Dream Engine set up?

[plus plus plus]

With respect to reliablity, horsepower, practicality, torque, third vehicle driven four to three times a week.......and taken to the track on sundays.....

Crawford?
Axis?
ej22t
stroker engines?


I have 2002 wrx with 20,000 miles....looking for a change. Wondering if I should get all the mileage possible out of the 2.0L with these mods.....then what set up to go with....any ideas....money is not an issue ...no ideas a big issue.

FMIC
20g
ppg gearset
gt spec headers
up/down pipe
straight thermal exhaust no converters
850cc
perrin fuel rail
koyo radiator
utec
lightweight pulleys

etc

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[keaniegenie]

Originally Posted by +++

With respect to reliablity, horsepower, practicality, torque, third vehicle driven four to three times a week.......and taken to the track on sundays.....

Crawford?
Axis?
ej22t
stroker engines?


I have 2002 wrx with 20,000 miles....looking for a change. Wondering if I should get all the mileage possible out of the 2.0L with these mods.....then what set up to go with....any ideas....money is not an issue ...no ideas a big issue.

FMIC
20g
ppg gearset
gt spec headers
up/down pipe
straight thermal exhaust no converters
850cc
perrin fuel rail
koyo radiator
utec
lightweight pulleys

etc

With that setup, the biggest question you should be asking is which pistons you want. A factory EJ257 would probably work fine even. If you want to push the car to limits, possibly run water or alchy injection,get the forged pistons. My setup is pretty similar, and forged pistons is all I'm going with.

World One is selling built motors, and their stage 2 is exactly that. EJ257 with forged pistons at a great price. WWW.Subarumotors.net

One thing you might consider in your build is heads too. Most people who do shortblock swaps in WRX's find the WRX heads/cams too restrictive. If you get your heads p&p'd, and get STI cams, you'll get more power for your setup. I chose to go with full STI heads and swapping my utec for a Hydra, since the Hydra has AVCS control. Something to consider too since you could sell your WRX longblock to help with the cost.

I figured out that if I pay for the USDM heads (roughly $1500-$2000 for a good set), my old engine would have a much better re-sale value. EJ205 shortblocks are worht $300 at best. The ECU's aren't worth much either. You might find a RS or Legacy guy who's willing to part all the pieces together, but unlikely. If you move to a built EJ257 shortblock, USDM STI heads, and a Hydra, you could sell your old complete engine with ECU and UTEC for at least $2500, recouping much of your cost. In fact, you might try to buy a used WRX tranny case and have your PPG's installed in those. Most Legacy and RS owners told me they'd pay well over $4,000 for a complete WRX engine with ECU and tranny. For people who are replacing simply for the performance, this saves us a LOT of money. Plus anybody who's driven a hybrid vs a full sti engine will tell you the AVCS is nice. Helps with a smoother power band and spooling your turbo faster.

I tried to start a thread about this a while ago, and nobody could seem to grasp what I was talking about. I guess the reason why this doesn't work for most people is upfront cost and the fact that most people replace their shortblock because it's blown, and they need a cheap replacement.

[Big-Sexy907]

Bump UP! The Stage 4 motors sound perrrfect!

[djviper]

dream spec hey? thatll be the one im building lmao!

try this one, ive left electronics and a few things out but its the basics of my engine build, hope it helps you

Based upon 2ltr closed deck RA block
Samco coolant hose kit
Samco air box hose
Samco turbo intake pipe
RCM modded oil pump
Jun cams 272 profile
Verniers to go with above
Pulse plasma nitrided inlet valves
Nimomic pulse plasma nitrided exhaust valves
16 up rated valve springs
16 uprated titanium retainers
collets to match above
Custom CNC head polish + port
oil catch tank
Samco hoses and fitting kit for above
RCM blue oil filler cap
14 mm outer head studs12mm inner head studs
machining for above
light weight pulley set
custom omega deep dish pistons
fully balanced arrows EN24 h section wrc spec rods (beryllium little ends)
big end bearings for above
Cross drilled 75 mm stroke billet steel crank
custom equal length rotated tubular manifold with tial 44mm external waste gate running a screamer pipe
fitting kit for above
rotated 3 inch down pipe
rcm 3 inch centre section
rcm team ice rear box
fitting kit for above
fuel rail for aero 8
2 x bosch 200 pumps with filters
2 x SX regulator
braided fuel lines, aero fittings
eight 550 cc injectors (4 to go in custom secondary TVG mounts)
JDM STI7 red top inlet manifold (to be spun 180 and fully ported)
100 mm spun induction trumpet
k + n 160 mm induction cone
Garret custom hybrid GT30R
Custom V-mount mount intercooler +rad with hard piping
Oil cooler + mounting kit
Aqua mist system 2 d water injection system
motec m800 ecu
zex 55 shot nitrous