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satori Wolfsburg Wizard

497 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#796726
Hey all. I am going to be doing a ej20T conversion in the next couple of months but not sure what engine to go for. What is the best year WRX to look for and what should I stay clear of in terms of conversion problems. What do you think of the Jap import front cuts, are they the same as australian spec subi's. Also I have been seeing alot of Forester GT turbo engines are they as good? thanks
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cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#796733
My understanding, and I am sure others may know more, is that the Forester GT's got smaller turbo's than the WRX's, so if you are planning to build a screamer, you may as well go straight for a WRX turbo motor.

Fastie Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#796739
Not that I have undergone it yet - but from what I've read try and get a OZ new just because the Jap wiring looms are quite different.

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#796740
According to the subi guys here the JDM spec computers are better tuned than AUDM

Theres certainly an obvious difference between Joshs and Ians bugs with Joshs laying down over 220 at the wheels and Ians only around 174 from pretty well identical setups

satori Wolfsburg Wizard

497 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#796767
wow, thats a big difference between the two!
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#796772
Believe me, the budget you come up with before starting never resembles the budget on completion 😂

Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen

895 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·

#796775
I know that😁... But it's nice to know where t=you might get it started from??? How about this qn then? How much are the engines as in runnnig and Turbo i can probably research the rest
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ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#796794
josh and ians bugs 😂🤪😂

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rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#796819
absolutely classic Ian...how do those guys feel in the volvo etc after all the hours and money spent?😂

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#796827
oh yeah Satori...back to your thread...whats this going into? a kombi? yes i have a foresterGT in mine and just stuck the bigger TD04 on it...never mind the horsepower figures...a kombi full blast in second at 7000rpm is all the fear you need😬

boof2332 Custom Title Time!

1,210 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#797715
Early wrx engines have the bigger turbo being the tdo5h. they then went to the smaller Tdo4.... some auto ej20t's have smaller turbos again. After 2002 they go to variable timing. I got my last motor of rexnet.

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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#797722
One of the best motors about would be a V3sti , it has yellow injectors, vf23 turbo and goes like a bat out of hell you would want the full harness and ecu

There is a twin turbo motor in whats called a GTB , this has yellow injectors and best made into a single turbo. I have this motor in my liberty running a VF34 / 18 . I had AM auto do the single conversion to the TT harness
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