YEAP, i broke the battlewagon, well actually it committed suicide. Spun some bearings, it was ugly. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1318406 thats the full story The EJ25 is in and running good, i just put it in tuesday night...gotta brake it in and then let the VF34 rip. Ill post more pics of the EJ25 tomorrow night so now mods are: EJ25 shortblock EJ20 Heads Spec Lightweight Flywheel ACT Stage 1 Clutch Invidia Header Invidia Catless Uppipe IHI VF34 Turbocharger STi TMIC Perrin Catless Downpipe Bosal Midpipe Prodrive Axleback Prodrive Springs PowerSlot Big Rotor Kit B&M Short Shifter
damn, bummer about the 2.0, but congrats on getting the 2.5 up and running. if mine ever goes, that is the route that i am planning on.
Do u mind telling what mods u had? I recently flashed my car to stage 2 with 70k miles on it. I use Royal Purp 5W30
i dont really blame mobil 1 cause i had castol in the car when it happened, i blame it being 5w30, its just too thin for how hot it was. Engine Mods when it broke Perrin Catless Downpipe Bosal Midpipe Prodrive Axle Back Injen short ram Custom FMIC Custom Tune
I am sorry to hear about this, but on a positive note, your doing a swap, which is always cool...good luck with everything... Mark
You'd better have used a new oil pan/pump/sump/cooler/oil lines. 5w-30 is not too thin unless you over temped it (240*F+ for an extended amount of time).
Oil temp. SUBARU's operating temp for oil is 200~210. Really, anything over that should be considered 'too hot'...however, if you are running a high grade racing oil, it should withstand UP TO 240 w/out issues. However, most other high performance cars have much better oil coolers from the factory....and run 175~185 oil temps. SUBARU's little oil cooler (liquid-liquid type) is more of a warmer-regulator than a cooler. It gets the oil up to temp FAST and regulates it at 200~210. Works GREAT for street/autox use. Anything more, replace it with an air-liquid unit.