I have an 02 wrx and have been talking to some local wrx people and a couple shops and the 2.5 short block swap with the 2.0 heads seems like the best deal instead of going for the whole STi swap. dont really want to switch the wire harness etc etc. So a hybrid motor will be done. I plan on swapping the pistons and rods for the block. Now for the head i want to upgrade the cams and have it ported out pretty good. The head has to go to the shop when you put the shortblock in so why not do some minor upgrades right.
Here is where the dilema starts. I usually dont shoot for dyno numbers at all. But i want to end up with 350 whp. a little less is fine. a little more is also fine. with that 300HP mark being broken the tranny obviously has to be upgraded with some new gears. which then calls for new clutch and flywheel. fine. now as far as turbo upgrades, this is the point which i am stuck at. having a somewhat built hybrid motor with a almost undestructable tranny i can pretty much choose what turbo i want. what do you think is best for my situation? I have been looking into a rotated turbo mount from Full-Race.com!Thumbs Up, simply amazing product the build, but am not sure if the turbo will be to big. Something that will put me in the 350-390 range is prefect.
any help is appreciated. Anyone who is running a hybrid motor how do you like them and what are you running. thanks.....
Here is where the dilema starts. I usually dont shoot for dyno numbers at all. But i want to end up with 350 whp. a little less is fine. a little more is also fine. with that 300HP mark being broken the tranny obviously has to be upgraded with some new gears. which then calls for new clutch and flywheel. fine. now as far as turbo upgrades, this is the point which i am stuck at. having a somewhat built hybrid motor with a almost undestructable tranny i can pretty much choose what turbo i want. what do you think is best for my situation? I have been looking into a rotated turbo mount from Full-Race.com!Thumbs Up, simply amazing product the build, but am not sure if the turbo will be to big. Something that will put me in the 350-390 range is prefect.
any help is appreciated. Anyone who is running a hybrid motor how do you like them and what are you running. thanks.....