98 subaru impreza L coupe questions
03-21-2005, 07:56 AM
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98 subaru impreza L coupe questions
I have a 98 impreza with a 2.2L I have been searching for a little while for some way to turbocharge my engine. I was wondering if anyone knows if their are some stock turbocharger applications that will fit my car. Like different model turbo's that will fit my car thanks.
03-21-2005, 10:48 AM
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98 impreza parts compatible with new turbo cars?
What parts from other subaru models will fit on my car, it is currentl n/a but I would like to turbo it. What can my engine handle for boost and what turbo parts will fit my car. Are turbo parts from the new impreza's and wrx's compatible with my car. where is my engine code located. All I know is it a 2.2L and has 137 hp @5400rpm and 145 ft-lbs of torque @ 4000rpm. I would like to know if my car is dohc or sohc but do not know how to tell. thanks for putting up with my amatuer questions.
04-10-2005, 05:19 PM
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www.uniquemotorsports.com has pretty much all the info u need in the tech articles and such, great place to learn
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04-20-2005, 02:22 PM
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actualy mackenzie, starting with model year 98, the L impreza got a slight increase in compression from i think 9 or 9.5 to 1 up to 10 to 1 boosting horsepower to about 145, which is good but not AS good for when you want to turbocharge it...definately not a large obstacle but you wont be able to add alot of boost with compression that high
im also looking for parts to turbo my 98 L and someone reccomended looking for a junkyard turbo off a saab 9000 or somthing turbo with a similar sized engine
and despite all imprezas being very very similar alot of parts dont swap back and forth as easily as i'd like.....heh, but if you can go ahead and grab a turbo from an old turbo legacy or WRX cause they work well for subie sized engines, as well as injectors and fuel pumps and stuff, but you may have to do the plumbing custom to your car since it wont all fit exactly like the car you got the parts from
how much money do you have?? there are plenty of kits out specificaly for our year , that'd be a good bet if you can fork over a couple few grand...
im also looking for parts to turbo my 98 L and someone reccomended looking for a junkyard turbo off a saab 9000 or somthing turbo with a similar sized engine
and despite all imprezas being very very similar alot of parts dont swap back and forth as easily as i'd like.....heh, but if you can go ahead and grab a turbo from an old turbo legacy or WRX cause they work well for subie sized engines, as well as injectors and fuel pumps and stuff, but you may have to do the plumbing custom to your car since it wont all fit exactly like the car you got the parts from
how much money do you have?? there are plenty of kits out specificaly for our year , that'd be a good bet if you can fork over a couple few grand...
04-21-2005, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Impooter
actualy mackenzie, starting with model year 98, the L impreza got a slight increase in compression from i think 9 or 9.5 to 1 up to 10 to 1 boosting horsepower to about 145, which is good but not AS good for when you want to turbocharge it...definately not a large obstacle but you wont be able to add alot of boost with compression that high
im also looking for parts to turbo my 98 L and someone reccomended looking for a junkyard turbo off a saab 9000 or somthing turbo with a similar sized engine
and despite all imprezas being very very similar alot of parts dont swap back and forth as easily as i'd like.....heh, but if you can go ahead and grab a turbo from an old turbo legacy or WRX cause they work well for subie sized engines, as well as injectors and fuel pumps and stuff, but you may have to do the plumbing custom to your car since it wont all fit exactly like the car you got the parts from
how much money do you have?? there are plenty of kits out specificaly for our year , that'd be a good bet if you can fork over a couple few grand...
im also looking for parts to turbo my 98 L and someone reccomended looking for a junkyard turbo off a saab 9000 or somthing turbo with a similar sized engine
and despite all imprezas being very very similar alot of parts dont swap back and forth as easily as i'd like.....heh, but if you can go ahead and grab a turbo from an old turbo legacy or WRX cause they work well for subie sized engines, as well as injectors and fuel pumps and stuff, but you may have to do the plumbing custom to your car since it wont all fit exactly like the car you got the parts from
how much money do you have?? there are plenty of kits out specificaly for our year , that'd be a good bet if you can fork over a couple few grand...
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04-25-2005, 04:28 PM
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um okay, i guess i shouldnt belive eveything i read then eh? anyway.....i guess i should throw out this damn Motor Information Systems imported car repair manual, 96 thru 99 mitsubishi, suzuki, nissan, subaru, toyota professional service trade edition....where can i get an accurate one? i dont wanna waste more than 100 bucks on a book again gosh darnit...
heh im just messin with you, no flameage here, i'd just trust my book since its gotten me through a bunch of repairs without any problems, and it says 98 is when the increase in compression happened so uh.....yeah im done
anyway! makenzie how goes the quest for turbo fun?? find any parts? im looking as well, no decent cheap turbos on e-bay so far...either too small or too old and broken
heh im just messin with you, no flameage here, i'd just trust my book since its gotten me through a bunch of repairs without any problems, and it says 98 is when the increase in compression happened so uh.....yeah im done
anyway! makenzie how goes the quest for turbo fun?? find any parts? im looking as well, no decent cheap turbos on e-bay so far...either too small or too old and broken
05-03-2005, 09:05 PM
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well impooter. it appears we were both wrong about the compression (according to msn)
99 - 9.7:1
98 - 9.7:1
97 - 9.7:1
96 - 9.5:1
95 - 9.5:1
so 97 was the first year to get upgraded compression. 99 is the first year to have 142 hp over the 97-98 which had 137. 95-96 were the first years to even use the 2.2L engine. they had 135hp.
wow glad we cleared that up.
ok turbo question. look at these threads
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&highlight=2.2
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&highlight=2.2
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&highlight=2.2
report back your findings.
basically you are going to want to lower compression. you can put on 1.8L heads to do this. or get the legacy 2.2t block. also legacy 2.2t pistons will lower compression. basically try and find a legacy 2.2t and scavange lots of parts. or do a swap...
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Mercedes-benz 300 slr history
99 - 9.7:1
98 - 9.7:1
97 - 9.7:1
96 - 9.5:1
95 - 9.5:1
so 97 was the first year to get upgraded compression. 99 is the first year to have 142 hp over the 97-98 which had 137. 95-96 were the first years to even use the 2.2L engine. they had 135hp.
wow glad we cleared that up.
ok turbo question. look at these threads
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&highlight=2.2
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&highlight=2.2
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...&highlight=2.2
report back your findings.
basically you are going to want to lower compression. you can put on 1.8L heads to do this. or get the legacy 2.2t block. also legacy 2.2t pistons will lower compression. basically try and find a legacy 2.2t and scavange lots of parts. or do a swap...
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Mercedes-benz 300 slr history
Last edited by svek; 02-20-2011 at 11:27 AM.
05-04-2005, 04:26 PM
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huh...damn book...............i was closer 
now i know, and knowing is half the battle...
i looked myself, found a neat site that gives you a bit of an idea of things you can do with the EJ series as far as hybrid engines.....not like gas/electric but different heads on what block will give you what compression and such.....
http://wac.addr.com/auto/obs/turbo/ejcalcs.html
now i know, and knowing is half the battle...
i looked myself, found a neat site that gives you a bit of an idea of things you can do with the EJ series as far as hybrid engines.....not like gas/electric but different heads on what block will give you what compression and such.....
http://wac.addr.com/auto/obs/turbo/ejcalcs.html
Last edited by Impooter; 05-04-2005 at 04:33 PM.
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