fatboy1214 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 hey i was curious on what cams and lifters will give me the best power to cost ratio and what other aftermarket things would help the most while keeping in mind a high schoolers budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Get a tuning solution before you start buying hard parts. if you cant tune the car, then all the bolt-ons and engine parts will go to waste since you wont be making the most of them. FYI you will not get good bang for your buck trying to make your n/a sube make more power. you are better off saving up to buy a turbo car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ^+1 and you bought the wrong car to "soupe up" if you want a legacy that easy to find parts for, you need a 2001 and up. im still having trouble finding certain parts for my car and ive been at it for over a year. and as far as the cams go. for some reason i can fins decent cams for 400 bucks but i cant fins the lifters or rods to go with them....go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy1214 Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 ok so what motor is my best choice for doing a motor swap keep in mind the high school budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 No motor swap its not worth it. Save your money and deal with what u have and when your out of school and have a good job. Use that money to put a down payment on an 05 lgt if you like legacys or a wrx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmb2485 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Unless you have a second vehicle, I don't think making major modifications to any vehicle is worth it. I now have a Legacy because I spent the last three years modifying my Jeep to the point where I no longer want to daily drive it (too tall, too loud, too low gas mileage, etc). You also have to consider the time any vehicle will spend sitting in the garage on jack stands while its being worked on. How are you going to get to school / work if your only car is sitting on one side of the garage and the motor is sitting on the other? My suggestion would be to keep the thing in good shape for a few years and save up some money in a 'toy fund.' Once you've saved up enough cash, buy a daily driver and go to town on the Subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy1214 Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 i have other vehicals so thats not a problem and thats what i go to school for so its no big thing for it to sit for a couple weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 a 97 legy isnt worth doing much to unfortunatly. all it worth is some bolt ons like pullys, intake, exhaust, short throw, maybe a lowering kit. but nothing major like internals or anything, youd be better off buying and 05+ lgt thats already turbod from the factory and mod from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 check out deltacams.com. They regrind your stockers for a reasonable fee. Cams are one of the biggest bang for buck mods you can do to an EJ25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 ^ its not plural... deltacam.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 thanks English professor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 lol well deltacams doesnt work;) but i did check it out, i might do that. thanks for the post cause i found it odd that i websites sell cams for my year but not the shorter rods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy1214 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 alright thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carguy327 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 One thing you can do though it is major surgery, is to buy a JDM twin turbo motor. They came in the legacy in Japan around 280 stock hp.I plan to try in the near future but for now the renewed dohc will do fine. ( Though those 05 gt's are sweet ) G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 One thing you can do though it is major surgery, is to buy a JDM twin turbo motor. They came in the legacy in Japan around 280 stock hp.I plan to try in the near future but for now the renewed dohc will do fine. ( Though those 05 gt's are sweet ) G hate to break it to you but unless your car is RHD then that twin turbo motor wont fit....i was able to get ahold of one of those twin turbo kits straight from japan off another legacy and it wouldnt clear the steering controls because of LHD. i was so mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballplr199 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 http://eastcoastswappers.com/view_gallery.php?id=37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy1214 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 i had the opportunity to get a right hand drive same year and evrything for $1500 but i didnt have the money at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 i had the opportunity to get a right hand drive same year and evrything for $1500 but i didnt have the money at the time didnt have the money. 1500 rof a rhd leggy i would have robbed a few habib stores. i wish ida known about that, i keep 1500 in my wallet lol. when your a contractor, you never know what might come up on a job that requires quick cash in large sums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy1214 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 ZOMG it was like a year in half ago when i saw that add and guess whats back online (for more then i remember but hey) http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/1425131840.html theres the link to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy1214 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 and there we go it even needs a new engine so we would have to drop that other one in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 that guy is a pure.....IDIOT. . first off he legacy wrong in the title. theres too much rust and its an auto. and he says the sameing thing over and over again: quote:asking $2,000 OBO or trades has to be a running import car or truck RWD OR MR has to be a manual trades has to be a running import car or truck RWD OR MR has to be a manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodriver1 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 i think it fine to mod an N/A 2.5 im doing it rite now. unless you want a lot of power that is. i just want to not keep blowing my engine and trans so im spending way to much money to fix that. but also it will be a fun engine, and also rare and thats cool with me. just figure out what you want and ask about the parts. i get alot of crap on all car sites (even this one) for spending all that money on a car with only 300hp but its what i wanted for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 how did you get 300hp out of a n/a 97 OB...i think its about time you posted a mod list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodriver1 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 i was able to get custom pistons and rods when i ordered the stroker kit (BC) and cams (also BC) and darton sleeves so in that area im looking @ honda typeR numbers as far as compression goes. metal head gaskets, moroso oil pan, 370cc inj+ 255 walbro fuel pump, stock poished intake manifold, sti coil and plug wires w/ iridium plugs, ported and polished cyl head with Ti springs and valve upgrade, custom intake, custom 2.5" exhaust, custom ecu (thanks andy), balaned crank w/ lighter pully and fly wheel... what am i forgeting... oh no abs pump or ac pump, alot of rerouting of things( vacuume lines and all new braided hoses + a partial wire tuck), larger radiator (core from a crown vic) i know im forgeting more stuff and thats ust the engine i have more done to the trans and rear diff but ive been typing for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one bad bg Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 holy crap. whats your total investment so far. its gotta be in the ball park of 4 to 6k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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