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Old 01-18-2008, 11:39 PM
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I use junk yard motors. They can be had for $1800 to $2500.
Most yards offer 60 day warranties, so I just take it home, clean it up and run a compression check (bolt on the tranny and starter motor).
If it passes that test, the motor will be fine.
Are you getting "Renesis" 13B from Auto or Manual for these prices?
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Old 01-19-2008, 02:22 AM
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nice video. the rotor looks intense!
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Are you getting "Renesis" 13B from Auto or Manual for these prices?
6-Port, less than 30k miles usually.
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Old 01-19-2008, 04:09 PM
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sheet man! This is still expensive for a motor though? I come from the Nissan world, so it's a shock to me they are so $$$
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