Anybody interested in a motor swap? - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Kevin M · 2004-03-11, 03:35 PM

So, I've been scouring the for sale forums loking for parts for my swap, and right now I can score enough parts to put together a JDM V7 type RA motor for less than $3000. Considering those of you with EJ20s under the hood have $15-1800 in your engine fund banks already, let me know if you are interested. You'd be looking at a factory ECU (which the boys at S2 can reflash), closed deck EJ20G with forged internals, AVCS heads with super jammy ports, V7 manifold sans TGVs, pretty much everything. Your choice of turbo + intercooler which gives some flexibility. Any interested parties?

sperry · 2004-03-11, 09:53 PM

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So, I've been scouring the for sale forums loking for parts for my swap, and right now I can score enough parts to put together a JDM V7 type RA motor for less than $3000. Considering those of you with EJ20s under the hood have $15-1800 in your engine fund banks already, let me know if you are interested. You'd be looking at a factory ECU (which the boys at S2 can reflash), closed deck EJ20G with forged internals, AVCS heads with super jammy ports, V7 manifold sans TGVs, pretty much everything. Your choice of turbo + intercooler which gives some flexibility. Any interested parties?

<drool> But I'm going STX this season...

Oh, and I'm too broke still paying off all the stuff I bought on credit.

STIwish · 2004-03-11, 10:02 PM

If I had something to put it in... and a whole lot of money.. but since i have neither... sorry

Kevin M · 2004-03-11, 11:49 PM

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So, I've been scouring the for sale forums loking for parts for my swap, and right now I can score enough parts to put together a JDM V7 type RA motor for less than $3000. Considering those of you with EJ20s under the hood have $15-1800 in your engine fund banks already, let me know if you are interested. You'd be looking at a factory ECU (which the boys at S2 can reflash), closed deck EJ20G with forged internals, AVCS heads with super jammy ports, V7 manifold sans TGVs, pretty much everything. Your choice of turbo + intercooler which gives some flexibility. Any interested parties?

<drool> But I'm going STX this season...

Oh, and I'm too broke still paying off all the stuff I bought on credit.

You'd pax higher in NSM with 350 hp than in STX with 270.

And you would be out about $1500 after selling your motor (probably to I-Speed).

Kevin M · 2004-03-11, 11:51 PM

And before you say "lag" read this.

tysonK · 2004-03-12, 12:20 AM

Wow, but my car is still barely a year old.

sperry · 2004-03-12, 01:05 AM

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You'd pax higher in NSM with 350 hp than in STX with 270.

And you would be out about $1500 after selling your motor (probably to I-Speed).

Somehow I doubt I'd be competative in SM at Topeka with 350hp. Esp. considering a simple Stage 1 STi would mop me up in SM, not to mention the trailer queens in that class. Whereas, I'm tuned to the limits of STX right now. If I'm not a shitty driver, I should at least be competative nationally. I prolly won't win jack if I go, but at least I'll only have my driving to blame.

Kevin M · 2004-03-12, 07:00 PM

Oh yeah, I forgot about that, since I'm not going to nationals this year.

JC · 2004-03-12, 10:11 PM

<----- trying to avoid reading this thread

Kostamojen · 2004-03-13, 01:44 AM

Cool, you bought the V7 Spec-C stuff then kev?

Kevin M · 2004-03-13, 03:05 AM

No, since I have no car to put it in. I just figured it would be cool to help someone else build a stupid fast car that won't break.

sperry · 2004-03-13, 12:41 PM

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No, since I have no car to put it in. I just figured it would be cool to help someone else build a stupid fast car that won't break.

That motor/tranny needs to find a home in a '98 L.... with a wide-body kit.

If I had money and a big garage, it'd be on....

Kostamojen · 2004-03-13, 01:50 PM

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No, since I have no car to put it in. I just figured it would be cool to help someone else build a stupid fast car that won't break.

That motor/tranny needs to find a home in a '98 L.... with a wide-body kit.

If I had money and a big garage, it'd be on....

Why 98? There is a 96 in the sac bee just screaming for this to be done to it

sperry · 2004-03-13, 02:02 PM

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No, since I have no car to put it in. I just figured it would be cool to help someone else build a stupid fast car that won't break.

That motor/tranny needs to find a home in a '98 L.... with a wide-body kit.

If I had money and a big garage, it'd be on....

Why 98? There is a 96 in the sac bee just screaming for this to be done to it

Just cuz the '98s have the better Forrester interior.

STIwish · 2004-03-13, 03:30 PM

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No, since I have no car to put it in. I just figured it would be cool to help someone else build a stupid fast car that won't break.

That motor/tranny needs to find a home in a '98 L.... with a wide-body kit.

If I had money and a big garage, it'd be on....

Why 98? There is a 96 in the sac bee just screaming for this to be done to it

For how much?

