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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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FastyinaField wrote: |
The DOHC 2.5l is only 165hp, not 190. They also have a pretty poor headgasket reputation. The bad headgaskets often lead to bad rod bearings because people will run the engines until they stop from massive overheating when the headgaskets go. The engine will fire back up after it cools off and a shop replaces just the headgaskets, sending a hurt engine back out to blow the rest of the way up shortly after.
They are a good engine, they just have a bad reputation due to the headgaskets. Replace them preemptively with the updated ones from Subaru and it will be a great engine for you. |
These engines make up to 200 hp stock when matched up with this ECU. That's pretty well documented. This one was put on the dyno and made 190 hp. I read up on the head gasket issue while I was considering this car. A lot of them get over 100,000 miles before this happens. I'm hoping that mine were changed when this swap was done. It's something I will be keeping a close eye on. Thanks for the "heads" up _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro
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vlad01 Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2010 Posts: 3069 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:33 am Post subject: |
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leaky gasket? no probs, replace with MLS gasket they will never leak again. |
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vlad01 Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2010 Posts: 3069 Location: Australia
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supaninja Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2010 Posts: 4020 Location: houston
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:06 am Post subject: |
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It almost seems too easy! like, no major mods or cutting. I need to look into this a little more, but it definitely seems like the way to go. Wow, that guy did some serious tube minipulation on that notch. Gives me some great ideas. _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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vlad01 Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2010 Posts: 3069 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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it is too easy, thats why Jake is now using them now.
And if Jake does then you know its good. |
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vlad01 Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2010 Posts: 3069 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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supaninja wrote: |
Good catch Vlad, the scooby tranny seems like a no brainer. |
what do you mean good catch? I thought this was industry standard when doing a suby conversion.
always thought "wtf?" when people were using adapters and doing all this crap to run suby engine with porsche box. why when you got this?
and then people say Aussie's did nothing for the vw community.
now vws can be strong and powerful and no longer fragile.
isn't that right Tram |
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Mr. Unpopular Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3715 Location: Tampa Florida
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:22 am Post subject: |
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vlad01 wrote: |
And if Jake does then you know its expensive. |
Fixed that for you.
And while all of you australians think anything subaru is god's gift to the motoring world, it's not the solution to every situation.
The gears are expensive, and subaru trans are not bulletproof. Now maybe with a stock non-turbo motor in 2wd it may hold up, but it's not like swapping in a mendeola or anything.
All in good fun BTW. _________________ "In any racing engine, the nearer you are to it disintegrating, the better it's performance will be"
-Keith Duckworth, creator of the Ford/Cosworth DFV |
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Car has been performing very well. It's really fast and sounds great with a stock muffler. It started running hot at one point, and after pulling the thermostat and wasting a bunch of time I figured out there was a loose bleed valve that had allowed air in the system. Still working on the plumbing one piece at a time. I've also gathered most of the turbo parts. . . more pics to come after I finish the radiator mounts this weekend (hopefully) _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
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1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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POWER ON Samba Member
Joined: March 20, 2007 Posts: 81
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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:23 am Post subject: |
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Bliss13 wrote: |
Car has been performing very well. It's really fast and sounds great with a stock muffler. It started running hot at one point, and after pulling the thermostat and wasting a bunch of time I figured out there was a loose bleed valve that had allowed air in the system. Still working on the plumbing one piece at a time. I've also gathered most of the turbo parts. . . more pics to come after I finish the radiator mounts this weekend (hopefully) |
Glad you like it We too love it. Check this run at the Hilo drag strip. This is with auto trans and AC too.
http://s174.photobucket.com/user/brisonboy/media/IMG_1622_zps4dc1e1b8.mp4.html
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Nice! What type of transmission are you running? _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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POWER ON Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Bliss13 wrote: |
Nice! What type of transmission are you running? |
Vanagon with custon mounts. Was all by chance but worked out real well.
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:19 pm Post subject: 1967 Subaru Powered Fastback (I'm back) |
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So I'm back at it. Getting the seats recovered now and next I want to stop the heat from coming in through the back seat. Deciding on either building a cover for the engine or building a firewall behind the seat itself with some kind of heat proof material stuck to it. _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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W1K1 Samba Member
Joined: March 04, 2004 Posts: 4897 Location: Southern AB
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:54 pm Post subject: 1967 Subaru Powered Fastback |
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Thanks, this looks like exactly what I need to put an end to long, sweaty trips. I ordered a roll and should have it before the end of the week. _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:15 am Post subject: |
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Got my seats and door panels done
Nice stance, but bumpy. Drop spindles are in the works
_________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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qoopwn Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2011 Posts: 188 Location: California
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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So what tranny is in the car? The one from Subarugears or are you running a tranny with the kennedy adapter plate? Could you take some pictures of the mounts that hold the engine in? I'm trying to get some ideas. |
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Bliss13 Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2009 Posts: 185 Location: Northridge, Ca
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Stock tranny with Kennedy adapter _________________ 1970 Sundial Camper
1973 SubaBeetle
1986 Vanagon Syncro |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17963 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Bliss13 wrote: |
Got my seats and door panels done
Nice stance, but bumpy. Drop spindles are in the works
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What are your air pressures? You only need 20/24 lbs air pressure in the fronts/backs. _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey |
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Nate M. Samba Member
Joined: August 11, 2003 Posts: 1306 Location: Anacortes, WA U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Your interior looks fantastic!! Congrats!
That is one sweet looking Fasty you have there. I'll bet you have lots of fun playing with the H*nda fart-cars in your area. . .
Keep up the good work!! _________________ Regards,
Nate M.
Squarsche build
Heavy Metal Affliction feature
For heaven's sake, put a type4 and a Porsche 5-speed in there. . . It's the right thing to do!! |
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