Suby-conversion advice?

[Axl]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Another one joins the conversion perversion. Nice to have you!!!

Jason

Nice to be had!!

[scoobytuner]

well, my conversion is starting up, i just bought an 05 WRX that has been rolled over. got a great deal on it, and so now i have everything i am going to need for the swap minus the KEP parts and some stuff for random fabrication. also ill need a radiator.

pics will start coming on saturday when (and small IF) i go pick the car up.

[Axl]

Scooby - keep us up to date . I , for one , want to see whats going into one of these conversions . I want to know whats in store for me when I finally get to do this (don't forget , I am doing a custom frame , for strength and ease of the modifications I have planned)

[Mikey]

I got my adaptor ordered from KEP.

I'm about to order a boost guage, what's the differance between a Vac./boost, and a Boost? Which would I need?

[scoobytuner]

vac and boost are used on turbos, and just boost is used on supercharger setups. you want vac and boost for sure.

[Axl]

Hey Rob - I checked out your pics . Pretty cool . I do have one question . I see you had to notch the rear fenders to clear the timing belt cover . I also see that ground clearance is quite low under the pan . I was thinking that when I do a custom frame , I could lower the trans mounts by an inch or two to clear the fender . What do you think about this idea?

[Rob]

Hey Axl,

Yup, that's a great idea.
Only *after* I had mounted the motor I found out that you can move the tranny a bit forward by flipping the tranny mount (you'll also have to modify the shiftrod mind you).
It also depends on the motor you use. This is a DOHC EJ2.5.
If you use a SOHC, or a 2.0, you'll have a better chance of not having to cut the fenders.

As to the ground clearance, with the small wheels I have (15"), I can forget about lowering the car at this point.
There are kits to raise the transmission as well (aircooled.net) so that might also be something I'll be looking at. There are also some very nice shortened oilpans available from Bug at 5 speed (I *think* that's the right name, check this board, there is a whole thread about them).

If you are building a custom frame, then you have many options. I would certainly look at incorporating the original motor mounts, or check with the Subaru-vanagon guys on some of the motormounts they are using.

Good luck with the project and keep us posted !

Rob.