I bought a heavily modified WRX out of Scottsdale, Arizona in Feb. Drove down and towed it home. Here are some pictures of the project. The old engine had a timing belt slip off and it bent some intake valves. I figured if I am going to pull the motor, why not replace with something a little beefier?

Car:















My friend JJ:



Here is what it looks like all clean/ running:



Pulling the old engine:















It's apart, only has bent intake valves:









AND NOW THE NEW!!

It took me several months to get it squared away (mostly due to my laziness), but the shortblock done now.

- 2.2 Liter Turbo Legacy case, bored/sleeved
- Darton ductile iron sleeves
- US STi forged crank, balanced/polished/drilled for better oiling
- Pauter Forged connecting rods
- Ross forged pistons, moly coated skirts, swaintech gold coated tops
- ACL race series bearings for mains and rods
- ARP oversized head studs

Pictures:







































I painted my covers:













































































Modifications.

Engine, go fast mods, and misc:
2.2 Turbo legacy shortblock (fully closed deck), bored /sleeved - 2.4 Liter final displacement
Darton Ductile Iron Sleeves
USDM 2.5 STi forged crank, balanced/polished/drilled for better oiling
Pauter Forged Connecting Rods
ROSS Forged pistons, coated skirts, swaintech coated piston tops
ACL Race series main and rod bearings
Oversized ARP head studs
Version 8 JDM STi big port heads
Subaru 12mm Oil Pump from New Zealand
APS DR725 bar/plate FMIC
13 row bar and plate oil cooler
Fujitsobo Power Getter exhaust
Tial 38mm external wastegate setup
Tial BOV
Ported Ceramic coated Up ppipe
Ported Ceramic coated manifolds
Ported throttle body
AVO450 turbo
PE650 injectors
Walbro pump
Greddy catch can
APS Intake
Ecu-Tek
UTEC
JDM STi Version 8 ECU/AVCS working
PWR radiator
Perrin Turbo inlet hose
JDM STi Radiator Cap
Samco Coolant Hoses
Samco Radiator Hoses
AVC-R boost controller
Defi Pod
Greddy Oil Temp guage
Greddy Oil Boost guage
Greddy Oil EGT guage
Grounding kit
Knock link/w buzzer
Optima red top Battery

Suspension/Drivetrain:
Tein Flex coilovers
MRT rear adjustable camber plates
WhileLine ALK
Whiteline sub frame locks
Perrin rear sway bar
MRT solid end links
Cusco Type II under brace
Cusco front strut bar
Cusco rear strut bar
Cusco rear V-brace
STi GrN motor mounts
STi GrN tranny mounts
JDM STi Sub frame assembly
JDM STi lateral links
JDM STi end links
Steering rack bushings
JDM STi 6 Speed Transmission w/Surtrac
JDM STi R180 rear differential
JDM STi axles
JDM STi hubs/pbrake
JDM STi drive shaft
Kartboy Short Throw Shifter
Kartboy Front/Rear shifter bushings
Exedy 13# flywheel
Exedy clutch (or) STi/Cusco twin plate 6 puck (or) STi kevlar 6 speed clutch (or) ACT 6 puck race clutch

Brakes:
Brembo Gran Turismo Front Calipers w/ 2 piece floating hat rotors
Brembo Rear brakes
Gas Slotted rear brake disks
SS Brake lines all around
MRT master brake cylinder brace

Looks (exterior):
Fully repainted by Lotus of Scottsdale
JDM STi projector headlamps
18" Silver OZ Super Leggera Wheels
Trial front lip
Shaved A Pillar antenna
Rear roof SharkII antenna
Custom OEM Front bumper work
JDM Aero Guards
JDM STi Grill
STi CF side markers
STi fog mesh covers
OEM rear under spoiler
Kaminari CF Hood/Painted
CF Rear Wing
Sparco Hood Pins

Looks (interior):
JDM S202 BLUE speedo/ cluster
JDM STi steering wheel
JDM STi parking brake
JDM STi shift ****
JDM STi center console/w trim ring & boot
JDM STi sub visors
JDM STi door cards
STi rear seat
Sparco Torino front seats
Subaru OEM CF interior trim

Bumps in da trunk:
JL Audio 10W3v2
Custom in wheel well sub Enclosure
Eclipse deck
Entire interior floor and trunk coated with Dynamat

 

apart from the stearing wheel being on the wrong side thats pretty nice. Love the colour and it looks like an awesome spec

 

very nice mate nice work.

Rob.

 

haha on the wheel & thanks!

 

I realized I don't have the crank sensor, and I need an avcs cam bolt. Look how dirty my intake manifold is compared to my purdy new painted parts! A little more progress made today:

 

are you doing all the work on the car ?

also welcome to our site

 

Yes, with help of course! My good friend does Subaru stuff for a living. It's a team effort.

 

Nice work - very impressive, what sort of power are you hoping for?

Chris

 

Thanks!

Before it blew up, it made 360 HP to the wheels on 91 octane pump gas on a Dyno Dynamics. On this new setup, I would be happy with that or a little more (for now). Next year I want to further upgrade my fuel system and get a much larger rotated mount turbo.

 

Getting close...

 

just out of interest, whats the fuel price in the states?

our has just gone up to £1.09.9 per litre which equates to $2.19.8 but this is for 99 ron

 

It varies...right now it is $3.18/gallon of 93 octane. You would LOVE the favorable exchange rate.

I am in the middle of the US, it can be much higher in other areas such as Los Angeles, Chicago or New York.

 

Just about done...





AND DONE, running/ driving as of Sunday. Already have about 400km's on the engine.

 

Great looking car, and great work going on there..

 

Thank you!

 

really nice job, love the bib fmic and standard bonnet combination

 

That is some top quality work!

Well done, any plans to run it down the strip or track?