Scubi questions, Motor questions Options

[914helo]

I'm hoping to finish my SVX conversion soon. The EG33 is a great engine. Yes, there's not as much aftermarket, but for me 230 hp stock is enough. Yes it's heavier than a 4 cylinder, but not that much more. I picked up a low mileage (40K) and put all new gaskets and seals, etc. for not much money. Did I mention 230 hp/225 ftlbs stock? I didn't want to mess around with intercooler plumbing, turbos, etc. The 3.3L engine seems like a great choice for something that's powerful, normally-aspirated, and has a reputation of lasting a very long time.

[pffft]

I really like the forester/baja 2.5t motors. Where does one go to buy
fairly complete subie engines?

AND, is a 930 box too tall geared for a 2.5t motor?

patrick

[914helo]

I think most people have purchased them off of Craigslist or Evilbay. Unfortunately that usually means a bit of a gamble...

[WRX914]

I think most people have purchased them off of Craigslist or Evilbay. Unfortunately that usually means a bit of a gamble...

Here is where I bought my new shortblock

Subaru site:

https://www.subarugenuineparts.com/oe_parts_cat.html

also...

go to www.nasioc.com

Search through the forums to classifieds. You wont believe the amount of stuff they sell

[WRX914]

also...

If $$$ is not an issue...

www.crawfordperformance.com

[DBCooper]

Gruppe-S lists all the engines, including the STI, at $3000 or less (www.gruppe-s.com). Also talk with the good folks at Outfront Performance, who sell used motors themselves or can direct you to someone local for your used engine. One of the nice things about the WRX and STI's is that they're racer-boy cars, and those kids tend to run them off the road and into things pretty regularly. That should reinforce everybody's advice to upgrade your brakes if you're going to get that much motor.

Or search for "JDM engine" and you'll see dozens of importers of purported low milage engines from Japan, also all less than $3000 complete. Regular NA EJ25's are all less than $1000 (hint, hint). Nearly all the importers offer warranties for the engines, and I can tell you it's possible to negotiate with some of them to extend their warranty to start when you first fire the engine. Not all will go for it, but some will. Be nice.

Lastly www.car-part.com. A tip is to search for interchange engines so you can get a span of model years in your search. These guys are your local import dismantlers and are almost always more expensive than the options above, but you can usually find one in your town and go look at the motor before you buy it. But hey, remember that compared to some of the alternatives, this is CHEAP horsepower, so if you get a start-up warranty and can check compression and see the motor run then the risk is minimal. And the nice thing about the Subaru's is that once you get it going if you ever have problems with your engine, or do something very stupid, it's not that expensive to just plug in another one.