soarerTT Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 im sure anybody looking to do the 2jzgte swap has looked at those engines on ebay, i was just wondering if anyone has actually purchased one or know any info on them. i remeber a year or 2 ago i researched a little bit and found it hard to find one for under 5gs, 2500 seems like such a good deal. is there a catch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Yup, been there, done that. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread...threadid=455954 One word: Escrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzz30 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 the add is a bit misleading. they write "gte" but also on the add title it says NA supra and if you take a quick look its just a GE......no turbo.... its probably in good shape but well its almost the same as what you have now you should just buy another SC motor thats a bit below that page and mess around with that because right now its only a 100 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWJ Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 As a general rule... I will never buy anything off of ebay that is over 200$ ever again. In fact, I will not buy anything I can not see in person ever again. I do make exceptions when a private seller is willing to do COD or when I am working with a business/individual or company that I can trust and it is documented. I would not waste my time on that motor, unless I was willing to go see it in person and get whatever information or documents I needed to make a sound decision. I do not trust anything on e-bay anymore. It's just safer for me that way. Granted, there are very good sellers on e-bay that I have done business with in the past. I just call the seller after contacting them through e-bay and circumvent the bidding process if I want to do business with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDOwen2 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 I agree with AWJ. If you can't hear it run or at least pull the oil pan and valve cover and turn it over don't do it. But it's your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soarerTT Posted May 7, 2004 Author Share Posted May 7, 2004 thanks, well then do you guys have any suggestions on where i can get a good motor for a good deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzz30 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 try call around shops around your area see if they have any and if they do at least you can go and see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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