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| AndyB |
 Feb 27 2015, 12:39 PM
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The Governor is watching me  Group: Members Posts: 1,115 Joined: 10-April 10 From: Philadelphia New York Member No.: 11,595 Region Association: North East States  |
So I am finally doing the Subaru drive train conversion. I picked up my donor car from a salvage auction for $200.00. Yes the entire car and yes it does drive and run. With that being said I am still looking to those more knowledgable in the Subaru arena. The car is a 2002 Impreza Outback Sport. It has a 2.5l in it and over 200k on the odometer. My plan is to tear the engine down and rebuild it a little more then stock. I have no intentions of dropping in a turbo, that's for another one. Who are some reliable sources for performance parts other then all the usuall Subaru upgrades that would be done on a Subaru. I am concerned about the cooling aspect of the engine. I would like to know what people are using for radiators. Thanks.
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| CptTripps |
Feb 27 2015, 01:19 PM
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:: Punch and Pie :: Group: Members Posts: 3,585 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Tuscaloosa, AL and Akron, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Oh man....there are no shortage of options here. The cooling is essentially the same as any other radiator setup like the SB350 guys are doing. LOADS of options there.
coldwater914.com for all the engine mounting bits. Save yourself the headache of fabricating your own. (Unless you were looking forward to that part.) |
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| AndyB |
Feb 27 2015, 02:45 PM
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The Governor is watching me Group: Members Posts: 1,115 Joined: 10-April 10 From: Philadelphia New York Member No.: 11,595 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(CptTripps @ Feb 27 2015, 02:19 PM)  Oh man....there are no shortage of options here. The cooling is essentially the same as any other radiator setup like the SB350 guys are doing. LOADS of options there. coldwater914.com for all the engine mounting bits. Save yourself the headache of fabricating your own. (Unless you were looking forward to that part.) Cpt. I have no intention of massive fabrication. Ian at cold water has my list. My only concern is what others are using as their cooling system. But what I am really looking for is those with experiance on a N/A 2.5 l for guidance. Anyone can throw a bunch of parts together, but making them into something street friendly and not stock are two different things. |
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| mepstein |
Feb 27 2015, 03:12 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,291 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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QUOTE(Scarlet75 @ Feb 27 2015, 03:45 PM) QUOTE(CptTripps @ Feb 27 2015, 02:19 PM) Oh man....there are no shortage of options here. The cooling is essentially the same as any other radiator setup like the SB350 guys are doing. LOADS of options there. coldwater914.com for all the engine mounting bits. Save yourself the headache of fabricating your own. (Unless you were looking forward to that part.) Cpt. I have no intention of massive fabrication. Ian at cold water has my list. My only concern is what others are using as their cooling system. But what I am really looking for is those with experiance on a N/A 2.5 l for guidance. Anyone can throw a bunch of parts together, but making them into something street friendly and not stock are two different things. I have no fabrication skills. I'm buying the radiator kit from renegade hybrids. I understand it's a bolt in solution with some cutting for air to enter and exit. It's about a grand. Not the cheapest solution but probably the best for my needs - eg33 swap |
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Scarlet75 Subaru Engine Swap Feb 27 2015, 12:39 PM
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Huh. Mine's been in there for eight years no... Feb 27 2015, 06:58 PM Scarlet75
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DB are you running a turbo?
