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Subaru swap stories?, where's fiid? |
lapuwali |
Jan 3 2005, 01:53 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
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. |
lapuwali |
Jan 12 2005, 04:04 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
But you're staying air-cooled, Mike. Just sell the VR6 and start plotting the turbo you'll add to that T4 you're building...
I don't have any direct experience with these "JDM" engine vendors, but the ricer guys use them a great deal. The thing with Japan is there are laws and a culture built up to strongly encourage consumption, so "old" cars (like 5-6 years old) are regularly scrapped. Mileage is low even for that age as no one can drive much there, and certainly not at any real speed. So, they're buying up practically new engines at scrap prices, and shipping them over here by the container load. On top of all that, there are engines available in Japan not available anywhere else. There was a twin-cam VTEC Honda four available there YEARS before the US market got them. The main issue would be parts later, but the engines are cheap enough that you'd not rebuild, just replace. |
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