 Hey guys, welcome back to another Subaru video. It's going to be a serious this time. A serious, serious, a very serious. Guys, what I got here is an 11 WRX in blue. Well, this one is a little bit special, a little history on this thing. It was bought by a fellow, a friend of my friend, let's say five years ago, I'm not sure exactly. And it was fine, you know, it's a 2.5 engine, five speed, no issues. The guy took it to a mechanic to do his timing belt. Two days later, I'm guessing, this is like a short version of the whole story. A couple days later, the something went wrong and the car, the engine ceased. Okay, not sure what happened. Obviously the guy, whoever has done the timing job, did a shitty job. So anyways, so the guy, he didn't have any 2.5 engines at the time. So he offered a free 20x, which is a 2.0x version of the EJ, which is a Japanese made, found in foresters, in prezzas, others, whatever, other Subaru's back in Japan. It's a popular swap here in America. So this thing actually has, right now it has the 2.0x. So the guy did the swap, but the car never ran right. It was bugging down, the 2.0x has exhaust and intake and exhaust AVCS, but the car doesn't. So it's not, so this car is not equipped with exhaust AVCS. That doesn't have any, you know, provision, harness even for the exhaust AVCS, right? But the engine has, so there's just two plugs hanging down from underneath the engine, missing its AVCS. So anyways, so this car actually ended up, I first seen this about a year and a half, maybe even two years ago. The guy came here, it actually sat for a while too. I think it sat for two or three years, maybe longer, because the guy, you know, he's been spending money on it, nobody could really take care of it. And he kind of got frustrated, and you know how it goes. You put so much energy into one thing, then you kind of just, you know, I fed enough. So this actually, this car actually ended up, the previous owner brought it here with the AVCS issues, all kinds of idyll lights going inside, you know. So what I told him, you know, I can't take care of this, because, you know, I don't know enough about these swaps. You need to take it for a tune, most likely. And you know, the tuner should know what to do, turn off all these, because it's a different engine, you know, it's got, you know, the ECU won't, they didn't recognize, fully recognize this engine, let's say, in the short terms. So I basically sent him off, kind of gave him advice and recommendations for some shops in the area. So I guess the car went back to park, being parked. So this friend of his friend buys it from him, right? At the same state that I was, didn't run right, brakes were shut. Actually was here for a brake booster, I'm gonna put up a link, reminder to yourself, link for the brake booster, if you feel like changing your brake booster, watch the video. So I did the brake booster, I also did calipers, all four calipers, tires, obviously pads, rotors, the brake booster, checked for vacuum leaks, replaced a few vacuum lines here and there. I already forgot what else I've done. Anyways, so to a, a nearly, it got actually told here the first time, to a nearly non-driveable car to what's going to be a race car. Yes, let's take a closer look. And you can start as usual underneath the hood. So voila, you can tell some of you that have the 2.5s, you can see the intercooler is different. There's the new brake booster, here the replaced vacuum lines and you can see it's got, I guess the, my body actually put this on. We got a, we're gonna replace this side, no this is actually replaced, never mind, this is replaced. You got a new battery, we got a new blob valve, this thing actually sounds pretty, pretty nice, pretty good. A nice, a mild, nice mild rumble to it. So you know, nothing special, right, so far. Let's start with the plans for this car. We got a lot, I mean a lot of work. An IAG oil catch can. What is this? EC, OEBC. Oh, these are the brake pads that I put on. Got a better, okay. What's in there? I think that's the fuel kit for E85. Here we have some Oakland's used coilovers, which are really good actually. We got some CV axles and we got a drive shaft here and I'm, I'm gonna tell you in a second why we need all that stuff. Got an E85 kit. We got a, we got a Subaru in here, okay. There's the drive shaft, the axles. What's this? We got TGV gas or intake gasket, TGV gasket, whatever. Rear differential gasket. What's in here? Here we have, oh it's the shifter, okay. We got