2009 Impreza 2.5i Conversion wrx engine swap? - Page 2

Subie-Zero · 10-18-2009, 11:49 PM

thats the company i heard u can do that from. they give u any estimates how much it would be?

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shaowQ · 10-19-2009, 01:05 PM

the kit itself is $3500 from them, i don't think it included engine management.

Subie-Zero · 10-19-2009, 04:09 PM

yea thats the turbo people i heard of. did they say anything about an estimate on how much it would be? for you and for regular customers that don't know them? lol. someone told me we can do the turbo and get everything in the engine bay ready for a turbo, but we wouldn't get as much psi as would like the wrx or sti?... Or would we be able to swap any turbo in as well?...

shaowQ · 10-19-2009, 07:50 PM

supposedly our engines are the same as the new sti's and wrx BUT! no forged pistons. So that would definately be an upgrade that you'd wanna look into...as far as everything else goes i am not completely sure yet. haven't done a lot of research on boosting this ride cuz it's not in my plans yet

stackplates · 11-06-2009, 01:53 PM

i'm looking to do the same to my 09 2.5i. what type of tuning needs to be done when putting on an intake though?

Subie-Zero · 11-06-2009, 11:24 PM

i would think if u tuned right after just an intake it would be a waste, cuz u would need one after exhuast too. and if u wanna get headers along with intake and exhaust?... lol. be a lot of tuning don't u think?

shaowQ · 11-07-2009, 02:01 AM

well...as in one of the threads that i've read before hand, swapping your header or just your exhaust should not harm how your car will run much. It should still be safe to run without any tuning. Slapping on an intake would increase air flow into your engine by 20% leaning out your fuel mixture to a fairly dangerous level.

jtsimaras · 11-07-2009, 12:43 PM

Whats the point of this thread why in the world would anyone convert a 2.5i into a wrx---buy the new/used wrx to begin with. my .02$

Jaxx · 11-07-2009, 02:19 PM

7 months later this is

STILL A TERRIBLE IDEA

Subie-Zero · 11-10-2009, 02:46 PM

I dont think Its really THAT bad an idea. I mean the money yea, might as well get a wrx and upgrade that... Buut, Its heavier more expensive in the beginning and not as good mpgs. and insurance.

i dunno. its jus what people want tho. Fixing up the impreza wont be as fast as a fixed up WRX. But it'll be pretty danm fast. Its like why do people fix up hondas?. lol. I think its maybe, u do what u can afford. u know?.

stackplates · 11-10-2009, 04:03 PM

i agree. i'm not looking to race it either. just want a nice sounding, quicker than average every day driver. i'm having trouble finding an exhaust to fit a 5 door though, anyone know of one?

Subie-Zero · 11-10-2009, 06:14 PM

a single exhuast should be easier to find than my dual on the sedan. lol.

stackplates · 11-10-2009, 08:21 PM

yeah i found the AVO dual which is real nice but unfortunately says it won't fit and now i can't find anything. maybe i'm not looking hard enough

freeskierpj · 11-17-2009, 01:13 AM

My plan is in 5 years once I'm out of warranty to swap in an sti block and here's my thinking here. I'm gonna have the car paid off 3/5 years of the warranty so I'll keep paying my payments for the 2 years after before the warranty is over but instead of them being sent to subaru they will be kept in savings. I'll have aprox 8-10k saved up which I'm sure I can get an sti swap for that and if not I'll wait a few more months till I can afford it fully all at once. I'll swap it in and then have a lighter sti that looks like an N/A impreza and if I recall still has the insurance payments of the 2.5i (not sure on that one) and then I can mod to my liking and have a very nice sleeper as I'm keeping the outside mostly stock and going with a hidden FMIC rather than having to buy a hood which would make it look like a WRX. It'll be debadged and I'm sure I'll have some fun with some civics/tiburons thinking they can take me in it.

That's just how I'm gonna go about it.

Subie-Zero · 11-19-2009, 01:52 PM

Hey, can tirburons take me? I'm fully stock still.

freeskierpj · 11-22-2009, 11:19 PM

They're about the same imo my friend with an 08 2.5i said he raced one (I don't condone racing at all this is just heresay) and they both got up to about 120 mph and topped out there and were about the same time to get up to that speed...

silentt · 11-22-2009, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaowQ

supposedly our engines are the same as the new sti's and wrx BUT! no forged pistons. So that would definately be an upgrade that you'd wanna look into...as far as everything else goes i am not completely sure yet. haven't done a lot of research on boosting this ride cuz it's not in my plans yet

All lies. The only thing the same is the displacement.

silentt · 11-22-2009, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freeskierpj

I'll have aprox 8-10k saved up which I'm sure I can get an sti swap for that and if not I'll wait a few more months till I can afford it fully all at once.

