JDM Import business

[tippatone]

On my recent trip to Jamaica, I discovered that all the Hondas over there have CTR motors, and I can get a whole container for roughly $9,500, my two questions are:

How would I go about getting the engines imported into the country and how much would I get charged for a small warehouse to start a JDM engine warehouse. Because I had to go all the way to Canada to get a B20B for $574 while nad auto tried to charge $800. We need another option in the metro Atlanta area, don't you think??

[1CleanEg]

a place called Best Japanese Engines in Marietta has everytype of jdm motor as well. and trannys.

[Vteckidd]

1) Learn about business, supply and demand
2) Learn about economics
3) Learn your market

The reason for the MARK UP in the engines is :
Customs Costs
Warehouse space to house the engines until they are sold
Shipping costs to get them here in the first place
Sales people that sell the engine to you

Its a costly business that requires you to have good quality product taht you can warranty. It takes alot of money to get off the ground. it requires you to almost have to hand pick your inventory.

NadAuto is a good place to buy engines, you pay for QUALITY, something Best Japenese doesnt have

[kfzemx3]

Best Japanese Engines is the best atleast in the mazda world 20b they got it 13b rev, klze, they got it bpt 323 gtr engine and tranny they got it. Nad um yea uh we can get it what motor was that again, yea will call you back... still waiting over a year for that phone call and its like the 4th time i've called lol

But as for getting the engines over here, your going to have to contact a company that ships via containers. We had a extremely large group buy a few years back of a bunch of mazda guys that teamed up and imported alot of parts from japan. In doing so the cost of the shipping became minimal as it was split between lots of people. You might try that method, as you'll save money since your splitting the shipping cost with others

[1CleanEg]

1) Learn about business, supply and demand
2) Learn about economics
3) Learn your market

The reason for the MARK UP in the engines is :
Customs Costs
Warehouse space to house the engines until they are sold
Shipping costs to get them here in the first place
Sales people that sell the engine to you

Its a costly business that requires you to have good quality product taht you can warranty. It takes alot of money to get off the ground. it requires you to almost have to hand pick your inventory.

NadAuto is a good place to buy engines, you pay for QUALITY, something Best Japenese doesnt have

So u say the quality of best jap. engines sucks? i have only purchased a tranny from them.

[Vteckidd]

yeah, they sold a friend a OBD0 b16 when he specifically asked for engine. When he realizd it was the wrong one 1 day later they refused to take it back.

Ive seen their engines come with missing electronic parts, bad sensors, bad water pumps, etc.

for the price they charge, it should be perfct engines.

I only deal with NADAUTO and Hmotorsonline.com

[IntegraXTR]

^^^ nadauto is the best no doubt

[kfzemx3]

yeah, they sold a friend a OBD0 b16 when he specifically asked for engine. When he realizd it was the wrong one 1 day later they refused to take it back.

Ive seen their engines come with missing electronic parts, bad sensors, bad water pumps, etc.

for the price they charge, it should be perfct engines.

I only deal with NADAUTO and Hmotorsonline.com

Your friend picking up the wrong engine i wouldn't say so much is there fault as much as it is his, he should of known what he was going to buy,there in the business of making money.

Bad sensors, bad water pumps and missing electronics, things that should of been inspected before the engines were purchased. I mean come on who puts a motor directly into there car without replacing sensors, water pumps, gaskets, etc... Thats half assed not doing something right, Its a used Motor.

I've personally purchased 3 motors from BJE (and i've haggled on the price of all of them and got them to take off a few hundred each time), all we're in great shape, they allowed me to inspect them and take as much time as i needed to find the one I wanted out of the group. I'm not saying that all there motors were in great condition, there were a few that I would of said needed to go for just parts. But then again i had 20 to choose from and look at each one of them i did in great detail before deciding which one to have the compression test for me before i bought it.

Most of the guys in the car clubs i'm associated with as well have purchased there motors from BJE and have been in great running condition and none of them have had a single problem with there engines, and these motors have been used in road course / autocross / and daily driving 20-30k+ since purchased. Each one of them hand picked there engines and looked over every single option they had, and the conditions of the motor before they picked the engine.

