Impreza rs sti swap
 

hey guys,
just bought a 2005 rs and i am loving it, lol but one of the guys has a sti ... wow.. just wondering how much for the ej25t i know it will cost about 8000 but i dont care... its going to be done this winter, how long will it take to swap.. what will i will and where do i find this ?


thanx mike

We bought a full car from the local shop, Vakamon. I think total for the wrecked STi was around $7k with something like $3k for labor. Ours was a GC8 swap though, so the GDB swap should be cheaper labor wise (I think..) Good luck with your swap. :)

[QUOTE=99civichb]hey guys,
just bought a 2005 rs and i am loving it, lol but one of the guys has a sti ... wow.. just wondering how much for the ej25t i know it will cost about 8000 but i dont care... its going to be done this winter, how long will it take to swap.. what will i will and where do i find this ?


thanx mike[/QUOTE]
why would you want to do that? a new RS and pull out a perfectly good motor. jsut trade it in for an STi....

I agree, the car is still new. Trade it in for an STI

do an all motor rebuild on your rs man that would be even cooler.

[QUOTE=apexwagon]do an all motor rebuild on your rs man that would be even cooler.[/QUOTE]


that would also be equally expensive...

its well worth it though. not many people do it and the sti swap is getting a little overrated, even though it is straight baller and faster than heck, an all motor would be cool because it is so uncommon if you want a sleeper and stock looking job.

Man, you guys are all crazy. Do a 1.8L NA engine swap. So asleep, that it's almost dead.

[QUOTE=99civichb]hey guys,
just bought a 2005 rs and i am loving it, lol but one of the guys has a sti ... wow.. just wondering how much for the ej25t i know it will cost about 8000 but i dont care... its going to be done this winter, how long will it take to swap.. what will i will and where do i find this ?


thanx mike[/QUOTE]



you said "i know it will cost about 8000 but i dont care..." so why in the heck didn't you just buy a sti in the first place? i agree with the others just trade it in