na4now

Im ready to order an engine set, to do a gte swap in my '99 GS3. I want a NICE, CLEAN set, with EVERYTHING included. I dont want to go hunting a bunch of little stuff, ..and the ecu's seam to be pretty pricey, by themselves.

An ebay seller has a real clean looking set, with everything, for $2500. But, I think Id like to use a reputable place, in case theres any issues.

Ive ordered from Osaka in the past. With them, its a hit or miss. I dont wanna miss, ...so Im not using them. Is Jarco still consdered good? Any other suggestions?

dj6923

Hey give jdmenginedepot.com a try. Thats who I bought my rb25det swap from when I started my nissan 240 build. I got the engine, transmission, harness and ecu for $1919 shipped to my door.

flexspeed

supz.. i only found 2 place that is in a good price range...

http://www.jdmtigerjapanese.com/details.php?id=1640

but if u want the ecu.. u have to add another 150....

the other one i found was on ebay... for 2100 shipped with ecu.. i will try to find that post again.... im trying to save up.. i debating should i do the swap or get Jeff turbo kit..... i have 184K... if i dont swap it then i have to rebuild it... or else then i would do the swap.....

na4now

Ive found LOTS of places to order from. Im asking for those who have experience getting an Aristo engine set from someone. Tigerjapanese sells on ebay, also. Theyre the one I was talking about for $2500.

JamesG

iTrader: (2)

a couple questions:

1. isnt the non-vvti engine recommended for some reason? I cant remember why just thought Jeff Tsai said these a while back.

2. Dont all these engines mentioned come with 4 speed autos? and that it has to be used and not our current 5 speed?

JeffTsai

iTrader: (1)

The VVTi engine is recommended. It's more of a direct drop in for these cars. If you use the non-vvti then there will be a ton of rewiring needed.

GTE comes with 4spd auto. If you use GTE ecu then you need to run the 4spd auto. If you run the GS300 ecu then you run the 5spd auto.

na4now

Jarrco AND JHot, no longer import engines. Any ideas? Id rather not just order from ebay.

JamesG

iTrader: (2)

what is required to run this with the gs300 ECU?

flexspeed

i believe you will need a tuning program to make ur car run right such as
AEM FIC or some kind of emanage....correct me if im wrong..

i would used the 4 spd rather then 5spd auto as it just make it simple to use the gte ecu and plus it got to be a reason why they use 4 rather then 5 for teh gte version.... gear ratio and so...

Chin

iTrader: (34)

I wonder if the 4 speed is stronger (will hold up under high horsepower) compared to the 5 speed...