I got through some of this, being Canadian is a bit less complicated as far as importing. Certainly I've
not heard of them even confirming the engine is original or not. From our perspective, the JDM's that come in are essentially original higher km vehicles. But it would seem that US protection is alive and well.
So I'll post this link that comes from the other obsession of Jalopnik.com as an FYI
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-latest-fight-over-car-importing-1763372806
not heard of them even confirming the engine is original or not. From our perspective, the JDM's that come in are essentially original higher km vehicles. But it would seem that US protection is alive and well.
So I'll post this link that comes from the other obsession of Jalopnik.com as an FYI
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-latest-fight-over-car-importing-1763372806