I feel the need...

the need for speed😂


earlier this year i fitted a turbo to the EJ22 in my kombi😎 bloody fantastic but it was just an experiment to see if i liked turbos...


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well it turns out i do like turbo power in my kombi but i took it all back off cos know it needs all sorts of tech stuff if the engine is to survive...but driving NA is no fun🥲...so bought this


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98 EJ20T surplus to requirements due to being replaced by a brand new 2.5 STI

so merry christmas Rob😂

so much for the house reno!

Welcome to turbo Subi land Rob, have not looked back since I did my Fasty 4 years ago. Only prob is you get used to it thus my big upgrade come Feb/March next year 😎

That motor has 440 injectors Rob , what is the turbo numbers ?

and you can tell that just by looking at the pics neil? why am i not surprised?🙄 don't know what turbo it is yet picking it up on the weekend...heheh thats if i can scrape $400 together😁

yeah i can see how addictive it is andrew but why fight it?😏

it's addictive until the trans goes BANG! 🥲

pete wood wrote:it's addictive until the trans goes BANG! 🥲

They go bang in a subaru

just think of it as an up grade

Rob, I'm a bit surprised you're going to all the effort of putting in the EJ20 when you loose 200cc. The Ej22 is a great motor and lots of guys in the US are running turboes on stock motors to great effect. I guess some forgies might be a good upgrade down the track, but otherwise, they have a reputation for being the strongest block available and heads aren't too bad either.

yeah i worry about losing 200cc too(sort of) but i was really inspired by jak rizzo's write up and his dyno curves...heheh i'm hoping for a little more torque than the EJ22👍...anyway working on the changover now so will soon be able to tell

pete wood wrote:Rob, I'm a bit surprised you're going to all the effort of putting in the EJ20 when you loose 200cc. The Ej22 is a great motor and lots of guys in the US are running turboes on stock motors to great effect. I guess some forgies might be a good upgrade down the track, but otherwise, they have a reputation for being the strongest block available and heads aren't too bad either.

The strongest block is directly related to a Closed deck and the bearing thrust is accross the range of motors. A USM b22 turbo motor in extreamly hard to find.

One can build a very powerfull motor by using a ej22 motor , ej25 crank, sleaving the case & fitting say V3 sti heads. This is 235 cc

If any one is looking to build some thing like this I have a set of lagacy heads

what i thought would take a couple of weekends turned into 5 weeks to swap engines😬

there was a lot of things to change to fit the DOHC engine...its those big heads...plus i use reversed water and inlet manifolds

anyway today i turned the key and it fired right up...havn't got the camera mount to do the Joel hillclimb footage yet but trust me...it goes pitchooo when you change gears😂

here it is at startup

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good stuff

Really nice!

Here we are nearly six years since i installed an EJ20T in my kombi...its been great since my son and new grandaughter moved up to hervey bay...about 4.5 hours away...i was going up there to visit once a month and it was a blast...the thing will do 150 @6000rpm in third....great for overtaking!

But they are back on the coast now so my kombi just sits there...so have decided to go exploring this great country again and want torque not turbo...so picked up an EJ25 short motor...having been inspired by Joel...will fit some EJ22 heads i have and minimal else apart from head gaskets and hope for the best...heheh if it needs more rebuild i'm sure it will let me know!