The EJ205 was first introduced in 1999 in Japan and 2002 in the US market. The name EJ205 is just a basic designation of an EJ engine, with 2.0 liters of displacement, and the 5 or 7 is an identifier for whether it came out of a WRX/Forester (5) or...
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Subaru Auto to Manual Transmission Conversion Basic Overview
This post is a general overview of converting your Subaru transmission from auto to manual. We wish we could offer a product to make this simple, but because of the many changes in Subaru wiring between car models and years, we can't make a product that works for everyone. This works for non-CANbus...
Radiator Swap in your GC
In this blog post we talk about the radiator in your swapped car. We’re specifically talking about GC chassis (93-01 Subaru), but you would use similar information for all radiator swaps. When doing a swap in a GC chassis, there will most likely be a radiator upgrade as well....
Single AVCS CANbus Equipped Engine Swap
In this blog post, we discuss the issues with swapping a Single AVCS CANbus (shortened to CAN for the rest of this blog) equipped engine like a 2008 WRX into an older non-CAN equipped chassis like a 2002 WRX. _________________________________________________________________ December 20204 Update We are no longer providing the harness...
Subaru Engine Comparison - 6 Cylinder vs. STi
In this blog post we discuss our findings from our recent dyno day of our 6 Cylinder swapped RS to our stock 2011 STi. Check out the video below to see our day at the dyno! It's always difficult to compare two engines since there are so many variables in...
Best Subaru Engine Swap Choice for your Chassis
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This blog post reviews our recommendations for a turbo Subaru engine swap based on the non-turbo chassis type. If you have a turbo car, you are looking to swap; we generally recommend replacing the long block and leaving the rest of the car intact. More about turbo to turbo or NA...
Upgraded Fuel Pump Controller Explained
In this blog post, we clear up common myths and misconceptions about the upgraded fuel pump controller. If you are having issues with the fuel pump controller, start with our FPC Diagnostic Jumper. When we came up with the idea of an upgraded fuel pump controller (yes, it's the one...
Why Buy A Complete Engine for an Engine Swap?
In this blog post we go over why buying a complete engine is a better option than buying all the components of the engine separately. This is catered toward those going from a non turbo to turbo application like a 2001 RS getting an 06 STi engine. Sometimes we get...