This is my introduction thread
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HiImBrian;258417 wrote:
Yup, I mentioned that earlier in the thread. I just don't wanna do the swap till I'm outa school and have a more steady income. If I swap it, I'm gunna have to go sti over wrx just because if I'm gunna drop that much money I might as well spend the little extra and get the more powerful motor.Touche, son. I even read that part, good point tho on not messing with the motor too much, it'll just end up being a waste and you won't get your investment back.
STi block is also better because it is semi-closed I believe(if you are talking about the EJ257), the power thing is a less of a concern as most of it is made with boost/turbo anyway...
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I like that car, and the dsm as well. Welcome aboard, again
here a psht, there psht, everywhere a psht psht
PVC SQUAD MEMBER #2- 95 CIVIC EX- DD 320whp on a mustang dyno
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PSiedTSi;258486 wrote:
Touche, son. I even read that part, good point tho on not messing with the motor too much, it'll just end up being a waste and you won't get your investment back.STi block is also better because it is semi-closed I believe(if you are talking about the EJ257), the power thing is a less of a concern as most of it is made with boost/turbo anyway...
Yup, I mean you can make na motors quick, but what's the point when you can spend a little money and go turbo and make way more power and have much more potential. I really like the idea of swapping a stock motor into the car and gaining power. That way I keep some of the reliability as well
Anyways, I'm purposely not looking into what it takes to do a swap just yet because I know I'll probably just start buying little parts here and there if I do. I'm just gunna enjoy the slow car for a while and beef up the suspension a little. Thanks again for the kind welcome (again) guys! I'm sure I'll be meeting some of ya this summer!
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I think an n/a 2.5 with just ridiculous suspension would be a hell of a lotof fun
here a psht, there psht, everywhere a psht psht
PVC SQUAD MEMBER #2- 95 CIVIC EX- DD 320whp on a mustang dyno
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kylush;258527 wrote:
welcome... again...I think i know who this is but not really sure haha
Do you have a name?
buck;258545 wrote:
my name is also Brian and i also happen to drive a subaru :)... nice to have u :icon_rr:Haha sweet name! As a matter of fact, some random drunk guy bought me a beer at the Turf the other night just cus we both had the same name lol. I guess it pays to have one of the coolest names around lol.
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HiImBrian;258491 wrote:
Anyways, I'm purposely not looking into what it takes to do a swap just yet because I know I'll probably just start buying little parts here and there if I do. I'm just gunna enjoy the slow car for a while and beef up the suspension a little. Thanks again for the kind welcome (again) guys! I'm sure I'll be meeting some of ya this summer!well if and when u want to do the swap, you can Pm FG2 or go into tintmasters. they have done a couple of the swaps into the same car.
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King Ricer;258564 wrote:
well if and when u want to do the swap, you can Pm FG2 or go into tintmasters. they have done a couple of the swaps into the same car.Yea I've seen (insert name here)'s red RS with the jdm sti swap. I'm not about ready to throw $5000ish for parts and then another $2000-3000 for install. I haven't asked em what they'd charge since I'm not going to do it for a while, but I'm sure having any shop do a motor swap is going to be hella expensive. Hopefully by the time I decide to do the swap I'll make some good suby friends on here that can lend a hand. I'm all about DIY and learnin stuff.
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welcome...again.
i am a suby hater. but i like the RS's. enjoy the car.
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STi Scott;258611 wrote:
Suby>DSMHi scott!
no_slow_clap;258615 wrote:
welcome...again.i am a suby hater. but i like the RS's. enjoy the car.
I take it you're a mitsu fan then? I love the dsms for the cheap parts and the fact that they are super easy to work on, but when I had my eclipse it just didn't seem very solid. I'd convert back to the mitsu side in a second if I could afford an Evo though
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HiImBrian;258621 wrote:
I take it you're a mitsu fan then? I love the dsms for the cheap parts and the fact that they are super easy to work on, but when I had my eclipse it just didn't seem very solid. I'd convert back to the mitsu side in a second if I could afford an Evo thoughhaha fair enough. looks like we're on the same page.
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HiImBrian;258593 wrote:
Yea I've seen (insert name here)'s red RS with the jdm sti swap. I'm not about ready to throw $5000ish for parts and then another $2000-3000 for install. I haven't asked em what they'd charge since I'm not going to do it for a while, but I'm sure having any shop do a motor swap is going to be hella expensive. Hopefully by the time I decide to do the swap I'll make some good suby friends on here that can lend a hand. I'm all about DIY and learnin stuff.this will give you an idea. customer bought his own motor and had us do the work.
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King Ricer;258633 wrote:
this will give you an idea. customer bought his own motor and had us do the work.Not to hate or anything, but that thread is full of more bs and drama than my junior high girlfriends' diary. I think there is like 4 educational posts in that whole thread.
I haven't looked into what all goes into swapping an sti motor, so I guess I can't say if I'll pay to have it done or not, but I can say that I'm a pretty determined guy and I've read a lotta threads about people doing the swap themselves successfully.
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hey, im peter!
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