Not saying there is anything wrong with Nadauto from the guys i know that have gotten there engines from them i've herd good things. But your reasoning to say that BJE is a bad company because for your friends partial mistake along with the fact that someone picked a motor that didnt come with everything it was supposed to, or had a bad water pump/sensors well thats not so much the companies fault as it is the person who purchased the motor, after all it is a used motor.

[Vteckidd]

Your friend picking up the wrong engine i wouldn't say so much is there fault as much as it is his, he should of known what he was going to buy.

They should know how to give him the right engine. They are the experts not him. He specifically asked for OBD1 they gave him an OBD0 and refused to take it back.

Bad sensors, bad water pumps and missing electronics, things that should of been inspected before the engines were purchased. And I mean come on who puts a motor directly into there car without replacing sensors, water pumps, gaskets, etc... Thats not doing something right.

So every motor swap you should replace all electronic sensors? I guess i need to jack my prices.

Bad Water pumps= Motors that were **** in the first place or have been sitting for months/years which mean= BAD QUALITY

You SHOULD replace a water pump, ABSOLUTELY, but if a timing belt and water pump is BAD then it has more than 30k miles, im not stupid.

Furthermore, they charge $3500 for GSR swap when you can get it from HMOTORSONLINE.COM for $3000 shipped.

Best japenese doesnt have the QUALITY to charge those kind of prices.

I've personally purchased 3 motors from BJE (and i've haggled on the price of all of them and got them to take off a few hundred each time), all we're in great shape, they allowed me to inspect them and take as much time as i needed to find the one I wanted out of the group. I'm not saying that all there motors were in great condition, there were a few that I would of said needed to go for just parts. But then again i had 20 to choose from and look at each one of them i did in great detail before deciding which one to have the compression test for me before i bought it.

Congrats?

Most of the guys in the car clubs i'm associated with as well have purchased there motors from BJE and have been in great running condition and none of them have had a single problem with there engines, and these motors have been used in road course / autocross / and daily driving 20-30k+ since purchased. Each one of them hand picked there engines and looked over every single option they had, and the conditions of the motor before they picked the engine.

Awesome

Not saying there is anything wrong with Nadauto from the guys i know that have gotten there engines from them i've herd good things. But your reasoning to say that BJE is a bad company because for your friends partial mistake along with the fact that someone picked a motor that didnt come with everything it was supposed to, or had a bad water pump/sensors well thats not so much the companies fault as it is the person who purchased the motor, after all it is a used motor.

It was more than just 1 friend, ive been doing this in Atlanta for 6 years, i know where to get engines from and where not too.

The only places i have had success with is NADAUTO locally.

Tom reccomends PAcific, ive never bought from them, but based on his word i would say they are prob pretty good.

Ive had nothing but trouble with Best JAP and they have abnormally high prices.

[tippatone]

Nads prices are ridculous, passwordjdm has B20b's all day for $549 + shipping, even then you wont pay $800

[Vteckidd]

Rediculous? maybe you just cant do math

Password JDM $549+225=$775
http://passwordjdm.com/B20B-Long-Block-P1582C0.aspx

NadAuto $800 NO SHIPPING

Hmotorsonline.com
$599+ $225 Shipping for 96-98 spec
$749+ $225 Shipping for 99-00 Spec

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc...10&what=search

Wow, so Nadauto is REDICULOUS for $25 more in price

Hmotorsonline is the most expensive at $824 shipped

so you are arguing over $25-49, get a life.

Stop being a cheap a s s , you get what you pay for kid

[bigdare23]

Rediculous? maybe you just cant do math

Password JDM $549+225=$775
http://passwordjdm.com/B20B-Long-Block-P1582C0.aspx

NadAuto $800 NO SHIPPING

Hmotorsonline.com
$599+ $225 Shipping for 96-98 spec
$749+ $225 Shipping for 99-00 Spec

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc...10&what=search

Wow, so Nadauto is REDICULOUS for $25 more in price

Hmotorsonline is the most expensive at $824 shipped

so you are arguing over $25-49, get a life.

