I work at a speed shop. From my experience and what I have heard from customers, It would be a good idea to pick it up (if you can). Places I have dealt with will let you do a compression check, which is not the end all, but it should help weed out the bad engines. I would only buy an engine from a reputable importer. Might not be a bad idea to just show up rather then call ahead. I used to work at an Auto Recycler and lets just say if you squirt enough oil down a spark plug hole, the compression "test" will be positive.

Most of these importers will have lots of any given engine, so if you pick it up, you may also get to pick it out. One may have less damage or more parts left on it kinda deal. It may be worth it just for the experience. Not everyday you get to see a warehouse full of cool JDM stuff.
