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05-27-2003 | 07:31 PM

need4gforce

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question about hybridizing

Whatsup, I'm putting this post here cause i know alot of u guys have the 2.5 rs that im getting. im new to the subby world...My name is Larry, I have been into imports s[nce {Iwas 14... {I have a crx now with fully bu[ilt Gsr motor yada yada and it spins too much.. S[o my plans are to get a 01 2.5 rs ca[use i love coupes and its lighter than the 4 door versions...This is what i want to do can you help me out and tell me what will work and what wont. The new sti motor usdm into the car Im thinking it will drop in since its 2.5 liter... I want to also use the tranny from the sti so i can have 6spd and adj diff and all that sweat stuff... Any info would be gladly taken and any web pages or anything or someplace i can purchase the 2.5 swap or something.... I was thinking i could buy a wrecked 2.5 sti im sure some stupid kid will wreck one.... Then i would have everything to build a ultimate subby well in my eyes anyway... Thanks to whoever reads this long as post... And to whever replys. Boost on guys.

05-27-2003 | 08:55 PM

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Good luck with whatever you do but please don't stick an ironing board aluminum wing on your car....

05-27-2003 | 09:13 PM

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Re: question about hybridizing

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Originally posted by need4gforce
Whatsup, I'm putting this post here cause i know alot of u guys have the 2.5 rs that im getting. im new to the subby world...My name is Larry, I have been into imports s[nce {Iwas 14... {I have a crx now with fully bu[ilt Gsr motor yada yada and it spins too much.. S[o my plans are to get a 01 2.5 rs ca[use i love coupes and its lighter than the 4 door versions...This is what i want to do can you help me out and tell me what will work and what wont. The new sti motor usdm into the car Im thinking it will drop in since its 2.5 liter... I want to also use the tranny from the sti so i can have 6spd and adj diff and all that sweat stuff... Any info would be gladly taken and any web pages or anything or someplace i can purchase the 2.5 swap or something.... I was thinking i could buy a wrecked 2.5 sti im sure some stupid kid will wreck one.... Then i would have everything to build a ultimate subby well in my eyes anyway... Thanks to whoever reads this long as post... And to whever replys. Boost on guys.

Good idea overall, but there are some details to be aware of. First, the Engine swap hasn't ben done yet, so nobody knows much about it. I can all but guarantee you though, that by the time you buy an RS and swap everything in, build the wiring harness, etc., you could damn near have bought a new STi anyway. See the 6MT sticky in the Transmission forum for more details on what that alone requires. Also, most of the STi corpses that are going to show up in the wrecking yards are already spoken for. I think the Subaru wrecker in Rancho Cordova already has some deposits.

2 doors are only barely lighter than the sedans. Just buy whichever one you really prefer or can get a better deal on.

05-29-2003 | 06:10 PM

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word... but the 2.5rs 2 door weighs in at 28xx lbs the wrx's 4 door are 32xx and thats the sti wieght so thats a 400 lb difference thats like 40hp over a sti, and the olders look way better as in the 2 doors.