Stop being a cheap a s s , you get what you pay for kid

**** $25 alot of money

[bigdare23]

On the real, I hate the fact that the east coast marks up their price to match the west coast after shipping prices. Shipping can't be that much when you are mass shipping items! Damn I was I on the west coast (only for parts).

[Vteckidd]

Again, goes back to my first post:

1) Learn about business, supply and demand
2) Learn about economics
3) Learn your market

Have any of you actually REALLY checked into Importing JDM parts and engines? Its is REALLY EXPENSIVE, especially with shipping.

Shipping fluctuates as much as $25-30 a quarter with Hmotorsonline just due to fuel prices.

The market for a B20 engine is $775-825. I just proved that, out of all 3 places, thats the AVERAGE PRICE. They charge shipping to try an make some extra money, its a business.

If you ever order from Hmotorsonline.com, you see why he charges so much. He crates and wraps every motor. I have never had shipping damage from a Hmotorsonline engine. He takes his time, which i have no problem paying for.

I listed 3 reputable places, PW JDM, HMotors, NADAUTO.

CHances are if you find a motor EXTENSIVELY CHEAPER, then its that way for a reason. You can take the risk all you want. Ive seen it time an time again. CHEAPER PRICES MEAN POOR QUALITY.

YOu cant get a steak dinner for taco bell prices.

The OP said that Nadauto charged too much, i merely showed him that he doesnt know what the cost is for that product, and if he tries to start his own business based on that half a s sed assumption, he will fail.

[Vteckidd]

I discovered that all the Hondas over there have CTR motors

and the fact he said this makes me LOL

[BTLFED]

You cant get a steak dinner for taco bell prices.

Saying stealer! I made that saying up!

You are wasting your breath with Tippatone. Half of IA has already proved how ignorant he is, so just let him do it. When it fails then we have yet another reason to laugh at him.

NadAuto or Pacific Engines locally. Best Japanese is garbage when it comes to Honda engines.

[bigdare23]

{Don't know if your post was toward me Mike}


I know about economics, and I can guarantees the demand is alot less here than over there. Our problem is the supply is also alot less also. So these businesses around here knows that and prey on impatient victims (that gotta have it now). Like I said it sux that everyone is only worried about "me, myself, and I". Anyways, I bet the market would grow on this coast if the market realized price breaks equal more sales.

[tippatone]

Rediculous? maybe you just cant do math

Password JDM $549+225=$775
http://passwordjdm.com/B20B-Long-Block-P1582C0.aspx

NadAuto $800 NO SHIPPING

Hmotorsonline.com
$599+ $225 Shipping for 96-98 spec
$749+ $225 Shipping for 99-00 Spec

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc...10&what=search

Wow, so Nadauto is REDICULOUS for $25 more in price

Hmotorsonline is the most expensive at $824 shipped

so you are arguing over $25-49, get a life.

Stop being a cheap a s s , you get what you pay for kid

You see, thats what IA get, all y'all always assuming, who said I was paying $775 Mr.Kidd since you know it all, I am only paying $574 shipped, and why would I pay $225? Now that would be truly stupid, so hows that for $25 bucks. Here is the links for all the non- believers:
http://www.jdmtigerjapanese.com/prod...products_id=66

So know what you say before you say it. I have been in the Honda/Acura for 7 years and know plenty spots to get stuff, so just because I dont shop with Nad why should I be cheap, I just know how much stuff is worth.

[tippatone]

Saying stealer! I made that saying up!

You are wasting your breath with Tippatone. Half of IA has already proved how ignorant he is, so just let him do it. When it fails then we have yet another reason to laugh at him.

NadAuto or Pacific Engines locally. Best Japanese is garbage when it comes to Honda engines.

