box to swap that into a GC/GM...they are different now on the GD's.

not sure where he got this infor .. but its wrong..

[kaneda3]

HELLO!!!

i just said i have a ver 7 wiring harness
and a jdm 6 speed driveshaft...

along with the shifter trim
and crossmember


why would you have to go searching or wait for one to pop up

ive been a member of this site for almost 3 years now
been selling stuff for over a year
and have never had a complaint

i guess you can let me know
mike

[totoherbs]

Originally posted by Kreeger
Yes, you can use a WRX harness and wire for the AVCS... but you MUST use the JDM ECU. The reason they don't have the harness is because someone was lazy and just cut the harness at the ECU and didn't pull the wiring. I have seen this many times before. The way to look for whether it is an STi or WRX is the AVCS cam sensors and even the wiring going to them will give it away. Both JDM and USDM EJ20 blocks all say the same thing on them: EJ20

Ya, but when a company doesnt name the motor they are selling right I wouldnt trust them...

Originally posted by ImprezaRSfan!
I have a ford explorer i can use as my daily driver while undergoing the project. Also this company, japan star motors, is about 20 minutes away from me. I have been there before to help my friend get an LS motor for his civic hatch and noticed the sti engine and tranny combo. It includes the front suspension... Yes its weird they include the ecu but not the harness. I would want to get the sti driveshaft and R180 rear diff and not use some mix match combo even tho it would work. How or where would i get an sti v.7/8 wiring harness? It just says ej20t, the company is mainly nissan/honda so they dont know much about this swap. Where would i look in the block to find out if its a sti v.7 or v.8, or if its a regular wrx block with sti intercooler trying to rip me off?

Well someone like kaneda3 is a start for finding one... rallispec, lachute subaru, gruppe-s... will all have ecus. You can like said use the wrx harness but picking up a ver7 harness is easyer.

The ecu alone goes for $750+

Good luck, and Kreeger is right they were just lazy and thats why there is no harness or ecu. Unless you know them and have delt with them before I wouldnt trust them....

[serious]

Cough, that's my engine in the photo. Really it's my engine that's sitting in my garage that i purchased from nagano a couple of months back.
Dean opened up this shop not more than a couple of months agon. I did have some problems with him and the transaction, so i would watch out. If you can deal with him face to face that would solve a lot of the problems i had.
If he has another ver 8 w/6 mt for that price i would buy it quick as it's a good deal. I would make sure that it is a ver 8 though as he had several other sti engines that were NOT the 03 model.
Brent

[ImprezaRSfan!]

Originally posted by serious
Cough, that's my engine in the photo. Really it's my engine that's sitting in my garage that i purchased from nagano a couple of months back.
Dean opened up this shop not more than a couple of months agon. I did have some problems with him and the transaction, so i would watch out. If you can deal with him face to face that would solve a lot of the problems i had.
If he has another ver 8 w/6 mt for that price i would buy it quick as it's a good deal. I would make sure that it is a ver 8 though as he had several other sti engines that were NOT the 03 model.
Brent

so u bought the same thing thats on japan star motors website? The sti engine and 6mt? Who is dean, is that the owner of japanstar motors? What problems did you have? Were you talking about japanstar motors here in manassas, VA or something / someone else?

[serious]

Yeah, i bought it from nagano in quebec, they are the same people i'm pretty sure. Dean said he was going to open up a buisness on the east coast, so i'd say with that photo and being on the east coast it's probably the same dude.
Poor communication, very poor packaging ( timimg belt cover wash smashed when i got it and a bent up shifter-easily 600 bux worth of damage).
Don't let the "We care about you guys" speach on their website fool you. They really don't. As for the warranty, well i got a 30 day that was worthless as he sent me the wrong ecu at first then when the warranty was about up he sent the right one. I asked him to extend the warranty and he promptely denied it.
There is other stuff, but i won't get into that.
Just watch yourself when dealing with him. Get EVERYTHING in writting before you buy. I think you can get a good deal if you're willing to put up with him.
Brent

[ImprezaRSfan!]

Originally posted by kaneda3
HELLO!!!

i just said i have a ver 7 wiring harness
and a jdm 6 speed driveshaft...

along with the shifter trim
and crossmember


why would you have to go searching or wait for one to pop up

ive been a member of this site for almost 3 years now
been selling stuff for over a year
and have never had a complaint

i guess you can let me know
mike

i sent you a pm, did you get it ?

[Subie2]

So is anyone gonna take the plunge and buy one from them?

[serious]

nope.

[totoherbs]

I only buy from names I know.

[Subie2]

Apparently the motor has a 100 day warranty now.

[ImprezaRSfan!]

i went to the place in person and checked everything out, it looks legit, they have some RA motors and dont know the difference, i may try to snag them for the same price.

[Subie2]

oh snap!
you checked out the place?
I'll take an RA motor and tranny!!!!


Did you get the engine codes off them??

[ImprezaRSfan!]

yes i did

[mixup52]

Sweet!