05RSsport Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) Hello guys, I am new here and I own a 2005 Impreza 2.5RS Sport. 128k miles. Unfortunately the car is an automatic. I want to get an 05 sti front clip w/ motor, trans, and subframe. From what I have gathered to do a swap I would need... Sti sub frame Sti dohc motor Manual trans Linkages Ecm Harness Hood Am I missing anything? What is the deal with swapping the subframe? Would I be better off in price comparison with keeping the sohc motor, my subframe, and just turbocharging it? I do have a daily driver so this is my project. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. Edited August 16, 2021 by 05RSsport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Wotcha and welcome - looks like you have the full list of items there, may be missing a couple of sensors that the new loom would attach to. WRT the adding turbo to existing setup you would need to check your piston setup, compression ratio etc as I believe the NA engines run higher compression. A turbo block will have all that correct from the start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 rear diff, hubs, dreiveshafts etc etc etc are all different you'll need a full donor car basicly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahlonstiv Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Look for someone around you who specializes in Impreza I'm sure there are quite a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Looking at some of the parts for sale in the US (quite jealous) why not keep it NA but drop a 6 pot in there from an Alcyone (SVX)? form there you could ad a raptor supercharge kit - bolt on instant 300+ bhp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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