Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

unless he's reputable I still wouldn't trust receipts

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

Then that shoulda been your answer. I kinda figured it was a shot in the dark anyways.

get off my nuts

lol, that'd require a turbo wouldnt it?

yeah thats kinda what im thinking...tho if the car is decent exterior wise, and has a stock ls/vtec in it, id probably still trade the SI for it.

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

take the spart plug out, get a small flashlight and look, you can tell, stock cast pistons look way different from a set of forge's

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

any replies to the other questions?

have to be sleeved for 2.0L bore?

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

yes, i thought you where joking. sleeved to go past 82mm, and a 2 literwould be 84+

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

All motors are built at one time or another. :)

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

hold your breath steve! you're wasting air.

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

Just becarefull and talk to the people where the work was done. Learn from other peoples past mistakes. Bought a car in cali the guy had 3grand in paperwork. Drove the car back to washington. week later had it in the shop and everything on the paperwork was not true. Best guess would be to just go ask questions to as many of those shops as possible where that car has been. Good Luck tho.

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

Usally you can tell if a motor has been pulled/tore apart. Usally there are odd colored bolts in somewhere, you can see gasket sealer that has gushed out somewhere...somewhere in the entire thing you should be able to tell from the outside its been tore apart. Whats done on the inside...thats a little iffy. I was told my old toyota had a "built head". the fucker ran to 8500rpms...no problem at all, a few things looked a little funny, the head was clearly hottanked (cleaner than the block) few bolts missing...that kinda thing.

I guess what I would do, get a letter written by you, signed by him, you and awitness stating whats done, then when you get the car...find out for yourself.

reciepts are just as valid as his word IMO. in reality, who says the recipts arent from someone elses car... :-\

Re: Ways to tell a motor is built?
 

if you pull the pan you'lee be able to see everything. Takes 30 minutes, so whats the problem?