New owner looking for CVT advice

[BMav]

Hi all, I’m the owner of a 2011 Impreza WRX STI A line imported from Japan 

I have a few questions for the community

How much hp can you get out of an EJ25 CVT?

How much would it cost to Manual Swap it?

Is it worth just selling for manual?

[Jay762]

Wotcha and welcome - Not too many of those motors about and I haven't heard of anyone tuning them. A manual setup will set you back around 3K for bits.

Given the type of car you have I would potentially look at selling and buying a manual model as these A lines do appeal to a specific market