Turbo engine conversion

[Anton]

Is there any standard turbo engines which bolt into a 1996 Liberty GX? What engines have other people used in my position? This is my first Subaru, always had Toyota's lol.

[t.renshaw34]

Any turbo Subaru engine will fit. Ej205, ej207, ej208, ej255, ej257.

Depends how much your wanting to spend as it is not cheap.

[Anton]

Wow, a lot of options. Do they all bolt in? And is one easier to fit? Which is the most common used?

[kiks]

Anything fits EJ wise. Its just a question of which subframe to use depending on which exhaust etc.

Getting the loom working with the computer or replacing loom etc is the finnicky part. Unless you have a really good idea what you're doing, or a mate who does then its fairly labour intensive. Most shops would charge between 500 and 1500 to sort the loom side of it out as a complete solution.

Why not just sell and upgrade to a stock turbo'd?

[Anton]

I've thought about that, but I like the car I have now, low kms and really good condition. Want to make it a sleeper haha.

[kiahatsiu]

Sell and upgrade. From experience here dude.

[t.renshaw34]

Lol ok here a list of things you will need to do it properly...

Turbo long block. Let's say ej207 (Sti 2L engine) $6,000
turbo $2000
Intercoler $1000
Turbo back exhaust $2000
Turbo trans (5 speed manual) $1000. ($4000 for 6 speed STI)
Turbo diffs, front, center, rear $1000
Stock Gt brakes, set of 4 $600
Turbo ecu $500
Tune $1000
Labour $2-$3000
+ another $1000 for all the little bits n pieces that will need replacing to make it all work.

Prices can vary on those above depending if you go stock secondhand parts, New aftermarket etc.

Is it really worth it when you could sell your current car and buy a stock gt for only a extra few grand?

[Mat04]

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a wrx frot cut, tail shaft and rear off with drive shafts and hubs? These can be had for under 3k

[Anton]

That was my plan, get a half cut. Other wise I may as well buy a WRX lol.

[dr20t]

Its still a stupid amount of work to get it together

There's no way you will find a turbo half cut for 3k with Gbox, rear diff, axles, hubs and brakes, ecu etc

More like 5.5-6k as Taylor mentioned

The labour alone will be over 2.5k to do properly

Not worth the headache irrespective of how clean your current car is. Keep it and buy a turbo shitter if you really want one that bad

That's my 2c

Mick

[Anton]

Hmmm true, thanks for the input.

[MrSober88]

Half cuts can be had for around $3,000 for a WRX but if you want to go all out on a STi then the price goes above $5,000

I was going to go for a halfcut when I started mine, But I ended up finding a written off WRX for $4,000. You just have to look around, I'm in the process of converting my 00' Lib and would have to say the hardest thing to do is getting the WRX engine loom spliced into my Lib body loom which I will be sending to someone else to get done.

[Bond]

Can you do most of the work yourself? If so you're home sweet. Probably better to find a written off donor than a front cut because at least then you'll get all the rear end parts you need. Just buy yourself a Haynes service manual for both cars if you get stuck on how to do something.

[MrSober88]

Can you do most of the work yourself? If so you're home sweet. Probably better to find a written off donor than a front cut because at least then you'll get all the rear end parts you need. Just buy yourself a Haynes service manual for both cars if you get stuck on how to do something.

Yeah doing all the work myself, except the looms and the Intercooler piping/exhast. Only problem I had was seperating the WRX motor from the G/box, which I just needed to be more rough with it. Was going at it to soft to seprate it.