This cat is still salty because of my thread about QD,its over get, over it, take your ***** ass to the whoreslounge you **** and let the real men talk about business

[tippatone]

and the fact he said this makes me LOL

What is so funny about that? The honda civic over here comes with d-series motors, while basically all the eg/ek hatch backs have B16B CTR motors
http://www.jdmtigerjapanese.com/prod...products_id=58

[Vteckidd]

tIGERjAPENESE

lol

WORST ENGINE PLACE EVER. All their motors are SHI T

Ask AnclT what his 2JZ looked like, ask Mainstream about their 2JZ swaps, ask Jaime about his 7MGTE and how it had mud inside the motor

you are just a typical cheap ass , youll learn
KID

[tippatone]

tIGERjAPENESE

lol

WORST ENGINE PLACE EVER. All their motors are SHI T

Ask AnclT what his 2JZ looked like, ask Mainstream about their 2JZ swaps, ask Jaime about his 7MGTE and how it had mud inside the motor

you are just a typical cheap ass , youll learn
KID

I have brought two motor from them in the past, no problems, so all that I will learn is dont let anyone spoon feed you crap and try to pass it for pancakes.

[Vteckidd]

{Don't know if your post was toward me Mike}


I know about economics, and I can guarantees the demand is alot less here than over there. Our problem is the supply is also alot less also. So these businesses around here knows that and prey on impatient victims (that gotta have it now). Like I said it sux that everyone is only worried about "me, myself, and I". Anyways, I bet the market would grow on this coast if the market realized price breaks equal more sales.

In Georgia we have
Nadauto.com
Jhot
Jarcoinc
Pacific Imports
Best Japanese
Japenese Imports

There is a place in North or South carolina that is HUGE in imports, the name escapes me.

There is a bunch of places in FL too.

So the supply is definetly there, as long as the product is maintained.

Furthermore, they arent victimizing anyone , CALI is close to Japan homie, of course product is cheaper!

Ever think about what it costs to get JDM motors over HERE to the EAST COAST? someone has to eat that cost

Still goes back to my first post
1) Learn about business, supply and demand
2) Learn about economics
3) Learn your market

THINK IT THROUGH. I lived in Hawaii, shi t was crazy expensive over there, cause they have ti import EVERYTHING.

Cost of doing business.

[Vteckidd]

I have brought two motor from them in the past, no problems, so all that I will learn is dont let anyone spoon feed you crap and try to pass it for pancakes.

Whatever you think all hondas come with CTR motors outside the US

youll learn, you got along way to go.

If you have been in the game for seven years you arent impressing anyone with your complete lack of knowledge lol

[tippatone]

This is to all who plan on building your rides, just do your research and dont spend money unwisely like paying and extra $225 to $250 if it is not needed, that money can go elsewhere, and as for tigerjapanese i never had a problem with their stuff, so if you want to get jerked that on you. And I dont try to impress people, all I know is I have had a total of five Hondas/Acuras in my life and I have my people who I shop with, what is the problem with that?

[tippatone]

Whatever you think all hondas come with CTR motors outside the US

youll learn, you got along way to go.

If you have been in the game for seven years you arent impressing anyone with your complete lack of knowledge lol

Lack of knowledge, what gives you that impression? Because I don't want to give Nad $800 for something I know I can get for a greatly reduced price? You don't know what I know or who I know, so I would like for you to stop assuming things about me

[tippatone]

I know its was a stretch, but I am still going to do it, just probably in another location, probably NY or PA

[Vteckidd]

You see, thats what IA get, all y'all always assuming, who said I was paying $775

You are the one that brought it up

Nads prices are ridculous, passwordjdm has B20b's all day for $549 + shipping, even then you wont pay $800

I just know how much stuff is worth.

Says the kid that started a thread saying:

On my recent trip to Jamaica, I discovered that all the Hondas over there have CTR motors

and

How would I go about getting the engines imported into the country and how much would I get charged for a small warehouse to start a JDM engine warehouse.

So since you have no idea what a wharehouse even costs, or how much it costs to import motors, let alone have any contacts, you hardly know your as s from a hole in the ground.

