Subaru swap stories?, where's fiid? Options

[lapuwali]

I know Fiid was doing one of these, anyone else in progress or complete?

After doing the contortionist trick of adjusting valves with the exhausts in place a couple of times, I'm in the middle of pulling the HEs off my 1.7 to replace a pair of exhaust studs, and reminding myself how much easier the job would be if the exhausts were off, but thanks to the stock heater system how big a hassle that is. I hate exhaust studs pulling out (No. 3 cylinder, as usual). And all this trouble for only 80hp. 140hp or so from a water-cooled engine with hydraulic lifters (or 20K mile valve adjustment intervals) is starting to sound pretty good right now. If it were any easier to run water lines, I'd be all over this already.

[RS22b]

I find this all really fasinating being that i am a 914 owner for quite sometime now and also a Subaru owner since 2001, but had about 10 of them since then.

I am a real Subaru nut being as my daily driver is a 2001 Impreza 2.5RS coupe with a WRX motor, STi tranny, etc.etc.etc.

Also have a 2001 RS coupe Rally car that is running PGT or P2 depending on which organization i am racing with.

Just a heads up for all of you out there that are reading this and thinking of doin a suby swap into your cars.

If you decide to go with the EJ25, make sure you get one that was produced late 99 and up. 2000 and up went over to MAP instead of MAF which makes a bit better in the way of modifying these things. Also in 1999 they decided to make these motors SOHC instead of DOHC. The SOHC's are much better motors then the DOHC's.

The only motors that were good and didnt have any true problems with the DOHC were the turbocharged models.
The only turbo models sold in the US that are worthy of getting would be either the WRX motor= EJ20 or the STi motor= EJ25

Do take notice in when buying these motors that all the motor codes that are on the motors are EJ coded and do not tell of them being NA or Turbo.

EJ25 = STi, 2.5GT(2005+), Forester XT, Baja Turbo, 2.5RS, Outback, Forester, Legacy
EJ22 = Legacy Turbo(1991-93), Legacy, Impreza
EJ20 = WRX and all non-US NA motors
EJ18 = Legacy and Impreza

Please use this as a guidline to purchase your motors. And for any parts and questions about modifying your subie motors goto www.nasioc.com You will find all info ever noted in these motors and others.

Hope this helps anyone.

Billy