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There are three main reasons an abundance of JDM engines removed from cars in Japan, end up in America as good usable engines.
1. Japanese people reply mostly on public transportation
2. Costs of driving a car in Japan are high, especially mechanical work.
3. They must pass a rigid inspection called “Shaken” which determines if a car is still suitable to be driven on Japanese roads, regarding safety and pollution.
As vehicles in Japan accumulate mileage, by 40,000 miles doing proper maintenance to bring vehicles up to standards required by the inspection can exceed the cars value. This is because anything more expensive than a tune up, most Japanese would consider a losing situation since mechanical repairs such as engine rebuilding or replacing are so expensive over seas.
The result is mechanics can charge exorbitant prices for willing consumers. Vehicles which cannot pass inspection are not allowed to be driven on public roads until suitable repairs have been made.
Vehicles that are going to be sold or gotten rid of must be repaired or recycled. Another alternative is to make a profit from some of the parts considered good usable in other areas of the world is to export the vehicle in pieces. As a result, many Japanese used vehicles or the parts from, are disassembled and exported to other countries right before or after their inspection, and of course the results of said inspection.
Here is the low down on the Japanese car inspection called “Shaken”:
The inspection system is in place similarly to why any inspection system is in place, to ensure cars have properly maintained emissions systems and are safe to be on the road. Another reason is to determine if a car has been souped up illegally.
”Illegally modified vehicles and vehicles deemed unsafe by police will have a red sticker with the following: fuseikaizousha (Illegal Vehicle) in yellow and the date the vehicle was declared not fit to be on the street.”
Many of these unwanted engines in Japan are low mileage motors in the vicinity of 40,000 miles, give or take a little. In America this is considered low mileage, and realistically speaking that is so. Since we don’t have a strict standardized emission testing program, or any federal auto checking programs, just state wide programs. Americans drive their cars until the engines need replacing.
JDM engines or if you want, JDM motors are then tested and reprogrammed to meet US emission standards. Once the engines are certified to meet our requirements we crate them up and put them in inventory for quick shipment. Call GotEngines.com and ask about our many warranty plans, once will suit you to a tee. 1-888-344-8044.
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