Subject	Agreed. My old JDM motor was dirty on the outside, but
Posted by	MixManMash on May 31, 2011 at 12:02 PM
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In Reply To	That is not always true. Or if it is true, then these photos posted by evan_aggie on May 31, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Message	man did it have awesome compression and leak down numbers. I put some money and wrench time in cleaning it up, replacing gaskets, seals, etc. before swapping it in. It was a great learning experience in terms of how to do various things.
Follow Ups	Did I pay too much? - zkid 19:45:25 05/30/11 They made the 300zx in Japan in 98 (n/m) - d_flore 19:58:59 05/30/11 If I was told It had a "98" motor, I would have walked away. - whip 20:11:58 05/30/11 Re: They made the 300zx in Japan in 98 - zkid 20:19:17 05/30/11 Re: They made the 300zx in Japan in 98 - zkid 20:28:38 05/30/11 Did you have an inspection done? How many miles? - JayT (Tampa,FL) 20:04:53 05/30/11 Not unless a brand new 98 Spec motor was ordered by the - MixManMash 20:08:04 05/30/11 Re: Not unless a brand new 98 Spec motor was ordered by the (n/m) - zkid 20:20:18 05/30/11 Re: Re: Not unless a brand new 98 Spec motor was ordered by the - zkid 20:25:45 05/30/11 Compression test tells the truth. (n/m) - JayT (Tampa,FL) 20:36:19 05/30/11 Doesn't matter one bit now - it's after the fact. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 21:13:24 05/30/11 That is not always true. Or if it is true, then these photos - evan_aggie 10:46:32 05/31/11 There are always exceptions to the rule... (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:11:48 05/31/11 Agreed. My old JDM motor was dirty on the outside, but - MixManMash 12:02:21 05/31/11 Well the time to ask was before purchase, but if it's all - zellamay 21:12:53 05/30/11 I would do a compression test before any mods. - JayT (Tampa,FL) 22:31:24 05/30/11 If it looks and runs good you did fine (n/m) - ztunerz 22:35:26 05/30/11 Re: If it looks and runs good you did fine - zkid 22:47:09 05/30/11 Dont do the bov's (n/m) - toykoz32 23:05:20 05/30/11 Re: Dont do the bov's - zkid 23:22:20 05/30/11 but its a complete waste of money (n/m) - ztunerz 23:28:34 05/30/11 smh @ this statement... (really dude?) (n/m) - samsungz 00:17:24 05/31/11 Get used to it man, the car has reached Civic-owner age (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 12:26:41 05/31/11 thought! (n/m) - BoneZ 10:24:02 05/31/11 You don't need nor want BoV's - JayT (Tampa,FL) 19:12:13 05/31/11 95 is known to be the best year Z32 - hunterg 23:20:28 05/30/11 ^^This is the correct answer "zkid". ^^ - samsungz 00:21:15 05/31/11 This is only true IF it still has a 95+ motor IN it. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 06:51:23 05/31/11 If you plan on leaving it bone stock, sure. - ZiNnYc 07:07:14 05/31/11 Depends if you want to deal with more than - Barry (NJ) 11:09:49 05/31/11 no (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 13:48:55 05/31/11
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