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 satori
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 08:53 AM |
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Help with WRX conversion
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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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 09:18 AM |
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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.
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 09:45 AM |
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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.
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 09:49 AM |
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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
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satori
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 01:43 PM |
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wow, thats a big difference between the two!
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 01:59 PM |
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What costs are you aiming for for this type of conversion... Sorry if it's a big diff... Maybe to the nearest $500 or $1000
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 02:15 PM |
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Believe me, the budget you come up with before starting never resembles the budget on completion 
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 02:26 PM |
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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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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 04:36 PM |
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Hurry up they are heaps of fun.
josh and ians bugs 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqULaUZR_tI
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 05:42 PM |
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absolutely classic Ian...how do those guys feel in the volvo etc after all the hours and money spent?
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 05:49 PM |
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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
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 06:21 PM |
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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.
matt
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| posted on August 21st, 2010 at 07:16 PM |
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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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