Our concern was the higher compression you get with the JDM. My boy plans on boosting the bitch, so I want him to be prepared to take it easier if it's the hi-comp motor. Thanks for the info. It's a cable shift trans on there.
The other thing is that he paid for a JDM motor, so we wanted to make sure he wasn't sold a USDM not only because of the compression, but also the low mileage and for principal's sake.