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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:09 PM
  #1  
I have been building a track purpose sti and have everything done but motor/tranny. So my question is can you swap a evo motor/tranny into a sti drivetrain? Thanks for your time
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:10 PM
  #2  
not without a huge amount of work and even then who knows.
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:24 PM
  #3  
Everything is possible with money and time. The better question is, why haven't you just bought an Evo?
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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Quote: Everything is possible with money and time. The better question is, why haven't you just bought an Evo?
ive had evo's before, but i like the sti looks better, so i was thinking why not the best of both worlds
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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I've seen a corvette powertrain in a civic...
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:42 PM
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Quote: I've seen a corvette powertrain in a civic...
yea ive seen a evo motor in a civic before haha
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:44 PM
  #7  
Sure it can be done.

You need the following:
A lot of motivation, time, money, skills, more skills, milling machine, CNC, laser cutter, welder mig and tig, etc etc etc

I've seen an LS1 swapped into an Evo....

Better yet just do an LS1 swap it would be easier.
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Jan 25, 2012 | 06:52 PM
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Quote: Sure it can be done.

You need the following:
A lot of motivation, time, money, skills, more skills, milling machine, CNC, laser cutter, welder mig and tig, etc etc etc

I've seen an LS1 swapped into an Evo....

Better yet just do an LS1 swap it would be easier.
well since i have half those things ill just do a mild build haha thanks for the input guys
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Jan 25, 2012 | 07:43 PM
  #9  
I have a good friend putting a Evo motor in a Lexus IS300. Anything is possible with money. Question is when it gets to the point when its not worth it.
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Jan 25, 2012 | 07:50 PM
  #10  
I think the universe would explode.
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Jan 25, 2012 | 07:55 PM
  #11  
If you do it call it Stevo :-)
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Jan 25, 2012 | 08:04 PM
  #12  
Quote: I think the universe would explode.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpYGyKQBZQ0
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Jan 25, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Quote: Everything is possible with money and time. The better question is, why haven't you just bought an Evo?
A lot of both of those and you should be right. Getting the inline motor and trans into a spaced designed for a horizontally opposed setup is enough to deter me from even thinking about doing it. Before even thinking about connecting it to the drivetrain.

The only time I've ever seen a different engine in a Subaru was a 13B (rotary) in a legacy station wagon. Which would probably be easier than a 4G63.

Transverse or longitudinal mount?
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Jan 25, 2012 | 09:18 PM
  #14  
Sell the subaru, buy an evo. Stop whining about the exterior and get some choice body pieces.
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Jan 25, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Quote: Sure it can be done.

You need the following:
A lot of motivation, time, money, skills, more skills, milling machine, CNC, laser cutter, welder mig and tig, etc etc etc

I've seen an LS1 swapped into an Evo....

Better yet just do an LS1 swap it would be easier.
A LS swapped into a subi is rare. Their is only one person in the US that has done so.
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