Hazardc
09-09-2005, 12:21 AM
This review is currently pretty NEGATIVE. If something changes here and they come through i will update this review accordingly.
Few months ago we ordered an SR20 for my friends s13 240sx, he decided to buy from this Jspec autosport company (jspecauto.com) The engine was shipped promptly and we recieved it in a few days, picked it up at the trucking company and brought it home. I have never heard of this company in the past but he said he had done a little research so i didn't care too much.
the first thing i noticed a little odd was on the compression sheet they had written 190 even all the way across.. wtf? There was no MAF sensor like they said they were going to include, and the ignitor they sent was cracked open. Well whatever, shit happens and we'll get it sorted out later.. had bought a z32 maf anyways so it wasn't a huge deal, we were happy about the HKS bb turbo/nice o2 housing and a few other goodies on the engine...
we got the engine on the stand and since we were going to replace the HG anyways and install some ARP studs and a few other things before we put it in the car, i decided to pull off the oil pan and that's when the nightmare started. the oil pan was absolutely FULL of metal. major bearing failure and draining hte oil on the engine at all should have made this painfully obvious. I decided to look at the rod bearings. #1 completely shot, gone, a little bit of material stuck to the crank and the crank was totally fucked.. all of the other rod bearings were on their way out and had severe wear (copper showing)... i then pulled the mains out which also were all showing copper.
At this point we're super frustrated and pretty pissed off.... obviously the engine is completely shot and would need a complete tear down and everything would need tanked and rebuilt including the turbo (i've already experienced what engine bearing failure does to your turbo in quick order)
So we call jspec, tell them all the info, send pics of everything we had done (including pictures of all the bearings, the oil pan, etc etc etc) we have been really thourough with our pictures. They tell us to take it to a certified mechanic to get it verified.. stupid in my opinion since it's pretty damn obvious what the problem is and i dont really want to load this thing up but whatever.. we take it to a local shop and they just verify what we already knew..
now get this, jspec asks for a COMPRESSION TEST!! wtf!? they want me to reassemble this busted ass engine with no rod bearing and shit and do a compression check? They said they needed it to see weather they should send a head with the block or not. HELLO, METAL WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND IT IS TOTALLY FUCKED!!! I DIDNT BUY AN ENGINE TO PULL APART AND TOTALLY REBUILD..
Forward to this week, they send a tracking number on a new engine, we pick it up tonight.. it looks complete in the wrap at the shipping company minus a valve cover and NO TURBO or exhaust manifold..... Already kinda pissed but whatever, we're tired of waiting and bring it home and get it into the garage
and this is what i find
1. still no MAF, no replacement ignitor
2. oil pan is totally CAVED IN
3. no compression test performed (as if they really did it on the other one)
4. head is FULL of gritty shit, cant tell if any of it is metallic yet
5. This isn't the same as the other sr20, what's left of the intake manifold is completely different, the injectors are mounted in a different place
6. water pump is frozen stuck and doesnt turn
7 crank pulley is cracked to shit
8. The head on this engine has some weird bolted on plate on the front that the other head didn't have, and it's broken open
9. every single pulley and bracket is bent or broken on the engine, it has obviously been dropped HARD or in a major front end collision
10. No cams.. the cams in the other car are scored from the lack of oil + metal running through the eninge, dont these people fucking get it?
11. the little metal things that rest on top of the valve retainers, half of them are missing.
12. Here's where i stopped because i was pissed off... #4 plug is covered in oil
What kind of company is this? I haven't searched any forums or talked to anyone.. but this is a pretty shitty way of taking care of customers. We would have gladly sent back the original shitbox they mailed here for a complete running assembly (WHAT WAS PAID FOR) instead of two broke ass half ass piles of shit that we cant even combine parts to make a complete running engine. Where do these people get off not replacing EVERYTHING that oil flows through?
Has anyone else had any good or bad experiences with this company? Really at this point i'd rather just have them take their shit back and order it from a real company that's not into selling junk engines. I didn't want to post anything here but after getting a second junk engine I've stopped giving this company the benefit of the doubt. Stay away from this place if at all possible is my opinion.
