Differences, JDM vs. American EA82T?

[Caboobaroo]

Ok so all of you guys who have bought JDM motors that have little miles on them, where'd you find them and for how much? Also for those who might know, what are some differences between the American EA82T and the JDM spec EA82T? Like are the internals different? Different cams? I'm wondering since I might need a new motor for this RX since this one has 209k on the ticker and the guy says it has a "bad motor". If it doesn't need a new motor, then I want to get one that I can build the living poo out of:brow:

[DrKrazy]

Well I just went through all this so I'll put in what I find out, Remember I'm going off what I have been told: After talking to about 12 different companies that sell the JDM engines, all the Longblocks are the supposed to be the exact same as the US models. They said only the accessories were different (emissions is much meaner overthere, plus the climate the cars are built to run at??). I ordered mine as a complete engine and I didn't pay too much attention while tearing down the whole top end but I can honestly say I didn't notice anything different right off the top. Looked like I could I just bolt it right in and hook it up. I know for a fact that my brother bolted an EJ18 JDM right into his impreza with no problems. I will further inspect the intake, and other parts and get back to you tomorrow with more info and pics of the JDM EA82T parts. As for prices they ranged from about $500 for a longblock to about $700 for a complete engine. I only went the cheap way this time, and am already saving for a good CCR engine.

See this post for some sources:

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23759&highlight=JDM+Motors

 

I got mine from a place called Japan Motors Inc

[Flowmastered87GL]

I know its not turbo, but my GL engine that came from Japan was WAY different on vacuum stuff hooked up.

 

So maybe expect some more solenoids and charcoal canisters and stuff like that, but I assume the block and heads are the same.

[NorthWet]

The JDM EA82T that I put in my wife's (now MiNE! ) T-Wagon about 5 years (?!- time flies!) ago has run fine since. I did strip it down to the long block as suggested (but left disty alone); the engine's wiring harness was cut instead of disconnected ( why? :-\ ) so it really wasn't too practical to just plug-and-play, but nothing looked radically different. Engine cost about $750, and was gotten from one of our local importers of which there are several within a few miles.

 

Overall, I have had good experiences with JDM engines and trannies, with only one datsun tranny having any problem (weak synchro), and they exchanged that.

[DrKrazy]

Forgot to take my camera with me but I took the JDM intake/throttle body setup out to my RX and sat there for about 35mins studying them, and came up with 0 differences. I even checked a few part numbers on different things that I could see and they were the same. I'm so convinced it's the same exact setup that I'm just going to save myself some time and use the JDM intake and throttle body setup. Well I did lie, there was 1 difference..the wiring harness was cut on the JDM engine and is not in my RX of course lol.

[DrKrazy]

I have to go back on my word again, upon further inspection after bolting on the JDM intake last night and starting to run all the hoses I realized there was 1 more difference...the vaccum line to the brake booster is on the other side of the intake, no big deal just unscrew it and move it to other side of intake where there is a cap and move cap back to other side.