Wrx sti 2.5L engine in a gt86!!

[Kirby86]

Originally Posted by woode

Why swap to an inferior engine?

Do you even have an 86? Have you done even the slightest bit of research on the matter? Or do you just think "Subaru 2.5L" must be better than "Subaru 2.0L" and post a topic about how you're going to swap?

So much fail. Where is that face-palm emoji when you need it...

Yea I thought that the 2.5L was better than the 2.0L but can you blame a newbie??? Remember we were all newbies once
Funny..if I had known that I was going to be criticised teased or made a fool of by people than I would not have asked, sure I bought the dam car with out the slightest bit of research so I'm on here now asking questions because you guys seem to know more about the car that my dealership.so when i get an idea i simply ask you guys wether or not it is a good idea, so Don't scold me for doing it, this is a forum to help each other and share our ideas and learn. guess I'm just asking the wrong questions because I'm a newbie thanks for the info woode

[woode]

Originally Posted by Kirby86

Yea I thought that the 2.5L was better than the 2.0L but can you blame a newbie??? Remember we were all newbies once
Funny..if I had known that I was going to be criticised teased or made a fool of by people than I would not have asked, sure I bought the dam car with out the slightest bit of research so I'm on here now asking questions because you guys seem to know more about the car that my dealership.so when i get an idea i simply ask you guys wether or not it is a good idea, so Don't scold me for doing it, this is a forum to help each other and share our ideas and learn. guess I'm just asking the wrong questions because I'm a newbie thanks for the info woode

Research. You posted as if you had a revolutionary idea that has never been thought up. If everyone posted everything that came to mind without bothering to search, there would be millions of posts on the same topics and people would stop responding and it would be hard to actually find the detailed and legitimate answers, because people don't want to repeat themselves all the time. Help us help you by doing research first, and then post detailed questions, ideas, etc.

The WRX 2.5 EJ25 is inferior to our 2.0 FA20 in almost every way possible. Our FA20 is actually an extremely advanced and stout engine. There are several threads on this matter, I'm sure you can find them.

[Kirby86]

Thanks for the help woode and yer I'll be sure to do some more research before posting topics again.

[stevo_12v]

Originally Posted by Mikepage

Hahahahah! Really funny...wait...no... stop saying shit guys!

[Valentino]

wood is an easier material to work with.

[Mikepage]

[lucid215]

Originally Posted by Reaper

Fa20dit. The d means direct injection. In fact it ONLY has di. No pi at all.

good to know thanks

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by Kirby86

Yea I thought that the 2.5L was better than the 2.0L but can you blame a newbie??? Remember we were all newbies once
Funny..if I had known that I was going to be criticised teased or made a fool of by people than I would not have asked, sure I bought the dam car with out the slightest bit of research so I'm on here now asking questions because you guys seem to know more about the car that my dealership.so when i get an idea i simply ask you guys wether or not it is a good idea, so Don't scold me for doing it, this is a forum to help each other and share our ideas and learn. guess I'm just asking the wrong questions because I'm a newbie thanks for the info woode

When the ideas are already shared; people get upset because theres no need to share it again if you can find it by digging through a pile of threads...ya dig? Lol

But seriously people will commend you on the amount of research you will put together on a topic and still have a question to be asked. More often than not with deductive reasoning and some car knowledge (this will come in time) you will be able to derive the answer. We're not all douches on this board... More like quick tempered to the illprepared.

(And rightly so, rather get into an arugment over what is right or wrong than having to spend potentially thousands of $ to find out you did it wrong in the first place). Id take getting flamed over loosing money on my car anyday. Its called tough love lol

[STV3]

Da F*ck does proffer mean???

Edit:

prof·fer
ˈpräfər/Submit
verb
1.
hold out (something) to someone for acceptance; offer.
"he proffered his resignation"
synonyms: offer, tender, submit, extend, volunteer, suggest, propose, put forward; hold out
"he proffered his resignation"
antonyms: refuse, withdraw
nounliterary
noun: proffer; plural noun: proffers
1.
an offer or proposal.

[Leonardo]

Wow!!! There is no such thing as an "easy" swap. They All have their complications. It Seriously is the hardest and most costly way to add power.


Wood. He he.

[Mikepage]

@Kirby86, Just buy a forces induction kit...

[Model Citizen]

Its a lot more work to use an alurnitive engine. I'm lazy so i proffer forced induction.

[Whatabouteggs]

Originally Posted by Kirby86

Hey guys I just had this crazy idea about putting the new wrx sti 2.5L engine in a gt86, any one have any ideas about the engine mounts?, like if they would fit in agt86? Would it bolt on the gt86's gear box and would you think that this could be achieve without "a lot" of hassle? Because a lot of people want more power and this can be quite possibly another alturnitive way to gain that power.

You would think so but it isn't the best option. Even ignoring the obvious compatability issues and fab work you would need to do, it's just not very cost effective. A pull out EJ25 would cost what, 3k minimum? probably closer to 5 or 6 for a full longblock (found a "longblock" on ebay, clearly a shortblock). Then you'd have to completely redo the turbo routing, oil routing, wiring, vac lines, exhaust, and probably motor mounts and bellhousing as well. Then when you're done you have an engine making 300hp using 10 year old technology.

As crazy as it sounds, forged rods and pistons plus any off the shelf turbo kit would probably give you better results for less cash.