10k on top of your car will likely get you a used STI in 5 years.

Quote:

I'll swap it in and then have a lighter sti that looks like an N/A impreza

No you won't. Once you swap in the STI bits, your car will be pretty much the same weight as the STI.

Quote:

and if I recall still has the insurance payments of the 2.5i (not sure on that one)

Then you get in an accident and your insurance drops you. Great idea

I3E4VEI2 · 01-14-2013, 12:21 AM

i beg for forgiveness in advance. mod/gods please have mercy on my soul, and yeah, I know "dude wtf you bumped a 4yo thread but... OMG MY SIDES!!! it's been sleeping in quite for years in the darkest depths of techinal>Conversions, but really it belongs stickied in a 'hall of fame archive thread' of some kind

kenrtr02 · 12-12-2020, 09:01 PM

Decisions decisions. I absolutely love my car. I have a '09 impreza outback sport that needs a clutch master cylinder and slave, flywheel and clutch. The engine has a slight leak but nothing to be addressed right now. I would love to have a little more power but not necessary. Would anybody suggest a swap other than OEM engine. at this point I can spend a little bit on the repair because all in all it would be cheaper than buying a new car. Any suggestions I'm open. Come with the ideas fellas( and gals)

snow_bound26 · 12-12-2020, 09:29 PM

It would be cheaper to buy a turbo model and more reliable than trying to swap one into your 09. Too many differences from NA to turbo since MY06

12-12-2020, 09:01 PM	#45
kenrtr02 Scooby Newbie Member#: 450557 Join Date: Jul 2016	09 OBS with dead clutch master and a oil leak Decisions decisions. I absolutely love my car. I have a '09 impreza outback sport that needs a clutch master cylinder and slave, flywheel and clutch. The engine has a slight leak but nothing to be addressed right now. I would love to have a little more power but not necessary. Would anybody suggest a swap other than OEM engine. at this point I can spend a little bit on the repair because all in all it would be cheaper than buying a new car. Any suggestions I'm open. Come with the ideas fellas( and gals)

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10-18-2009, 11:49 PM	#26
Subie-Zero Scooby Newbie Member#: 220861 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lancaster, CA Vehicle: 2009 2½i N/A Sedan DMG	thats the company i heard u can do that from. they give u any estimates how much it would be? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

10-19-2009, 01:05 PM	#27
shaowQ Scooby Newbie Member#: 225500 Join Date: Oct 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Chino, Long Beach CA Vehicle: 2013 WRB WRX Sedan 11 Mazda 2	the kit itself is $3500 from them, i don't think it included engine management.

10-19-2009, 04:09 PM	#28
Subie-Zero Scooby Newbie Member#: 220861 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lancaster, CA Vehicle: 2009 2½i N/A Sedan DMG	yea thats the turbo people i heard of. did they say anything about an estimate on how much it would be? for you and for regular customers that don't know them? lol. someone told me we can do the turbo and get everything in the engine bay ready for a turbo, but we wouldn't get as much psi as would like the wrx or sti?... Or would we be able to swap any turbo in as well?...

10-19-2009, 07:50 PM	#29
shaowQ Scooby Newbie Member#: 225500 Join Date: Oct 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Chino, Long Beach CA Vehicle: 2013 WRB WRX Sedan 11 Mazda 2	supposedly our engines are the same as the new sti's and wrx BUT! no forged pistons. So that would definately be an upgrade that you'd wanna look into...as far as everything else goes i am not completely sure yet. haven't done a lot of research on boosting this ride cuz it's not in my plans yet

11-06-2009, 01:53 PM	#30
stackplates Scooby Newbie Member#: 216621 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT Vehicle: 2011 WRX Hatch WRB	i'm looking to do the same to my 09 2.5i. what type of tuning needs to be done when putting on an intake though?

11-06-2009, 11:24 PM	#31
Subie-Zero Scooby Newbie Member#: 220861 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lancaster, CA Vehicle: 2009 2½i N/A Sedan DMG	i would think if u tuned right after just an intake it would be a waste, cuz u would need one after exhuast too. and if u wanna get headers along with intake and exhaust?... lol. be a lot of tuning don't u think?

11-07-2009, 02:01 AM	#32
shaowQ Scooby Newbie Member#: 225500 Join Date: Oct 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Chino, Long Beach CA Vehicle: 2013 WRB WRX Sedan 11 Mazda 2	well...as in one of the threads that i've read before hand, swapping your header or just your exhaust should not harm how your car will run much. It should still be safe to run without any tuning. Slapping on an intake would increase air flow into your engine by 20% leaning out your fuel mixture to a fairly dangerous level.