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Most likely you could use the radiator from the d... Feb 27 2015, 07:10 PM Mike Bellis
I knew you would weigh in Mike thanks. And are we... Feb 27 2015, 07:30 PM Scarlet75
I knew you would weigh in Mike thanks. And are w... Feb 28 2015, 06:55 AM JRust The nice thing with a NA suby is they are easy to ... Feb 27 2015, 07:32 PM 76-914 George, if his radiator leaked at 90 days then he ... Feb 27 2015, 09:29 PM Scarlet75
George, if his radiator leaked at 90 days then he... Feb 28 2015, 06:54 AM 76-914
George, if his radiator leaked at 90 days then h... Feb 28 2015, 10:29 AM Scarlet75 So like many things this has now turned into a sin... Mar 11 2015, 04:50 PM mepstein What car is getting the work done? Pics? Mar 11 2015, 04:58 PM Scarlet75 Sorry about that. Its Scarlet, she has been a nobl... Mar 11 2015, 04:59 PM mepstein I'm surprised. I thought you had a strong runn... Mar 11 2015, 05:22 PM Scarlet75
I'm surprised. I thought you had a strong run... Mar 11 2015, 05:35 PM Scarlet75 I already have the wheels which are 17 x 8's P... Mar 11 2015, 05:45 PM mepstein I know Ian at coldwater is really busy right now b... Mar 11 2015, 08:18 PM AndyB
I know Ian at coldwater is really busy right now ... Mar 12 2015, 04:21 AM R_u_dd Did your donor come with a 5mt tranny? Mar 12 2015, 08:27 AM AndyB Yes I searched through what seemed like a thousand... Mar 12 2015, 08:29 AM R_u_dd
Yes I searched through what seemed like a thousan... Mar 12 2015, 01:15 PM AndyB I am going to run the Subaru instruments on my car... Mar 12 2015, 01:29 PM Amenson
I am going to run the Subaru instruments on my ca... Mar 12 2015, 01:55 PM R_u_dd
I am going to run the Subaru instruments on my c... Mar 12 2015, 06:42 PM rnellums I wanted to keep the stock gauges on my car, just ... Mar 12 2015, 07:54 PM 914forme
Yep I love this idea, I would also like to add... Apr 3 2015, 05:38 PM AndyB How did you do that? Those are incredible. Mar 22 2015, 02:16 PM AndyB So I am still in the tear down phase of the rebuil... Mar 22 2015, 02:21 PM rpg5553 My radiator and ECU option
I picked up a complete... Mar 22 2015, 03:14 PM AndyB
My radiator and ECU option
I picked up a complet... Mar 23 2015, 10:21 AM AndyB Do you have any pictures of your cooling set up? I... Mar 22 2015, 05:53 PM rnellums
How did you do that? Those are incredible.
Send... Mar 22 2015, 08:41 PM AndyB Ok to the water cooled 914 crowd, can you please s... Mar 23 2015, 09:55 AM 76-914
Ok to the water cooled 914 crowd, can you please ... Mar 31 2015, 01:41 PM mgp4591 Not meaning to gripe too hard, but not fair! T... Mar 23 2015, 10:26 AM AndyB I wont disagree with you, however Ronnie G is the ... Mar 23 2015, 10:30 AM ruby914 Hi Andy,
Something I have been thinking of for a l... Mar 31 2015, 01:04 PM AndyB
Hi Andy,
Something I have been thinking of for a ... Apr 4 2015, 05:13 PM mgp4591 I was wondering if all the twists and turns in the... Apr 3 2015, 10:00 PM Chris H. You're thinking about doing an automatic trans... Apr 3 2015, 10:22 PM mgp4591
You're thinking about doing an automatic tran... Apr 3 2015, 10:46 PM Chris H.
You're thinking about doing an automatic tra... Apr 4 2015, 07:24 AM mgp4591 I've already pulled the tail section from a 2w... Apr 3 2015, 10:38 PM rnellums
Yep I love this idea, I would also like to ad... Apr 3 2015, 11:50 PM mgp4591 Thanks for the kind words but I am FAR from having... Apr 4 2015, 01:55 PM Chris H. I'm on phase 2, which means the engine comes b... Apr 4 2015, 02:42 PM AndyB Yeah I would of used the original but the deer had... Apr 4 2015, 03:13 PM AndyB Ok so much has happened since my last post. I went... Apr 24 2015, 06:48 PM AndyB The passenger long
Drivers long
Apr 24 2015, 06:58 PM AndyB Last time it was on the road.
Apr 24 2015, 06:59 PM AndyB Don't do it Mark <_< Apr 24 2015, 07:01 PM 76-914 This is donor car or your Suby conversion car? Apr 24 2015, 09:20 PM AndyB This would be the conversion car. It was a tough c... Apr 25 2015, 04:39 AM AndyB So lots of progress today. She still isn't on ... Apr 25 2015, 07:32 PM |
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