Hybrid questions...

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  1. undrgrndrdr15

    undrgrndrdr15 Active Member

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    im soon, like monday, going to be dropping the dough to do the hybrid swap...2.5 block with 2.0 heads and all that good stuff... im going to a 18g turbo along with injectors fuel and oil pump upgrades with a full tune.... my questions are 1) can anyone with this swap tell me if they have had any problems or issues (2 what kind of power range am i looking at (3 Any other things i should look into upgrading..... all and any info will be helpful
     
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    I would throw some STI cams in those heads and have them ported/polished just reworked.
    Other than that just the standard swap over all new gaskets/seals.
     
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  3. undrgrndrdr15

    undrgrndrdr15 Active Member

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    whats the reasoning for the cams.... would i be ok without them, whats the advantages/ disadvantages?
     
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  4. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

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    Here are the results before and after cams on two different bugeyes

    My car

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    On a friends car

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  5. undrgrndrdr15

    undrgrndrdr15 Active Member

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    would sti cams be good or a good set of aftermarkets.... and whats price wise on something like that
     
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    BIG difference at red line w/ STI cam. wow~
     
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  7. FACE

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    I think the version 5 STi cams are what you want...Right Mike?
     
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  8. WJM

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    Version 6 is what Mike has.
     
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    ah v6 then!

    Will your too busy would you take a break and chill! LOL
     
    #9 FACE, Feb 11, 2008
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    uhhhhhhhhh....
     
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  11. undrgrndrdr15

    undrgrndrdr15 Active Member

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    so v6 cams... i dont need to port heads or anything for that cause someone said i did but i dont see why.... any idea of a price on the cams?
     
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  12. Kokopelli

    Kokopelli Active Member

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    I thought Kent said they were Version 5.

    On a side note are the 06 WRX cams the same as the STi cams?
     
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    they aren't AVCS. so i would think no...? could be wrong?!
     
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    the 06 wrx does have avcs aswell as tgv's, but i'm not sure on the actual difference in cam profiles
     
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  15. Jake

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    oh, see. i didn't know. its a legacy block isnt it?
     
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    that i'm not sure about, i'd imagine similar to the legacy's motor. both ej255's i think.

    I'd definitely go ahead and send off the heads to get them worked on if you have them off anyway. Cams are a good idea. My friend jason has this exact swap. sti 2.5l with WRX heads and an FP TD06-18g. profile link.
     
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  17. WJM

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    No no...they are Version 6. I *SPECIFICALLY* remember this.

    All EJ257/255 cams are the same, 2004~2007.
     
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  18. Kokopelli

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    either way. they work quite nicely :)
     
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