joelwatts Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 so the svx lives now and runs great. the fuel pump was shit but i bypassed it with a pressurized canister set up and it fire right up. yay for that. so on with the build. goals for this build will be to build a nationally competetive auto-x car, an occaisional rally-x car and and all around good performance vehicle. i would like to be able to keep up with the m3's that are local to my auto-x region. the ej25 is a decent engine but i have always felt (from day one) that it just doesn't have the guts to really be in the legacy. and just like everyone else, i too had planned on an ej-something turbo swap. but then i saw akmed's gc8 over at dirty impreza. totally changed my mind. with that kind of build, we are talking skyline material. this made me very interested. and after much dismay in trying to obtain an eg33 i finally scored an entire svx for $400. it did not run and trans is shot. towed it 120 miles home and had it running in 10 mins. so now that i know the engine is good and all the electronics work properly, its clobbering time. day one pull the engine and harness from the svx. donor vehicle http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/543616_10150818290387679_506927678_224805223_1023959643_n.jpg recipient. http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/561245_10150818292067679_506927678_224805228_974093746_n.jpg I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUIAAE Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Following this like a puppy. :corn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 This is going to be good. I'm a bit jealous, I have to admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Yay! I can't wait to see the end result. My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 i dont know if there will ever be an end result. just when i cant figure out what to do next. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Haha. Very true. My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUIAAE Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Hey I found those nissan injectors, if you ever go turbo that is. 370cc nissan injectors Cheapest I've found yet, other places I found them are about 150 per injector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 They don't make anything larger than 555cc's? Seems strange. What if you wanted to run E85? My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Not that I've found. 555 is the largest direct fit. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eekay Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Not that I've found. 555 is the largest direct fit. So, you're pretty much hosed on the E85 then. That kinda sucks. My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 as far as i know. you can go custom on the rails to adapt whatever injector you want. i've thought about this for future purposes. bumping up to an 850cc or so just for e85 but currently i cant see the cost < effective gain right now. so, i'll leave that up to a future date. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I am sure you can send the injectors off to have them enlarged to what ever you want. I bet on e85 you will need something in the 1000+cc range. Good luck with the build! -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Giggity sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937553-17bf-abeb.jpg Day one. For shizzle. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekay Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Nice! My 9.3 cups EJ22 makes me feel like my **** is 2.8 decimeters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLegacy2.5GT Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 This is gonna be sick... The guts to go the road less traveled is supremely respected! Are you going to use forged internals on that engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated broknindarkagain Posted May 1, 2012 I Donated Share Posted May 1, 2012 What radiator are you using? -broknindarkagain My Current Project - Click Here COME AND TAKE IT "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLegacy2.5GT Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Some good ideas for headers... http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/header-h6-17345p6.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 radiator i havent committed to totally. my idea was since my lower rad support is bent, to cut it out and make a dropped one (with skid plate) out 120 wall dom. this would drop my existing radiator down and forward. bac5.2 mentioned this idea after i had already thought of it. i would eventually like to have the entire front end mounted on a tubular structure for easy removal but i believe that may just be a pipe dream. (no pun intended) as for forged internals, yes they are on the list. havent decided if i want to go ahead and build the turbo set up now, or wait till after i have everything good and running and just build up another short block w/ lower compression. we'll see on that front. the upside to doing it na first is that i don't have to worry about going stand alone and all the headache that goes along with that initial install but the down side is more wrench time. but i've got plenty of that so i'm leaning towards that route. video from yesterday should be up shortly as soon as i get this sony program loaded on my laptop. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 I washed all the grime off of the engine. Found somebody's nest under the intake. And started pulling the harness today. But that's all for now as I gotta go home and spend time with the wifey. http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937553-5fc5-ca40.jpg http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937553-5fd9-ae4c.jpg I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Here's the vid from yesterday. I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stasis Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Nice vid interesting stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLegacy2.5GT Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Joel, another good L33GY STORY on 2.5RS.com. It's a EG-swap thats about 58 pages. Its pretty funny, Enjoy. http://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/t173252-bobs-back-woods-buggy-ghetto-beater-eg33-powered-pantie-dropper-its-alive.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwatts Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 ^yeah im familiar with that one. its this same guy. fuiaae http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/eg33-swap-into-3rd-gen-sedan-need-turbo-recomendation-184470.html I'm a native of South Carolina. I am a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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