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December 2023 by Jay Isa
Very good engine. Engine needed some remediation, but it was on the dismantler side in Japan (cut wires, coolant lines not sealed well). Other than that, the engine went in and ran smoothly.Thank you.2004 350z Enthusiast Convertible.
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October 2023 by Rpv Vaj
Great place, helpful guys. Experience was awesome. My motor I bought worked out great . Definetly recommend
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August 2023 by Steven 2gen
SoCal JDM Motors, LLC is the place to get your JDM engines and transmissions! Recently purchased an F23A4 transmission for my 2000 Honda Accord 4cyl. VTEC and unfortunately the 1st transmission I recieved from them came faulty and did not work. It was not their faults as they receive import engines and transmissions in the conditions their shipped from overseas, so it's hard to determine when 1 transmission out of 20 of them is bad. Fortunately Nick helped me out and gave me another one to exchange and this one did it, it worked and now my car shifts and performs excellent! I couldn't be happier to have my car back! NOTE* If your in the same predicament as I was in with a bad 2000 accord, all you need to switch out is the shift solenoid and speed sensor. Everything else is the same.
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May 2023 by Greg Hofwegen
This place always has what I need friendly staff and very helpful and reasonable prices
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March 2023 by Eddie Santos
Bought a engine 2 years ago for my G35 still runs strong installed myself started right up no complications would highly recommend great customer service very knowledgeable and there wearhouse any car lovers wet dream
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March 2023 by Norman Sanchez
Had a great deal, wish this place did a compression test before buying.
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February 2023 by Harry T
As shop owner it’s great to know I can always have a peace of mind getting quality engine at great prices and great service from Ben & Nick
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November 2022 by Jose Magana
These guys are super helpful and would definitely do business with them again. Answered all my questions before and after the install.
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October 2022 by Heriberto Covarrubias
Great customer service I really recommended socal jdm motor
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September 2022 by Stanward O.
My 2003 Nissan Altima had a blown engine so I was looking online for a vendor that has a replacement low mileage engine. I am all the way out in Hawaii and wanted to deal with a vendor that is near the Aloha Freight Forwarders office in Compton.Quick call to this location and they have the engine in stock and ready to go! Person on the phone was very friendly and easy to deal with. He made sure the correct engine was sent since I live so far away.Engine arrived in 3 weeks and it was flawless, low mileage, in excellent condition. I installed the engine with no trouble and am super happy to have my Altima out on the road again. I am 110% satisfied!
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June 2022 by Aaron Pimentel
I came to the conclusion that my engine was bad and needed a rebuild. The internals were sludge and was not worth machining and cleaning up. So I looked for some local import shops and luckily met Ben. Over the phone we confirmed he had what I was looking for and made the buy online. I picked up the engine the next day.This was my first engine swap and it was a great learning experience. The valve cover is not clean but the internals on this jdm engine looks brand new. Ben informed me that the compression may possibly be low due to it sitting a while. That’s what happened but after being driven, it runs amazing now. I did have to do an ECU bypass due to a crank position sensor but it was no problem. No check engine light, it even passes smog.I highly recommend these guys.
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May 2022 by Tyler Eggers
I had a great experience doing business with this company. I am a Subaru owner and a decent mechanic. My 2006 Outback with a 3.0 H6 needed a new engine. SOCAL JDM shipped their engine from Southern California to Portland. I had the engine delivered to my residential address and it arrived within 4 business days! Ben was a pleasure to work with. A detailed Inspection of the engine showed very little wear. While only the long block is guaranteed, nearly all of the ancillary parts were in great condition. only a few sensors around the perimeter of the engine were damaged. I simply replaced them from my old engine. Will gladly do business with SOCAL again! Thank you!
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April 2022 by Lex Zee
Hands down best place to get a replacement motor. Have bought two engines from this guy and they've come out solid! Appreciate that he helped me load it onto my truck. Do your research if replacement or rebuild is your route. JDM engines vary based on different emissions, right hand drive parts vs left hand, different sensors, different oil pans, and different measurements on pully systems. So much more. Luckily I have some experience under the hood of a car. As soon as I got the engine I visually inspected with an endoscope camera each cylinder through the sparkplug hole, and also the exhaust mainfold along with instake. You can tell a lot from carbon build up and the way it was maintained. Second thing I did was bolt a flywheel and starter and do a compression test. Always look for visible damages, most engines are removed from salvaged vehicles, cant speak for the inventory at this location. But business is business. Im a returning customer and will keep on coming back here.
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March 2022 by Eddie Amaya
Very nice place. Great prices. I have been buying engines from here. if you drive jdm cars why waste time and money somewhere else.
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February 2022 by HOSSEIN Sinaki
purchased a motor we installed less than 3000 mile engin blew up they would not warrenty the engine .purchased anothr crv motor before installing it did compression test failed ,make along story short .try calling them they put block on my phone very very dishonest people .while i was there thry were talking to each other in afghanistan language they did not realized im persian and i could underestand them? i would recommend to everyone find another place to do buisness do not waste youre money .
