WIbimmers Off Topic Thread
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Alex, do it! That's is a great price considering it is pretty much a drop in!
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Do what you have to do.
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My plans for this spring/summer:
Purchase dirt cheap e30 or baby truck to use as DD.
Pull motor/trans from Subaru.
Rebuild motor with Manley forged pistons, Manley H-beams, rods, and race bearings, and an oem STI camshaft = 2.1l stroker for $1300
Sell oem turbo and acquire Vf39 (or similar) from STI. Acquire aftermarket STI injectors and warlbro fuel pump = $950
Rebuild 5 speed trans with LGT gears (stronger, better acceleration 1-4, 5th gets better mpg) = $500
Front mount intercooler - $650
Pro tune would run approx $500
End goal would be a reliable 290-310whp, on a like new motor/trans, 25+ mpg, and a bit more low end grunt w/o losing any steam up top
All for under $4k. That would put me at just under $10k stuck into my car, not including the RPF1s and Brembos. Not bad considering fully stock WRXs often see $10k price tags with over 100k miles. Mine would be reliable, overbuilt for the power, and have a damn near brand new motor/trans.
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Picked this up for $100 today
http://bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=312888&stc=1&d=1329686659
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