While we're clearing up misconceptions about Subaru transplants, my 60,000 mile 2.5 SOHC Subie motor cost $2400.00 from a guy who sells many, many motors for VW and airplane installations. Considering that these motors go 250,000 miles in the heavy 4WD Foresters, I think I'll be good for life. :) I picked it up at his yard with ALL the relevant pieces in a big Subaru box plus the motor itself. I can buy the SmallCar parts for $1500. and have a 165HP modern four-valve SOHC powerplant with engine management technology from this century! New motor; $2400 Conversion parts; $1500 No rubber bands keeping the coolant in my motor; PRICELESS! On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > The head gasket "problem" was the early 2.5's and it's easy to fix > with the new gaskets. It's a good thing to change them when you are > prepping your engine. > FWIW I have had more than one '91 Subaru now for that kind of deal. I > think the next time I'm going to spend the $600 for a low mileage JDM > motor. > > > At 3/10/2008 05:41 PM,Ken Wilford wrote: > > It is awesome that you got all of your donor parts for $185 but I > > don't think it is reasonable to expect other folks to be able to > > get this good of a deal, especially if they are looking at a newer > > engine (hey a 91 engine is the same age as my waterboxer, it has > > known head gasket issues, why am I doing this conversion again?) > > The vw drives like a real car afterwards and what is "reasonable" to > me may not be reasonable to you. From my '59's to my '63 to my '71 to > my '79 to my '86 Syncro.... the '87 WITH the Subaru 2.2 was the best > vw bus I ever drove. > > Anything can cost you more than it cost me. On other lists I have > seen people spend big bucks to keep chickens and chickens are the > easiest and cheapest critters to keep. The same of vanagons. > > "Reasonable" is a personal thing, I don't know what you shop rate is > but I'd guess I would not find that at all "reasonable". > > I'm not here to argue the conversion vs stock engines with you, I'm > not interested in all the "maybes" that happen in any auto repair. > Yes it could very well have cost me more, if the compression was not > good on the quoted conversion I was going to buy a JDM for $600, but > I didn't have to. > I just wanted to show you and anyone else who cares that a conversion > does NOT have to cost more than new 2.1. It can but it doesn't have to. > > <shrug> > That's enough conversion typing for one night if you ask me. > Later folks. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net >
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