Kevin M · 2004-03-13, 08:37 PM

www.sacbee.com

LVSUBARU · 2004-03-13, 08:58 PM

You'd have to put it in a pre OBDII car to pass emissions. That's why my project cars is a 93! I've takin the interior from a wrecked 2000 RS and it bolted right in, for the most part. :wink:

Kevin M · 2004-03-13, 10:15 PM

All you need to do is convert it to a US ecu and add the appropriate emissions equipment.

sperry · 2004-03-14, 01:10 AM

I'm pretty sure track cars don't need to pass emissions.

LVSUBARU · 2004-03-14, 01:55 AM

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I'm pretty sure track cars don't need to pass emissions.

Ahhhh. "Offroad use only"

Kevin M · 2004-03-14, 02:23 AM

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I'm pretty sure Nevada cars don't need to pass emissions.

Yeah, I shoulda thought of that too.

sperry · 2004-03-14, 04:01 AM

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I'm pretty sure Nevada cars don't need to pass emissions.

Yeah, I shoulda thought of that too.

Actually we do have emissions standards in Reno and Vegas, they're just not as retarded as CA's. I'm pretty sure a JDM swap like that wouldn't pass here unless you found a smog shop willing to overlook the details... the real trick is to get am address outside of Washoe and Henderson(?) counties, where there truly is no smog regulation.

Kevin M · 2004-03-14, 04:29 AM

Actually, you guys would have a cake time getting the car to pass. All you gotta do is use your WRX ecu and wiring harness. You only have the OBDII scan, no tailpipe test right? A simple reflash will take care of the TGV CEL, then you put the JDM ecu in so it can control the AVCS. Piece of cake.

LVSUBARU · 2004-03-14, 11:09 AM

As long as you have the factory ECU and no CEL ity will pass. There's not even a visual inspection for OBDII cars.

Theo · 2004-03-16, 11:03 AM

I live in Lyon county (no smog check!) and over the years many of my friends have used my address or gotten their own post office box to register their cars. This seems to work well. I think one of my friends had his Lyon county P.O. Box mail forwarded to Reno.

I know this is how many folks with highly modified 4x4's get registered.

Theo

2004-03-11, 03:35 PM	#1
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Anybody interested in a motor swap? So, I've been scouring the for sale forums loking for parts for my swap, and right now I can score enough parts to put together a JDM V7 type RA motor for less than $3000. Considering those of you with EJ20s under the hood have $15-1800 in your engine fund banks already, let me know if you are interested. You'd be looking at a factory ECU (which the boys at S2 can reflash), closed deck EJ20G with forged internals, AVCS heads with super jammy ports, V7 manifold sans TGVs, pretty much everything. Your choice of turbo + intercooler which gives some flexibility. Any interested parties? __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-11, 10:02 PM	#3
STIwish EJ251 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 894	If I had something to put it in... and a whole lot of money.. but since i have neither... sorry __________________ STIwish

2004-03-11, 11:51 PM	#5
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	And before you say "lag" read this. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-12, 12:20 AM	#6
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Wow, but my car is still barely a year old. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2004-03-12, 07:00 PM	#8
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Oh yeah, I forgot about that, since I'm not going to nationals this year. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-12, 10:11 PM	#9
JC Ask me about dubs! Real Name: JC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 2,895 Car: 2013 Triumph Speed Triple R	<----- trying to avoid reading this thread __________________ Actually, I am a rocket scientist.

2004-03-13, 01:44 AM	#10
Kostamojen EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 380	Cool, you bought the V7 Spec-C stuff then kev? __________________ K-man

2004-03-13, 03:05 AM	#11
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	No, since I have no car to put it in. I just figured it would be cool to help someone else build a stupid fast car that won't break. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-13, 08:37 PM	#16
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	www.sacbee.com __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-13, 08:58 PM	#17
LVSUBARU EJ18 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 71	You'd have to put it in a pre OBDII car to pass emissions. That's why my project cars is a 93! I've takin the interior from a wrecked 2000 RS and it bolted right in, for the most part. :wink: __________________ 1993 RS-STi HYBRID, 2000 FORESTER, 2001 RS

2004-03-13, 10:15 PM	#18
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	All you need to do is convert it to a US ecu and add the appropriate emissions equipment. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-14, 01:10 AM	#19
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I'm pretty sure track cars don't need to pass emissions. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2004-03-14, 04:29 AM	#23
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Actually, you guys would have a cake time getting the car to pass. All you gotta do is use your WRX ecu and wiring harness. You only have the OBDII scan, no tailpipe test right? A simple reflash will take care of the TGV CEL, then you put the JDM ecu in so it can control the AVCS. Piece of cake. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-03-14, 11:09 AM	#24
LVSUBARU EJ18 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 71	As long as you have the factory ECU and no CEL ity will pass. There's not even a visual inspection for OBDII cars. __________________ 1993 RS-STi HYBRID, 2000 FORESTER, 2001 RS

2004-03-16, 11:03 AM	#25
Theo EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 133	I live in Lyon county (no smog check!) and over the years many of my friends have used my address or gotten their own post office box to register their cars. This seems to work well. I think one of my friends had his Lyon county P.O. Box mail forwarded to Reno. I know this is how many folks with highly modified 4x4's get registered. Theo __________________ White WRX Family Wagon

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