Ive known friends in the importing business and watched them go out of business. I have ordered 50+ engines from Nadauto and Hmotorsonline as well as Best japanese, Tiger Jap, Jhot and Jarco. Unlike you i have experience with every one plus others that customers supplied. So i know what it costs, and what quality each place has.


No one is stopping you, open up the JDM Importer business, let us know how it works out LOL.

[Vteckidd]

This is to all who plan on building your rides, just do your research and dont spend money unwisely like paying and extra $225 to $250 if it is not needed, that money can go elsewhere, and as for tigerjapanese i never had a problem with their stuff, so if you want to get jerked that on you.

idiot

You cant possibly compare a TigerJap motor to an hmotorsonline.com engine.

A tiger Jap motor has 100k on it MINIMUM. IVE SEEN THEIR ENGINES, I KNOW.

Just cause you dont know QUALITY isnt my fault.

Hell, ask James on here about the H22 that came with a blown headgasket from Tiger.

Im an expert on engine importing, i have the credentials, you, however, think every civic has a CTR motor.

Good luck

[tippatone]

You are the one that brought it up





Says the kid that started a thread saying:

and




So since you have no idea what a wharehouse even costs, or how much it costs to import motors, let alone have any contacts, you hardly know your as s from a hole in the ground.

Ive known friends in the importing business and watched them go out of business. I have ordered 50+ engines from Nadauto and Hmotorsonline as well as Best japanese, Tiger Jap, Jhot and Jarco. Unlike you i have experience with every one plus others that customers supplied. So i know what it costs, and what quality each place has.


No one is stopping you, open up the JDM Importer business, let us know how it works out LOL.

I know you know your stuff, I am not knocking you in any way, as a matter of fact i was going to get my swap done at Battleground but when I called no one answered the phone, so I went to Mainstream, but anyway, I am not from GA so yeah I dont know anyone or have any contacts, so I come to IA trying to find some input or ideas and all i get is crap about Bay and them at Nad are just in charging $800, I here that , but I cant pay$800 when I got one just as good for cheaper.

[tippatone]

idiot

You cant possibly compare a TigerJap motor to an hmotorsonline.com engine.

A tiger Jap motor has 100k on it MINIMUM. IVE SEEN THEIR ENGINES, I KNOW.

Just cause you dont know QUALITY isnt my fault.

Hell, ask James on here about the H22 that came with a blown headgasket from Tiger.

Im an expert on engine importing, i have the credentials, you, however, think every civic has a CTR motor.

Good luck

I didn't say all,if I did I meant most, the hoods I looked under had B16b's, I had two civics in my time trust me i know all about SOHC, I know my Honda/Acura business I dont care what anyone says, I have been schooled by some wise people when I first started in this car tuning thing, I got stacks of Honda Tuning mags and piles of crap from a heavy research, so I know a thing or two.

[tippatone]

Oh yeah your place is in South Carolina and its called rims and things and here is the link since I dont know anything:
http://www.rimsandthings.com/

[Vteckidd]

I know you know your stuff, I am not knocking you in any way, as a matter of fact i was going to get my swap done at Battleground but when I called no one answered the phone, so I went to Mainstream, but anyway, I am not from GA so yeah I dont know anyone or have any contacts, so I come to IA trying to find some input or ideas and all i get is crap about Bay and them at Nad are just in charging $800, I here that , but I cant pay$800 when I got one just as good for cheaper.

Funny how everyone else finds a way to get ahold of me.

Try leaving a message or send an email. We get busy.

Glad you are going to Mainstream, James will take care of you.

But again, what DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS THREAD?

Ive already explained why you didnt get something better, you got a less quality of motor, you saved money, congrats. dont call me when it rod knocks, or overheats.

Pop the valve cover the DAY YOU RECEIVE IT AN TAKE PICS, i want to see it.

And no, rims and things is not the name of the place im thinking of

[Vteckidd]

I didn't say all,if I did I meant most, the hoods I looked under had B16b's, I had two civics in my time trust me i know all about SOHC

So every civic over there was a Civic Type-R? what color were they?

