Carmania24

Hi all, So a friend of mine might be selling a built 4EAT that can handle (I believe) 600hp. I currently have the 5EAT and was wondering if anyone has done this swap and what is needed to swap it out? I might be interested in buying it but not till next year. Would I need a new transmission speed sensor, TCM, harness? Thank you!

Is it an OEM downpipe? Could you send me the listing for the DP that you have on the FB marketplace please? Thanks!

Holy moly! Thank you for that! More than half those places do not even exist anymore, but found some places that still are and close to me. Going to give them a call.

Welp poop. I gave a deposit to the guy this morning to buy the parts. I mean honestly I will be happy pushing 300ishwhp with VF52 setup. Which I bought.. seller is ignoring me now. But anyways, I appreciate yours as well as everyone else's opinion.

Thanks. I reached out to them but they do not install sadly. Thanks. Pricing starts at around 6K (OEM build) if I remember. Does not include installation which is about 800-1200 extra at shops.

I heard that apparently stage 2 tune from COBB OTS works just fine.. but COBB OTS maps are junk. You would need to find a tuner near you or in countries where the X/Y were offered.

No such thing as free.. is there!?

I’m confuzzled. I have an ej20x in my car right now. Bearing took a dump so it has knocking. I am going forged ej255.

I do not mind them replacing it, but they are about 120 miles from me and tow on average is $3 a mile (some even $7 a mile). It ends up being cheaper if I have him drop the motor off (after being built) to a shop closer to me.

I have no problem with the ej20x block being rebuilt but I want to go back to ej255. Finding rebuild parts for ej20x is hard here, most come from overseas which is kind of iffy right now. I do not mind them replacing it, but they are about 120 miles from me and tow on average is $3 a mile (some even $7 a mile). It ends up being cheaper if I have him drop the motor off (after being built) to the shop closer to me.

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Hi again, Before you ask, yes I looked on Yelp and asked some groups on Facebook. But I am looking for a Subaru Shop in Orange County, CA to replace my motor. Maybe someone here can recommend a place I missed? Straight drop in motor, all accessories are on it. I have reached out to a few last week but I have not gotten a response as of yet. The closer to OC the better! Thanks a lot!

Welp so much for that. I can't afford the upgrade. Thanks everyone for your help and input.

^ I second that. Timing belt and components will need to be replaced by the sounds of it. Is it misfiring? Does it smell like burnt eggs? Is there smoke coming from the exhaust?

Oh boy.. he ain't gonna tell me.

OH LOL, that was a screenshot my builder sent me. No idea who that is.

Well isn't that going to be lovely...

Ummm...what? I am lost.

Thanks, I will go ahead and do that. Should I do a TGV delete while I am at it? Thanks, I will look into this. Did they make OEM top fed fuel rails for the legacy's? I could've sworn they did not, but I am probably wrong.

2 man shop, middle of nowhere, no overhead. He sent me pictures of previous builds and info about their shop. Made sure it was legit before agreeing to get it done. For list of parts, please see the attached picture. Gotcha, I will look into that. Any specific brand you recommend? Power goals: 325-340WHP for now, next year get more power when it becomes my weekend car. TMIC for now. Edit: failed to mention I have an EJ20X long block, and I wish to go back to EJ255 for this build. Most parts I found for EJ20X rebuild are overseas sadly.

If it was that cheap I would have bought one, all forged ones I have seen are nearly double that. Getting mine built and installed for 4K. My motor needs a lot of work; had a shop look into for me. Was cheaper to buy a core than rebuild mine. If mine was rebuildable, I would have had him build off mine.

What made it a deal killer for you to fix it?

Hello there again! Hope everyone's weekend is going well ! Just wanted to ask a question. I have a used EJ255 (I have an ej20x currently) motor I bought and I am going for a forged bottom end. So I am looking to either get a MHI TD05 that has been rebuilt with a billet compressor or a Tomioka Racing TD05-20G ball bearing w/ billet wheel. I was just curious to know what injectors everyone is running for either turbo; or if 800 CC would be enough (or more than enough) for either of them? I will be running the DW 255 fuel pump. Thanks in advance!

My brain is fried from all this online college crap. Thank heavens I graduate next semester.

Ooo okay. I get what you are saying now. Thanks a lot!