93 Impreza L motor swap... Please help.

[1LtrTerror]

Hi, as you can see I am a noob. I own a 93 Impreza L and am looking to do a motor swap, I was wondering what the most cost effective way to set the car up for drag racing would be? or if it's even worth it. It is an automatic front wheel drive car. I'd like to get 300 or more horses out of it but not sure if that's possible or not. The engine is a 1.8 liter and it's a single overhead cam I believe. Any help will be much appreciated seeing as I am new to Imports. Thanks fellow car enthusiasts.

[Subie Gal]

to make your car go fast in a straight line,
you will need to swap suspension, drivetrain, ecu and more.

i rallied a 1.8 FWD - it's gutless (110hp / 110ftlbs torque) and no mods to that engine will help. you'd need a straight up engine conversion / swap to make the car GO....

to do that properly will cost $5k +

hope this helps.
Jamie

[fc735]

1.8...:shudder: !


almost as bad as the ole 1500's.....

yeah...you are looking at alot of work to get it to go fast......bare minimum engine change, fix the weak ass tranny, (i would go to AWD myself...)


but, to go fast in a straight line takes no skill , some people say.....

tube chassis that #####! Merlin big block, lenco four speed....nine inch rear....

[1LtrTerror]

Hey thanks for replying, I all ready counted on replacing the motor and tranny. I was going to convert it to stick. I was also thinking about buying a motor out of a rear-wrecked WRX or something of the sort. Or buying an STI block and building it myself. Any idea what trannys are good? or where I could go to talk 1 on 1 with someone about this??? thanks again

[IBAUCLAPlaya]

The STi tranny is pretty good

[fc735]

i would advise against it.......alot of work



however, as shown by me having a wagon....i like different.


Engine:
there are several options, but one of the better bets would be to get a STi EJ20 from japan (ie, a V4-6 engine, before they used the EJ25)
will be cheaper, and easier to hook stuff up and get running right, since it is a non-OBDII engine (the V4 is, i dont recall which year they changed the versions at the moment...)
get harness, ecu and such too...your 1.8 ECU will laugh at you....


Tranny:
again, if possible, get a whole clip from an importer of a JDM STi. you should get transmission, engine, harness, ECU, pedals, shifter (if ya lucky) and such.

Drivetrain:
i highly reccomend installing a rear diff in the car, and hooking it up to work with the WRX tranny.
you will need to find an AWD legacy of the same year and get the parts (rear cradle, differential, driveshaft, axles, hubs, struts, brakes, etc....) and swap them in.
now, iirc, you will need to get a rear diff that has the same gear ratio of the WRX...and if possible, you can get it out of the STi car.


now ,you can do it that way, or you can get a wrecked WRX from the states, and mod it too. either will be a serious undertaking. but, good luck, and keep us informed, and post some pics!