Why not the WRX? Options

[Brett W]

I was checking on the net today and you can pick up a WRX motor for about 650 used. This is pretty complete. That would make a great 914 swap. Better turbo, and some cleaning up of the engine wiring and such you could have one bad ass daily driver.

You would still have the flat four and you could over come the limitations of the T4 engine.

[jonwatts]

I don't recall getting any of the harness but I'll have to look (twas over a year ago). My ECU came with a harness that I need to adapt to this engine. I haven't started on this yet.

Turbos came mounted on the engine along with all other ancillaries. I did get the useless turbo air/solenoid box with mine, I offered it to fiid.

The intercooler I got has more bent fins than straight ones due to rough handling before I got it. I plan on picking up a stock WRX intercooler from Ebay. They are cheap and plentiful from all the IC upgrades people do. It will be a good enough start for what I plan to do with it.

Even if you were to buy an entire JDM front clip I don't know how well it would run since we do not typically have access to 100 RON fuel like they do in Japan. That's what some of these engines require. Ray Hall Turbocharging of Australia makes (I believe) replacement ECUs for Subies. You could look into that.

Ben, my long lost bro, how far along are you on going the 6 route? Don't jump ship if you're close, the jury is still out on how great our conversions will come out. (Ok, they will be great, but so are flat sixes).