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Old 10-11-2006, 07:04 AM
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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
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Old 10-11-2006, 11:38 AM
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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.
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Old 10-13-2006, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 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
why would you want to do that? a new RS and pull out a perfectly good motor. jsut trade it in for an STi....
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I agree, the car is still new. Trade it in for an STI
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do an all motor rebuild on your rs man that would be even cooler.
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Old 10-24-2006, 04:09 AM
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do an all motor rebuild on your rs man that would be even cooler.

that would also be equally expensive...
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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.
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Man, you guys are all crazy. Do a 1.8L NA engine swap. So asleep, that it's almost dead.
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Originally Posted by 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


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
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