Sill gettting more in tune with everything reading all this information on here and other sites. ahmm just curious as too if its all too new? got the Sti Motor, Ecu And 5spd tranny etc... bolt up? ha much needed info.
Sti has 6speed tranny unless its JDM...Its going to all drop right in though..You will be good to go of you have the ecu and wire harness too...Some others who have done these swaps can chime in for some better info though.
engin and tranny lift out from a 2005 wrx sti includes engin computer.. -Wire Harness -A/C Compressor -Starter -Alternator -Intake and Exhaust Manifolds -Power Steering Pump -Turbo Charger pretty much everything.... im just worried about the wiring part now
ive been looking into swap shops thatd help with the wiring part. or maybe even just pay em too drop the motor and all in there. i cant really seem too choose the right one? sugestions? southeast Minnesota? metro tc? stillllll searchinggg
I've done the wiring on a 01 RS with a JDM Sti swap. The customer purchased a front clip and had it delivered to my shop. Merging the harness was a little tough. I was given 3days to do the swap, but took 5 days to get the car fired up and drive back to Chicago. This was done in 2002 and not much info was available then. I had alot of help from Subaru to get me the pinouts on the ecu. Dropping the motor is cake. You'll need a turbo subframe to have room for the uppipe. There are a few other things needed but I don't remember all of them. The harness, you can either send it out and bring it to the shop and i'll merge it. I need practice(challenge) anyways.
perfect. i got kinda a big budget ive been saving up for about 5 years now... if i could get this 2005 sti motor in the 97 impreza id be in sleepr mode for sure, ahm if you could figure up a list of things u may need for the swap ill get em. contact you one way or another and do some suby work son. if your interested?
^ PM Chux about wiring. He did mine and I have 0 complaints. To do the STi swap it is very straight forward (besides the wiring which is complex, and generally the hardest part of a swap) You will need: Engine (complete long block w/ all STi sensor, manifolds, Intercooler, injectors, ect...) Complete exhuast and turbo Legacy Turbo (91-94) or WRX/STi Engine crossmember. Or you can modify your stock one ECU, and Misc controllers Complete wiring harnesses from both cars WRX/STi Radiator & fans WRX/STi power steering lines, pump, res. And probably some more stuff I cannot think of. The best way to do it is to get a parts car that way you should have everything you would need somewhere. The next question is what transmission are you going to run. The 5 speeds were not put in STis for a reason which you may want to consider. Cause if you are going to do the 6 speed conversion you will need about $5k more in parts.
