Recent content by Kornbread

I’m not sure they even normally have engines, I may have just gotten very lucky. But here’s the seller just in case. https://ebay.com/usr/oemtradersintl Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I thought so too man! It was so good that it had me worried but luckily it turned out to be legit. I had a shop that specializes in racing miatas do swap for me since I don’t really have a place for a job like that and even he was amazed and said he was going to contact them to see if they...

I looked and looked and was seeing a lot of $4,000+ prices. After a month of looking non stop I found a ebay seller that purchases warehouse overstock or something like that. Anyway he had a brand new long block still in the factory mazda crate. Ended up paying $2600 including freight. Sent...

Well it was a long road but he’s back in business! Brand new oem long block installed. New clutch and all the other stuff that made sense to change at the same time. Now he can finally enjoy it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nah not this time. It’s my sons first car. He will have to settle for stock power for a while. Think I’ll save the old motor and him and I can tinker with it and maybe build something over time. But for now, we just want it back on the road. Besides I can’t have him driving a faster car than...

Awesome. Finally something has gone right with this car! Lol seems like I got a pretty decent deal too from what I’m seeing. Ended up getting it for $2500. That’s why I was skeptical, it seemed too cheap honestly since used motors were practically the same price. But looks like it’s legit.

Can anyone tell me a way to verify the new oem long block I’m getting is actually what it’s suppose to be? Just wondering if there’s a difference in the speed3 and regular 3 long blocks so I can verify.

I ended up getting a new oem long block. But I’m wondering can anyone tell me a way to verify it being a motor designated for the speed 3 and not the regular mazda 3? Or are they the same?

I def agree, but I’m pretty sure the motor was toast when we bought it. Only put a few hundred miles on it. So it’s hard to base it off what happened prior to us. It’s obvious it wasn’t taken care of.

He said they don’t do a stock rebuild. Just built motors with forged internals etc. real nice guy though.

Thanks! Certainly sounds like a good company to deal with. I checked out there reviews and fb page. Unfortunately it looks like he’s 2-3 months backed up. I’ll reach out to them on some pricing. I don’t suppose you know what the stock rebuilds are going for do you?

Yeah man I slapped some rod bearings in and it ran absolutely perfect, but only for about 2 days. It never dawned on me and I feel stupid but now I’m sure the oil pump was prob full of metal or something crazy. So I have a hunch the oiling was compromised as well. It’s not “knocking” yet but...

It was a pos when he got it, of course we didn’t learn that until after the fact. Looks like the motor has been gone through by many people at many times. Rt now the rod bearings and crank are toast. Metal in the oil so I’m sure the oil pump and many other parts are damaged. Yes I could pull...

So unfortunately I’m in the market for a replacement engine. Bottom end is trashed. My 17 yr old son just bought it 3 months ago as his first car. Just trying to get him back on the road. I see a lot of used engines from different jdm sellers saying used from Japan with 55-65k miles. Anyone have...