Got my Celica Beams MT ecu today

mr220v · 12-07-2006, 01:43 PM

Looks to be in good condition, and the price was right @ $250 shipped, so I guess i'm safe to go pay for my beams engine/tranny. I'll gather my parts, and start the beams wiring harness just as soon as I finish Ncturnal's 2001 1mzfe wiring. It shouldn't be too much longer now.

PHOENIX · 12-07-2006, 06:11 PM

very nice!

im suprised you got it that cheap for such a hard to find item

Can i ask what country you got it from?

mr220v · 12-07-2006, 10:58 PM

It came from Jamaica.

PHOENIX · 12-07-2006, 10:59 PM

very nice find.

how did you find a beams ecu in jamaica?

PETC · 12-07-2006, 11:00 PM

Duh, less car parts = more weed?

PHOENIX · 12-07-2006, 11:09 PM

lol!

I actually went there for vacation last year for a week. When we landed, the pilot asked me if I needed a "hook up" before even getting off the plane.

mr220v · 12-07-2006, 11:50 PM

The beams motors were sold in Jamaica. They got a lot of cool stuff that we didn't get here. Altezzas, levin's, probably skylines etc...

PHOENIX · 12-08-2006, 12:04 AM

wow, i didn't know that.

thanks for that bit of info.

mr220v · 12-08-2006, 02:13 PM

Phoenix,

You had mentioned that it had become something of a problem to get beams parts in Japan and that it could take a few weeks to get some items. You said that some smaller outfits could not even get certain things.

I am not surprised that this is the case. From what i have heard, retail distribution in Japan is not very efficient. Instead of having larger national retailers, everything is done through a series of little MaPa stores. Here in the US it takes about 2-3 weeks to get 20v stuff from the various toyota dealerships that specialize in it. Increasingly, US parts numbers are available for JDM parts. For example, you can buy a 4age 20v Blacktop timing belt at just about any toyota dealership, even though there is no usdm equivalent.

With all the cars the beams 3sge went into, the number of available engines in the US should increase greatly in the next few years. Seven years ago, you had to jump through these same hoops just to do a 20v silvertop conversion. Now there are 5 or 6 20v ecus on ebay at any given time.

Roman · 12-08-2006, 09:20 PM

You'd be amazed at the car scene in Jamaica!

Some seriously quick cars have come from there, and they have a good selection of cars too.

puretone · 12-12-2006, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Roman

You'd be amazed at the car scene in Jamaica!

Some seriously quick cars have come from there, and they have a good selection of cars too.

you'd be amazed at the car-scene in many caribbean islands....that includes me in Aruba with my BEAMS'd ST184 convertible

12-07-2006, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	Got my Celica Beams MT ecu today Looks to be in good condition, and the price was right @ $250 shipped, so I guess i'm safe to go pay for my beams engine/tranny. I'll gather my parts, and start the beams wiring harness just as soon as I finish Ncturnal's 2001 1mzfe wiring. It shouldn't be too much longer now.

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12-07-2006, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	very nice! im suprised you got it that cheap for such a hard to find item Can i ask what country you got it from?

12-07-2006, 10:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	It came from Jamaica.

12-07-2006, 10:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	very nice find. how did you find a beams ecu in jamaica?

12-07-2006, 11:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,690 Thanks: 43 Thanked 65 Times in 53 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Duh, less car parts = more weed?

12-07-2006, 11:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	lol! I actually went there for vacation last year for a week. When we landed, the pilot asked me if I needed a "hook up" before even getting off the plane.

12-07-2006, 11:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	The beams motors were sold in Jamaica. They got a lot of cool stuff that we didn't get here. Altezzas, levin's, probably skylines etc...

12-08-2006, 12:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
PHOENIX Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Hiatus....... Posts: 9,266 Thanks: 92 Thanked 292 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/100% )	wow, i didn't know that. thanks for that bit of info.

12-08-2006, 02:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	Phoenix, You had mentioned that it had become something of a problem to get beams parts in Japan and that it could take a few weeks to get some items. You said that some smaller outfits could not even get certain things. I am not surprised that this is the case. From what i have heard, retail distribution in Japan is not very efficient. Instead of having larger national retailers, everything is done through a series of little MaPa stores. Here in the US it takes about 2-3 weeks to get 20v stuff from the various toyota dealerships that specialize in it. Increasingly, US parts numbers are available for JDM parts. For example, you can buy a 4age 20v Blacktop timing belt at just about any toyota dealership, even though there is no usdm equivalent. With all the cars the beams 3sge went into, the number of available engines in the US should increase greatly in the next few years. Seven years ago, you had to jump through these same hoops just to do a 20v silvertop conversion. Now there are 5 or 6 20v ecus on ebay at any given time.

12-08-2006, 09:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
Roman Beams OCD Support Group Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Auckland, NZ Posts: 946 Thanks: 23 Thanked 56 Times in 36 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	You'd be amazed at the car scene in Jamaica! Some seriously quick cars have come from there, and they have a good selection of cars too.