Roywhitep5
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yeah good point. i really wanted a wrx but i was thinking that this would be cheaper. I JUST WANT MORE POWER AND AWD!!!!!!! :'
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wrx swap into a 99 2.5rs
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any reason you would go with a 98 2.5RS?
I picked up a 99 2.5RS this past fall for a commuter/beater so i just kno a little from research about em........
If you are going with a 98, then you are gonna need a new front bumper for the 2.5rs look I imagine you are going for, you are swapping in a new engine, why not save some bucks and get a non RS impreza, perhaps even an older year?
If you move up to 99 then you get a better motor (course this doesnt pertain to you since u are swapping it out) comes with the front bumper you probably want, and a couple little neat things like the clear headlights which look better IMO...
if you pick up the most recent SCC they have a how-to for a wrx motor swap. They say it is pretty much plug and play in any outback, legacy, or impreza from pretty much any model year until you go before like 95 or something and then its only a matter of a wiring headache......in the article they swap it into a legacy i beleive but they say its the same for all of em
best of luck to ya! if fast AWD is your goal then this is the way to go (or turbo 2.5rs motor), but I liked the p5 loaner I had more than I like my GC8.......course that could be due to mileage and stuff but at any rate, if i coulda gotten a p5 instead of my impreza, even tho it woulda been less useful for winter driving, im pretty sure i would have.
I picked up a 99 2.5RS this past fall for a commuter/beater so i just kno a little from research about em........
If you are going with a 98, then you are gonna need a new front bumper for the 2.5rs look I imagine you are going for, you are swapping in a new engine, why not save some bucks and get a non RS impreza, perhaps even an older year?
If you move up to 99 then you get a better motor (course this doesnt pertain to you since u are swapping it out) comes with the front bumper you probably want, and a couple little neat things like the clear headlights which look better IMO...
if you pick up the most recent SCC they have a how-to for a wrx motor swap. They say it is pretty much plug and play in any outback, legacy, or impreza from pretty much any model year until you go before like 95 or something and then its only a matter of a wiring headache......in the article they swap it into a legacy i beleive but they say its the same for all of em
best of luck to ya! if fast AWD is your goal then this is the way to go (or turbo 2.5rs motor), but I liked the p5 loaner I had more than I like my GC8.......course that could be due to mileage and stuff but at any rate, if i coulda gotten a p5 instead of my impreza, even tho it woulda been less useful for winter driving, im pretty sure i would have.
Roywhitep5
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- 2007 350z
the only thing i know about the 2.5 is that its an sohc engine
Roywhitep5
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- 2007 350z
it just hit me that i could buy a used 02 or 03 wrx. i have no clue why i didnt think about that before
Roywhitep5
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- 2007 350z
yeah, we all know someone who abuses their wrx.... and it true for eveyone here
Roywhitep5
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- 2007 350z
one of my friends wore out the brakes on his used wrx in a month. 18k miles with the previous owner and no problems with the brakes. 2000 miles and 1 month later, the brakes were gone
flat_black
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Don't bother swapping the WRX engine into a 2.5RS, IMO. =) Try getting this; You'll probably even save some cash!
http://www.forcedairtech.com/stage4.html
These guys make a turbo kit for the SVX, too, which is why I know about them. Hehee.
A twin turbo 2.5RS would be cool. =)
http://www.forcedairtech.com/stage4.html
These guys make a turbo kit for the SVX, too, which is why I know about them. Hehee.
A twin turbo 2.5RS would be cool. =)
snowman4us
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why do u want a 2.5 so bad?
it allot better to get a 1993 AWD L model for like $1500
and put all the extra $$ u saved back into the car...
and the wireing for the ecu;s are diff. for subaru turbo engines and no turbo, and its the hardest part to figure out. it takes at leats 20hrs to do and thats if u know how to do everything exactly(have done it before).
its about 6-7K to do a swap... trust me ive looked into this MANY MANY times. and is my ultimate dream(currently)
it allot better to get a 1993 AWD L model for like $1500
and put all the extra $$ u saved back into the car...
and the wireing for the ecu;s are diff. for subaru turbo engines and no turbo, and its the hardest part to figure out. it takes at leats 20hrs to do and thats if u know how to do everything exactly(have done it before).
its about 6-7K to do a swap... trust me ive looked into this MANY MANY times. and is my ultimate dream(currently)
Same displacement but that is where the similarities end.Replica said:
To do a swap is relatively easy except for the harness. That took my buddy about 40 hours to do correctly.
Check out this thread for swap info: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=386462
Good luck. I know my buddy that did the swap loves it because the 2.5RS is so much lighter than a WRX.
also worth noting.......i was in my 99rs on the way to work today when a 04 wrx passed me...........if the wrx was the same price as the 99rs, and the wrx had 0 miles and the rs had 100k...........i sincerely doubt i would even consider the wrx......they just look so terrible without significant work imo.
