Cost of turnkey Subaru Conversion

[mrshrimp]

Had my Syncro conversion done last year: 2007 Subaru 2.5 drive by wire w/about 50k on it, stainless headers, high torque starter, transmission cooler, AC hooked up (replaced some parts as well), scan gauge, factory Subaru cruise control plumbed in (with accel/decel toggle features), modified syncro driveline protection (similar to stock set up), front differential fluid swap, a few other random small things as well: ~$21k.

[nohabusguy]

I had a Subaru 2.5 (2010 engine, drive by wire) swapped in last year, and have about 6k miles on it so far with not one problem. To the OP question, my invoice listed 84 hours of labor at shop rate of $85/hour. At the end of the day, my mechanic said the job should have only taken 60 hours but there were a bunch of things that didn’t work right with the small car conversion package that he had to work out, including the wiring harness, that resulted in the extra 24 hours of work. My mechanic gave me a credit for 16 hours off the final bill because the job got delayed a couple of months and he felt bad that he had “sold” me on using the small car conversion package because he had used them before. My mechanic sourced the engine from a CT wrecker specializing in Subarus that did the head gaskets and valve guides before we took delivery of it (engine cost $2,400). All of the parts for the conversion came from Small car, except we had to fabricate as special cold air intake from an Apollo K&N kit. The work included getting the AC hooked up (my Westy already had factory AC installed, so it was just a matter of installing/fabricating new AC lines, etc. off of the new engine).
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1967 Double Cab
1967 21 Window Deluxe Bus
1989 Westy Syncro (Subaru 2.5, dreaming of installing a NAHT)
1990 Doka Syncro (WBX 2.1)

[deepseeman]

[skills@eurocarsplus]

[Zeitgeist 13]

Shots fired.

[Schnippzle]

I think the FB25D conversion we've had done started at about £7.5k and then goes up with additional labour and fabrication. We also opted to have a completely new cooling system put in so cost went up.
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1988 Caravelle - FB25B - Syncro converted
2016 MB E63 AMG S - The daily driver
2019 Harley Davidson FXFBS Fat Bob - The leisure

[4Gears4Tires]

[Bleyseng]

Really, I tend to agree with Skills
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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles

[skills@eurocarsplus]

[dobryan]

[jimf909]

[Crankey]

Vanaru installed at precision motor car in Portland is $15k to start.
More for any additional fix ups that need to happen for the vehicle to support it i.e. rad, tranny wireing repair etc.
That's a base model starting number, no ac, no power steering, no Cruze control.
$2500 to get on the schedule and purchase the kit and that's rolled into the total $15k .

[4Gears4Tires]

[danfromsyr]

while that clear vinyl tube has no business inside an engine compartment.
that's the no pressure line to the overflow tank.

though it'll get soft and could swell or collapse with the engine bay heat..

I like to use the reinforced soda line for those applications

actually I have in the past..
I don't try to sell my work or ideas to anyone for real folding cash..
it's just my worthless $.02

and I'm the only one responsible if I end up on the side of the road..

that spiral wrapped intake tube has to sing a bit at times. and can't help with breathing efficiency
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[Sodo]

[Crankey]

@skills...I'd like to see one of your install too.
Not that you have anything to prove to me or anyone I just like to see how you go about it.
Eye candy and curiosity. Your too far away for me to be a customer.

[danfromsyr]

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[Abscate]

Search for his great thread on fixing up one of the 7k jobs he posted here and all the corners that were cut.
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.ssS!

[Silverghost500]

I'd be skeptical of the conversion in the pic seeing the "rattle can rebuild" evidence of silver paint on things that shouldn't have it. Like the alternator windings. C'mon! They can't take time to even take the alternator off for that?That's just down right laziness!

As far as the clear tubing for coolant, I guess they couldn't afford to use another 16-20+ inches of extra tubing to route it around the back. That might drive the cost of the conversion to $7,002.46.
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1986 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia "Von Westy"
Honda K24A converversion-Road Testing Phase
3-Speed Automatic

Von Westy YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhyZYxJEQrUuLnMbLleeIA

[vanis13]