hows it goin i drive a 2006 2.5i non turbo... i wanted toknow if any one knows how to put a turbo on this car... if can i wanna pick up a top mount and turbo also if possible if any one can help that would be great thanks...

 

to be honest your better off swapping your car it's gonna be less of a headache in the long run. trust me i know. i will post a link for both swap and turbo kit

 

WRX swap~ http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36864

turbo kit~ http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72808

 

is this ryan...?

 

It'd make more financial / dependable car sense to sell the 2.5i and buy a slightly older wrx, get an exhaust + accessport, etc.

It'd also makes more sense to do this with a 2.5i:

 

itd be best if you found an entire donor car for the swap...otherwise finding and getting parts will be costly...

though having a swapped car does have its benefits and coolness....and cheaper on the pocket when it comes to paying for car insurance...

 

I'd agree that it's probably not the best idea to swap... I mean If you're swapping into a GC chassis the ok, it never came oem with the turbo motor, there is no other way to have a turbo GC, but for the later models, I just don't see the advantages. You'd be spending the money to basically get what came stock in the car anyway ( but less so, as reliability etc would be different )

 

sorry for late reply perky808 but yea its ryan.... do i know you???? thanks for your help guys i still kinna like build um up though cuz i think i'll feel more accomplished if i built it from scratch ya know but shoot i'm willing to try and build my motor if any one is down to help... a car can't be built by it self

 

we met @ LCC..i was in ur class...

 

I'm going to be the devils advocate and say a turbo kit wouldn't be a bad idea. I believe someone on these forums actually has one they where trying to sell and then there is the one thing I can't let you forget. Any 2005< 2.5NA can be tuned using Romraider (opensource) A good friend of mine tunes his 05 RS using it with real good results. Uppipes and downpipes requiring no modification to your cross member can be found here or just simply buy a kit. http://www.uniquemotorsports.com/products/downpipe.htm Either way a high compression lower boost turbo car can be very rewarding.

 

Going to be as blunt as possible.

DO NOT DO IT...that's plum dumb.

The only way I would do such a thing is if I found a salvaged 2.5i and then found a crazy *** deal on a EJ207 or EJ257. But this is all ONLY if both purchases put together plus any install costs or other costs made sense.

Either way, still pretty damned stupid. The only good reason in my opinion to do the swap is if you have a body style before turbos were offered and want to keep that but add turbo power. Your '06 doesn't fit this bill. Just sell the 2.5i and buy a 02-04 WRX.

But hey, it's your money and I'm sure SOMEONE will take it off your hands! LOL!

 

My question is why do you have a 2.5i if you knew eventually you'd want boost anyway.

 

sup perky808... yea i remember whats up?? an yea i would sell it but idk...