just another option for those of you that want to go big and 'safe'. After extensive R&D Fine Line Imports is proud to introduce the first in their line of high performance Subaru motors. All Fine Line Imports motors are designed for maximum reliability and power handling while minimizing piston start up slap. FLI STAGE 3 SHORT BLOCK EJ25 "STI" Semi-closed Block (2.5L Displacement) FLI closed decking process Supertech / FLI forged pistons 100mm (8.2:1 compression ratio) Billet Steel (4340) I-beam Connecting Rods STI Forged Chromoly Crankshaft (79mm Stroke) Professionally coated Rod and Main bearings Heavy-Duty Chromoly Piston Pins
ej257 is just the code, it will say ej25 on the block, just like a usdm 2.0 is a ej205, LGT and FXT block is a ej255 n/a sohc 2.5 is a ej253 so on and so forth.
this means I can just take an EJ-series motor to them have have them perform the CLOSED DECK BLOCK process. muaahahaahhaha CLOSED DECK EG33!!! muahahhahah
okies... I'll go ahead and port one of the intake ports, takes pics and post it for you. Fair??? hehehehe
psh, you better do more than some light PnP on that bad boy. if you want help along the way let me know, i enjoyed ripping mine apart
right now I have my EJ22T split and putting in new bearings. The bearing on cylinder #4 is no good. It scored into the bearing and the crank is scored as well. BUT I have an EJ22E sitting here as well.... hahahha so it's a quick swap over. I WIN!
Dont recall that, but yeah, they are an open deck motor, either way, the amount of power it would take to need a closed deck block on that 6 cyl would be in the 900s at least