Few months ago we ordered an SR20 for my friends s13 240sx, he decided to buy from this Jspec autosport company (jspecauto.com) The engine was shipped promptly and we recieved it in a few days, picked it up at the trucking company and brought it home. I have never heard of this company in the past but he said he had done a little research so i didn't care too much.
the first thing i noticed a little odd was on the compression sheet they had written 190 even all the way across.. wtf? There was no MAF sensor like they said they were going to include, and the ignitor they sent was cracked open. Well whatever, shit happens and we'll get it sorted out later.. had bought a z32 maf anyways so it wasn't a huge deal, we were happy about the HKS bb turbo/nice o2 housing and a few other goodies on the engine...
we got the engine on the stand and since we were going to replace the HG anyways and install some ARP studs and a few other things before we put it in the car, i decided to pull off the oil pan and that's when the nightmare started. the oil pan was absolutely FULL of metal. major bearing failure and draining hte oil on the engine at all should have made this painfully obvious. I decided to look at the rod bearings. #1 completely shot, gone, a little bit of material stuck to the crank and the crank was totally fucked.. all of the other rod bearings were on their way out and had severe wear (copper showing)... i then pulled the mains out which also were all showing copper.
At this point we're super frustrated and pretty pissed off.... obviously the engine is completely shot and would need a complete tear down and everything would need tanked and rebuilt including the turbo (i've already experienced what engine bearing failure does to your turbo in quick order)
So we call jspec, tell them all the info, send pics of everything we had done (including pictures of all the bearings, the oil pan, etc etc etc) we have been really thourough with our pictures. They tell us to take it to a certified mechanic to get it verified.. stupid in my opinion since it's pretty damn obvious what the problem is and i dont really want to load this thing up but whatever.. we take it to a local shop and they just verify what we already knew..
now get this, jspec asks for a COMPRESSION TEST!! wtf!? they want me to reassemble this busted ass engine with no rod bearing and shit and do a compression check? They said they needed it to see weather they should send a head with the block or not. HELLO, METAL WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND IT IS TOTALLY FUCKED!!! I DIDNT BUY AN ENGINE TO PULL APART AND TOTALLY REBUILD..
Forward to this week, they send a tracking number on a new engine, we pick it up tonight.. it looks complete in the wrap at the shipping company minus a valve cover and NO TURBO or exhaust manifold..... Already kinda pissed but whatever, we're tired of waiting and bring it home and get it into the garage
and this is what i find
1. still no MAF, no replacement ignitor
2. oil pan is totally CAVED IN
3. no compression test performed (as if they really did it on the other one)
4. head is FULL of gritty shit, cant tell if any of it is metallic yet
5. This isn't the same as the other sr20, what's left of the intake manifold is completely different, the injectors are mounted in a different place
6. water pump is frozen stuck and doesnt turn
7 crank pulley is cracked to shit
8. The head on this engine has some weird bolted on plate on the front that the other head didn't have, and it's broken open
9. every single pulley and bracket is bent or broken on the engine, it has obviously been dropped HARD or in a major front end collision
10. No cams.. the cams in the other car are scored from the lack of oil + metal running through the eninge, dont these people fucking get it?
11. the little metal things that rest on top of the valve retainers, half of them are missing.
12. Here's where i stopped because i was pissed off... #4 plug is covered in oil
What kind of company is this? I haven't searched any forums or talked to anyone.. but this is a pretty shitty way of taking care of customers. We would have gladly sent back the original shitbox they mailed here for a complete running assembly (WHAT WAS PAID FOR) instead of two broke ass half ass piles of shit that we cant even combine parts to make a complete running engine. Where do these people get off not replacing EVERYTHING that oil flows through?
Has anyone else had any good or bad experiences with this company? Really at this point i'd rather just have them take their shit back and order it from a real company that's not into selling junk engines. I didn't want to post anything here but after getting a second junk engine I've stopped giving this company the benefit of the doubt. Stay away from this place if at all possible is my opinion.