# Looking for a JDM Honda Motor Vendor In WNY or Southern Ontario
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [July 19, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659 "2007-07-19T20:44:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@letitroll](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/letitroll)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/1 "2007-07-19T20:44:06Z")
I’m looking to purchase a jdm k20a motor. I would like to possibly pick one up locally. I live in Kenmore and would be willing to drive anywhere within a 4 hour radius. Does anyone know of any shops, possibly in Toronto (big jdm market) that have access to these rare jdm motors.
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/2 "2007-07-19T21:15:10Z")
Sounds pricey… Got 5k on hand?
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/3 "2007-07-19T21:29:25Z")
Color me stupid, and ignorant. But what would be the differences between a JDM, and USDM K20. And why couldn’t you use the saved money to build it beyond that spec?
I’m just curious at this point, not trying to be a smartass or anything.
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### Author:  [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/4 "2007-07-19T23:00:09Z")
in short
jdm type r k20s = higher comp more power bla bla
usdm type s k20s = American restrictions less power bla bla
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### Author:  [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/5 "2007-07-20T05:38:53Z")
doesnt djnick still have one sitting in his shop?
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/6 "2007-07-20T05:39:30Z")
[quote=“FuzzyFish,post:3,topic:32659"”]
Color me stupid, and ignorant. But what would be the differences between a JDM, and USDM K20. And why couldn’t you use the saved money to build it beyond that spec?
I’m just curious at this point, not trying to be a smartass or anything.
[/quote]
about 20hp
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### Author:  [@letitroll](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/letitroll)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/7 "2007-07-20T06:53:50Z")
Actually the major differences between the US spec k20a2 and the JDM k20a are:
Better Flowing Head (hand pnp)
More agressive cams
Higher compression
Better tranny gearing
LSD
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/8 "2007-07-20T06:57:24Z")
you are better off with a usdm k20 and a turbo
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### Author:  [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/9 "2007-07-20T07:06:24Z")
[quote=“Zer0DazE,post:8,topic:32659"”]
you are better off with a usdm k20 and a turbo
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no your not,
having a nice stock oem reliable honda motor \> \*
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### Author:  [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/10 "2007-07-20T07:11:42Z")
why not skip the whole building process and k series and just buy my car, or motor
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### Author:  [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/11 "2007-07-20T07:12:39Z")
To answer the man’s original question, when I had my Honda, Hybrid was able to get me a JDM B18. I’m not sure if they still are able to. Give them a call.
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/12 "2007-07-20T09:33:10Z")
[Japanesedomesticmotors.com](http://Japanesedomesticmotors.com) will ship to you home…ask mindless
or
got to alltech in TO and put the motor in the back of the car and drive over, the 3 times we have picked up motors no problem … its just the GST that gets you
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/13 "2007-07-20T09:37:19Z")
[quote=“justa4door,post:12,topic:32659"”]
[Japanesedomesticmotors.com](http://Japanesedomesticmotors.com) will ship to you home…ask mindless
or
got to alltech in TO and put the motor in the back of the car and drive over, the 3 times we have picked up motors no problem … its just the GST that gets you
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GST & PST are refundable on exports. You just need to fill out the correct paperwork
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/14 "2007-07-20T09:40:49Z")
[quote=“J&J,post:13,topic:32659"”]
GST & PST are refundable on exports. You just need to fill out the correct paperwork
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oh yea i know…it just takes time to get the gst at the duty free and the pst in the mail (or what ever way it is)… useing the one website you dont have to do any of that
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/15 "2007-07-20T09:42:09Z")
[quote=“9c1,post:11,topic:32659"”]
To answer the man’s original question, when I had my Honda, Hybrid was able to get me a JDM B18. I’m not sure if they still are able to. Give them a call.
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they also got a jdm b16 for my civic. i believe it was shipped in from canada, but im not sure. thats what the original owner told me, but he also told me the wrong alternator to get too.
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### Author:  [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/16 "2007-07-20T09:55:56Z")
ues the 2 places i gave you
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### Author:  [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/17 "2007-07-20T13:23:07Z")
[hmotorsonline.com](http://hmotorsonline.com) has some of the cleanest motors you will fine.
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/18 "2007-07-20T17:24:59Z")
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:9,topic:32659"”]
no your not,
having a nice stock oem reliable honda motor \> \*
[/quote]
dude, when did you catch ghey?
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### Author:  [@letitroll](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/letitroll)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2007, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/19 "2007-07-22T06:37:28Z")
Thanks for the replies
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-jdm-honda-motor-vendor-in-wny-or-southern-ontario/32659/20 "2007-07-22T13:28:28Z")
[osakajdmmotors.com](http://osakajdmmotors.com) served me right, when I ordered from them 4 or 5 years ago, things may have changed