STI engine swap
11 October 2017, 04:18 PM
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STI engine swap
I have a 2004 54 plate impreza wrx and was wondering whats involved in swapping the engine and 5 speed gearbox for an sti engine and 6 speed gearbox.
12 October 2017, 09:09 AM
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Money and Time essentially.
12 October 2017, 09:24 AM
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Just sell it and buy an sti.
12 October 2017, 10:23 AM
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Just sell it and buy an sti.
this. although he hasnt explained why :P
basically for the money you will spend turning a wrx into an sti you will actually spend less if you just buy an sti in the first place.
HTH
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12 October 2017, 11:20 AM
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this. although he hasnt explained why :P
Can only write the sane answer so many times before you get lazy with it,,, haha
12 October 2017, 11:42 AM
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Can only write the sane answer so many times before you get lazy with it,,, haha
I started to write a response filling in the gaps, and lost the will to live, as its been done so many times lol
12 October 2017, 12:01 PM
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The 'just buy an STI' response is fine for a saloon, but for a wagon you don't have much choice, given how rare the JDM STI wagons are...
12 October 2017, 12:22 PM
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was only 2001 sti wagon, but i took it as saloon
12 October 2017, 10:23 AM
