Civette's new swap LSx WRX

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07-26-2009, 10:08 PM

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sounds nice

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07-27-2009, 06:31 AM

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nice i wanna see some videos of this thing tearing it up

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07-27-2009, 07:53 AM

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Thats disgusting... Great work man.

When do you want to build my impreza lol

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07-27-2009, 08:01 AM

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awesome build

awesome build the sti folks are going to hate you.

are you planning a air fliter?

how much do'es the STI weight?

did you make the round motor mounts welded to frame and the stock motor mounts together ? also did you make the trans mount?

thanks

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07-27-2009, 08:08 AM

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Im an STi guy and i dont hate him, im jealous as hell lol.

You actually lose weight with this swap believe it or not, the Subaru AWD system weighs a TON. 2002+ WRX's and 04+ STi's weigh in at about 3200 - 3400lbs GVW

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07-27-2009, 10:17 AM

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less then a month and the swaps basically done cept for little stuff, just insane. Sounds really nice.

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07-27-2009, 11:00 AM

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Damn man, you should start a business and build these for a living.
Turnaround time is crazy. Talk about a profit.

Great work.

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07-27-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by slammer454

less then a month and the swaps basically done cept for little stuff, just insane. Sounds really nice.

X2 i love bug eye WRX's i cant wait to see more videos of this car
its awsome that everything clears the stock hood, the LSX shootout plates top it all off nicely

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07-28-2009, 12:42 AM

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You are awsome.

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07-28-2009, 06:48 AM

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I liked how you got the tach to work with the motor

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07-28-2009, 07:57 AM

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damn thats sick,

me and buddy were really close to thinking of doing this, but with the older model GC8 chassis ( 1996 -1999 ) model

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07-28-2009, 10:23 AM

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damn thats sick,

me and buddy were really close to thinking of doing this, but with the older model GC8 chassis ( 1996 -1999 ) model

I've got a 2001 2.5RS GC Coupe that i wanna slam a boosted LS1 + T56 into, waiting to hear back about mounts before i go ahead with parting my V4 STi drivetrain out

Mmmm Subaru Impreza 5.7RS

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07-28-2009, 12:55 PM

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Sweet build man, your threads are always worth reading.

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07-28-2009, 01:56 PM

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Travis URDM.............................

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07-28-2009, 06:32 PM

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That is cool, whats the weight distribution on it>?

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07-29-2009, 05:34 PM

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That is cool, whats the weight distribution on it>?

Has to be better than it was before. Subaru puts the entire engine in front of the axle.

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07-29-2009, 07:14 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ru4ybNpJ1g

I WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE NEXT VIDEO

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07-30-2009, 12:23 PM

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Any plans to sell a front subframe? PM me a cost? I'll ship you a subframe to make the mounts... I've got a car that would love to have a v8 in it. /evil.

Beautiful project!