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engine help
i have a 03 wrx ok my question his i blew a rod what can i do now thats not going to break me i would like to get it running soon i herd alot of ppl doing a 2.5 short block but then i herd the wiring is so hard to do its not even worth it the i herd about forged pistions and rods for a good price help anyone
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I would just buy a 2.5 short block (I got mine w/14K miles for $1100) and use your wrx head...no wiring changes needed. Everything will fit on the 2.5 block. You'll need a gasket kit including head gaskets, and all the fluids. I have no idea how much it would cost to have it swapped out; I did mine myself, but I would imagine you could do it for ~$2K if you bought the parts and had someone install it.
While I was at it I swapped the clutch, flywheel, crank pulley, motor mounts, oil pump, timing belt, water pump, and accessory belts because it's alot easier to do it when the motors out and I had almost 70K miles on it anyway. So, obviously any extra parts that you decide to change (some I would highly recommend depending on how many miles on the car) will cost you extra. My whole swap (parts above plus a few others) cost me $5K and I only paid $500 to someone else to have the head reconditioned, the block inspected/honed, etc. The rest was the cost of the parts.
It's very difficult to do it right and cheap at the same time whether you go with a 2.5 or a 2.0 IMHO.
While I was at it I swapped the clutch, flywheel, crank pulley, motor mounts, oil pump, timing belt, water pump, and accessory belts because it's alot easier to do it when the motors out and I had almost 70K miles on it anyway. So, obviously any extra parts that you decide to change (some I would highly recommend depending on how many miles on the car) will cost you extra. My whole swap (parts above plus a few others) cost me $5K and I only paid $500 to someone else to have the head reconditioned, the block inspected/honed, etc. The rest was the cost of the parts.
It's very difficult to do it right and cheap at the same time whether you go with a 2.5 or a 2.0 IMHO.
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All you need is a set of cometic gaskets,ARP head studs and a 2.5 short block.Everything else is the same the only THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS THE STI HAS A VENT ON THE BLOCK JUST TIE IT INTO THE VALVE COVER GASKET VENT HOSES AND YOUR ALL GOOD....maybe follow by a good tune.
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