thinking about getting a 2.5 rs

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10-11-2004, 04:20 PM

mrmikehaha

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thinking about getting a 2.5 rs

im looking to get a 2.5 rs. if i do id like to turbo it
anyone have any experiance with this?
about how much will it cost me

10-11-2004, 04:23 PM

HomerJay

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Are you talking GC RS or the current RS?

10-11-2004, 04:26 PM

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Go for the GC8 body style. It's hot!

10-11-2004, 08:16 PM

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heres an idea...buy a gc8 and a wrx motor.. this would be cheaper and you wouldn't have to worry about the ej25 blowing up

10-11-2004, 09:45 PM

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heres an idea...buy a gc8 and a wrx motor.. this would be cheaper and you wouldn't have to worry about the ej25 blowing up

Word. You better know what your doing if you want to turbo a EJ25, its more costly than just slapping the kit on the car. So ya get a GC8 and do a swap... or build the motor with a STI shortblock.

10-11-2004, 09:50 PM

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heres an idea...buy a gc8 and a wrx motor.. this would be cheaper and you wouldn't have to worry about the ej25 blowing up

i agree . . . just drop a wrx motor into the gc8 !

10-11-2004, 09:54 PM

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trust me it's alot cheaper and completely reliable to do the EJ20 swap instead (complete WRX motor swap).....Adam (LIC owner/master subaru god) rebuit his motor numerous times in the past when he had his turbo kit installed....the NA 2.5 motor is not desigend for boost...maybe 5psi will last a while but that's boring as hell....couple years back he did conversion #1 to his car...since then he's done about 16 others...lucky enough you live within the Bay Area....you might as well come by the shop and see his work first hand....he'll happily take you for a ride....worst case scenario you can buy his old turbo kit that is collecting dust in a box in the back of the shop!!

now check this thread out, i started it last week....found a great RS to start with...hopefully it's not sold yet!! https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...ght=conversion

my car.... http://www.licmotorsports.com/customergallery.htm

Vishnu stage 2 outback sport swap... http://www.licmotorsports.com/projectcars.htm

LICmotorsports conversion breakdown.....
http://www.licmotorsports.com/conversion.htm