11-07-2009, 12:43 PM	#33
jtsimaras Scooby Newbie Member#: 97222 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: calgary	Whats the point of this thread why in the world would anyone convert a 2.5i into a wrx---buy the new/used wrx to begin with. my .02$

11-07-2009, 02:19 PM	#34
Jaxx Scooby Guru Member#: 177 Join Date: Aug 1999 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Austin, Texas, USA Vehicle: The 93 W/EJ20K-sold Subaru-less :(	7 months later this is STILL A TERRIBLE IDEA

11-10-2009, 02:46 PM	#35
Subie-Zero Scooby Newbie Member#: 220861 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lancaster, CA Vehicle: 2009 2½i N/A Sedan DMG	I dont think Its really THAT bad an idea. I mean the money yea, might as well get a wrx and upgrade that... Buut, Its heavier more expensive in the beginning and not as good mpgs. and insurance. i dunno. its jus what people want tho. Fixing up the impreza wont be as fast as a fixed up WRX. But it'll be pretty danm fast. Its like why do people fix up hondas?. lol. I think its maybe, u do what u can afford. u know?.

11-10-2009, 04:03 PM	#36
stackplates Scooby Newbie Member#: 216621 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT Vehicle: 2011 WRX Hatch WRB	i agree. i'm not looking to race it either. just want a nice sounding, quicker than average every day driver. i'm having trouble finding an exhaust to fit a 5 door though, anyone know of one?

11-10-2009, 06:14 PM	#37
Subie-Zero Scooby Newbie Member#: 220861 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lancaster, CA Vehicle: 2009 2½i N/A Sedan DMG	a single exhuast should be easier to find than my dual on the sedan. lol.

11-10-2009, 08:21 PM	#38
stackplates Scooby Newbie Member#: 216621 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CT Vehicle: 2011 WRX Hatch WRB	yeah i found the AVO dual which is real nice but unfortunately says it won't fit and now i can't find anything. maybe i'm not looking hard enough

11-17-2009, 01:13 AM	#39
freeskierpj Scooby Newbie Member#: 224120 Join Date: Sep 2009 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Lynn, MA Vehicle: 2005 LGT Ltd Brilliant Silver Metallic	My plan is in 5 years once I'm out of warranty to swap in an sti block and here's my thinking here. I'm gonna have the car paid off 3/5 years of the warranty so I'll keep paying my payments for the 2 years after before the warranty is over but instead of them being sent to subaru they will be kept in savings. I'll have aprox 8-10k saved up which I'm sure I can get an sti swap for that and if not I'll wait a few more months till I can afford it fully all at once. I'll swap it in and then have a lighter sti that looks like an N/A impreza and if I recall still has the insurance payments of the 2.5i (not sure on that one) and then I can mod to my liking and have a very nice sleeper as I'm keeping the outside mostly stock and going with a hidden FMIC rather than having to buy a hood which would make it look like a WRX. It'll be debadged and I'm sure I'll have some fun with some civics/tiburons thinking they can take me in it. That's just how I'm gonna go about it.

11-19-2009, 01:52 PM	#40
Subie-Zero Scooby Newbie Member#: 220861 Join Date: Aug 2009 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: Lancaster, CA Vehicle: 2009 2½i N/A Sedan DMG	Hey, can tirburons take me? I'm fully stock still.

11-22-2009, 11:19 PM	#41
freeskierpj Scooby Newbie Member#: 224120 Join Date: Sep 2009 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Lynn, MA Vehicle: 2005 LGT Ltd Brilliant Silver Metallic	They're about the same imo my friend with an 08 2.5i said he raced one (I don't condone racing at all this is just heresay) and they both got up to about 120 mph and topped out there and were about the same time to get up to that speed...

01-14-2013, 12:21 AM	#44
I3E4VEI2 Scooby Newbie Member#: 203940 Join Date: Feb 2009 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° Vehicle: 2014 FR-S Raven	i beg for forgiveness in advance. mod/gods please have mercy on my soul, and yeah, I know "dude wtf you bumped a 4yo thread but... OMG MY SIDES!!! it's been sleeping in quite for years in the darkest depths of techinal>Conversions, but really it belongs stickied in a 'hall of fame archive thread' of some kind

12-12-2020, 09:29 PM	#46
snow_bound26 Scooby Specialist Member#: 395793 Join Date: Jul 2014 Chapter/Region: AKIC Location: Split time between SLC and Lak Vehicle: 2005 92x Aero Beige	It would be cheaper to buy a turbo model and more reliable than trying to swap one into your 09. Too many differences from NA to turbo since MY06