I was wondering who else has done the conversion and what else was changed. ie heads/cams

Also what engine management are you using?

I went with just a straight short block swap.

You mean the STi short block? No one, that I know of, has gone the full long block root. As its stupid expencive, and the same power can be had cheeper and easyer.

The only way to go would be a full standalone with the full long block... Thats what over $10k?

You could get a jdm type RA front clip sell the 2.0 short block buy a 2.5 short block and come out cheeper with better heads. :lol:
Or just use the wrx heads with the usdm STi cam and come out even cheeper. Im rabling again huh...

Bottom line the sti long block swap would just be for braggins rights. Hell I think you can get a built axis, cobb, i speed short block and worked wrx heads cheeper...

Just got done, monday car runs good still breaking it in has 280miles on it to date, stock heads but they are now shimless i have a unichip but its not controlling anything right now during the break in because the ecu is adapting perfect to it.

Your running a 2.5L on your wrx with out any tune? :confused:

I'm doing it right now. I found a 98 2.5. Swap the pistons with je 8.7:1, for more boost. I have a e-manage coming with a profec boost controller. Its striped and allmost ready to go to paint.
Aaron

Originally posted by totoherbs
Your running a 2.5L on your wrx with out any tune? :confused:

whoa not a good idea..

Originally posted by ttimpreza
I'm doing it right now. I found a 98 2.5. Swap the pistons with je 8.7:1, for more boost. I have a e-manage coming with a profec boost controller. Its striped and allmost ready to go to paint.
Aaron

Good luck with JE, many people have had problems with them.

Originally posted by totoherbs
Good luck with JE, many people have had problems with them.

Ive heard the same thing.

Originally posted by Jaxx
whoa not a good idea..

Yeah no tune really as of today it has about 560 miles still breaking it in boost limited to 8psi shifting at 5500rpm the shop that did the swap hooked up an aem uego wideband for the break in period just to make sure the a/f ratios are ok and if need be then they would add fuel, timing etc but its not necessary yet until its fully broke in. Then they are going to tune it on the dyno and road tuning but at 8-10psi at 5500rpm part throttle the a/f ratio is 12.1:1 this is on sunoco 94 octane .

I have heard JE are one of the best. I'm going to try them. If I can make it last until I order my 2.2t short block I will be happy.

I swapped the 205 w/ the 257, and installed the Green and a Greddy FMIC at the same time. I retained my old heads and cams. I've also installed a JDM v7 6mt.

I also hacked the stock injectors and was successfully using the latest firmware with the UTEC. (Was refers to up until last month when I deployed to Afghanistan.)

While I'm here, I'm trying to learn a bit more about what I want to do with my heads & such.

http://gpatmac.us/SubaruPics/New_Look/WRX_Front_Pass_side.jpg
http://gpatmac.us/SubaruPics/New_Look/WRX_tail.jpg
http://gpatmac.us/SubaruPics/New_Engine/DSC00003.JPG

Originally posted by ttimpreza
I have heard JE are one of the best. I'm going to try them. If I can make it last until I order my 2.2t short block I will be happy.

From who? On subarus they are not.

http://www.projectwrx.com/pictures/events/engine/PA080211.JPG

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=526364&perpage=50&pagenumber=2


http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=543901
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=512377

Both thies motors died in part from JEs. The are not the best, they are the cheepest. Even cobb gets raw blanks from JE and makes thier own piston.

Cobb is useing the raw forgings from JE? So there pistion design and shape are flawed. Not the Stuff there made out of??
Explain it to me, please.