We just got back from jamaica, didnt see any CTRs over there.

maybe you are confused

[tippatone]

So every civic over there was a Civic Type-R? what color were they?

We just got back from jamaica, didnt see any CTRs over there.

maybe you are confused

Go to Mandeville in Manchester and when you get there got to the car park and you will see, most of the civic that have d15/16 motors in nthe states have red VC B16B's engines, I know the difference between d and b, if you like I can give you the number to my boy out there he has a 4 door ITR and he can show you all the hooked up civics

[tippatone]

Funny how everyone else finds a way to get ahold of me.

Try leaving a message or send an email. We get busy.

Glad you are going to Mainstream, James will take care of you.

But again, what DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS THREAD?

Ive already explained why you didnt get something better, you got a less quality of motor, you saved money, congrats. dont call me when it rod knocks, or overheats.

Pop the valve cover the DAY YOU RECEIVE IT AN TAKE PICS, i want to see it.

And no, rims and things is not the name of the place im thinking of

I will call James and tell him to call you and tell you the condition of the head when the motor is delivered, and as for the message I left one and I am still waiting for a call back, well rims and things is the only spot that i can think of in SC lmk when you remember the other one.

[JRDman]

No offense to the original poster but i own a Road Race shop and shipping / customs from outside the US is a ROYAL *****. Im not calling you dumb but if you knew what it would take you would not of asked.

it takes a TON of money for start up expense especially when you have to have inventory ( all those motors) because in that business you cant wait til someone buys the motor to have it shipped to you so you can ship it to them. that could take weeks and even months if that was the case which most customers wont wait. So you have to fork over the money before hand on motors that typically sell and take gambles on others.

break down for a shop would be
actual space -atleast a 2-3k a month atleast office and warehouse
Insurance- usually a million dollar minimum coverage several hundred a month
shipping- $$$
customs fees-$$$
transport once in the country$$$
how your going to promote?$$$
legal fees for importing$$$
legal fees for business$$$
utilities$$$
etc.$$$$$$$$$$$$

do you get my point?? your best option is to shop around for the best deal or call someone and see what kind of deals they will cut you. you get what you pay for 75% of the time.

hope is helps
CJ

[tippatone]

No offense to the original poster but i own a Road Race shop and shipping / customs from outside the US is a ROYAL *****. Im not calling you dumb but if you knew what it would take you would not of asked.

it takes a TON of money for start up expense especially when you have to have inventory ( all those motors) because in that business you cant wait til someone buys the motor to have it shipped to you so you can ship it to them. that could take weeks and even months if that was the case which most customers wont wait. So you have to fork over the money before hand on motors that typically sell and take gambles on others.

break down for a shop would be
actual space -atleast a 2-3k a month atleast office and warehouse
Insurance- usually a million dollar minimum coverage several hundred a month
shipping- $$$
customs fees-$$$
transport once in the country$$$
how your going to promote?$$$
legal fees for importing$$$
legal fees for business$$$
utilities$$$
etc.$$$$$$$$$$$$

do you get my point?? your best option is to shop around for the best deal or call someone and see what kind of deals they will cut you. you get what you pay for 75% of the time.

hope is helps
CJ

I know there is overhead, that's why I asked so I could could some imput from some of you guys.Its just something to think about I'll be 30 in March and I am planning on opening a business one of these days, and the jdm engine business is something I think I can do with right the people and steady well thought planning

[Barefoot]

you pay for QUALITY, something Best Japenese doesnt have

i agree. my old shop used to use them because they was cheaper than most other places. they would sell motors said to have less than jdm 50k or less miles but most of them we got was crap. not jdm far more than 50k miles. some looked like it had never had an oil change.we picked up a yoda motor for a camary once had to send it back 3 times because they was all bad.

[Nissangeek]

I just wish we had a good place in or near Atlanta where you could go and actually see what it is you're buying before you buy it. Kinda like Summit but for imports. I just think the main problem is that theres not enough of a customer base in the area to support that kind of a store.