a shifter here by who knows who. Blank box, that's fine. We got some Motul oil and we got some seals, more gaskets, axle seals and whatnot. And there's more coming. Why all this stuff? Because we're doing a swap. So we're gonna be swapping this already swapped engine back to 2.5, which is going to be built. Then we're also going to be swapping the five-speed transmission that's in it to a six-speed transmission that came from a legacy something from Japan, which is a mechanical DCC-D. Rear differential, we're also swapping and, you know, we need a different starter. We also need a different clutch flywheel. All the whole kit basically. Rear axles need a swap. I think the front axles stay. The drive shaft needs a swap. So the engine swap, swapping the engine, the drive shaft, there's going to be a lot of swapping going on guys. Just a swap here, swap there, you know. Oh yeah, almost forgot. Most going to be installing a or fixing, I guess. The infamous problem with the WRX is if I can find it. All right, this is the 08 to 14 WRX and STI firewall spot weld replacement install accessories kit, which means when you press the clutch or is it the brake? I guess it's both. I don't know. Could be the brake. We're going to be replacing the wrong car. We're going to be replacing the mount for the pedals. Yeah, I think it's the clutch. It's not as smooth as it should be. There's like unwanted movement. Like when you press, you know, you have the arm going up to the firewall. That's where it's attached. And supposedly the welds give up and the firewall, the whole assembly there flexes and it gives you this different weird feel and kind of a squeaky noise too. So that's going to be a fix. It's going to be much easier without the engine in, I suppose. Check out these sticky tires. Vulcan RT-660s. Also going to be installing an IEG competition oil pan. It's a necessity for this, for these engines, if you want to track your Subaru. But I kind of want to, makes me want to say something about specifically Subarus, you know. Even, you know, especially STIs, WRXs, NA even Prezas, even foresters, outbacks, all these swaps out there. I guess the legacy wagons also. Bag guys, Hawkeyes, everything, right? Almost all Subarus out there eventually get marred. You know, young guys buy it, which most don't know what the hell they're doing. They start marring their cars. No, I may be talking to you. Listen closely. No, let's throw on a, you know, so it makes, and then the engine blows up without a tune, obviously. So if you do a mad, get a tune. Talk to your tuner. Don't put an intake on without a tune. The product, the minimal, the absolute minimal marring that you can do without a tune is a cat-back exhaust. That's it. Maybe a drop in air filter. Anything besides that, you need to go get a tune because you're slowly destroying the engine. And don't be blaming, if you don't, don't be blaming it on the car. Okay? Now, obviously, you know, this is not a perfect car. Subarus is not perfect. It's got its own faults, you know, like rod bearings, you know, head gaskets on some, not the turbo ones, NA ones. What else? You know, not just rod bearings and head gaskets. It ain't much, okay? What else is there? Oh, there's this thing, oil starvation on track days with a stock pen. Yikes. Which, you know, brings me to this car again. We're gonna do it right, guys, okay? So this gonna be an example of marring your Subaru, whatever it may be, installing the necessary parts and make it real, and make it real, excuse me, make it reliable on a track, you know, and out across. That's why you, these companies like IEG, for example, good guys, good products, competition oil pen, that's probably the first and the oil pickup tool that they sell. It's a whole kit. I think it's $700. It's expensive, but, you know, it's gonna save your engine. So you're gonna pay $700 or you want to pay, you know, a few thousand, three, four, five, six grand for a new engine. Your choice. That's what I'm getting at. You know, do your research. Ask people around. Watch YouTube videos. Do some more research before you start changing the blowout valve, you know, or something like that, which you don't really need. I still have my original, I think the blow-in valve, because it doesn't blow out, it blows in, and my O6 STI, stuck, stuck in the cooler. And it's, it's fine. I'm pushing, well, I don't know what I'm pushing, but it's not slow, okay? If you don't need, I mean, obviously, I still hear the noise, but it's coming out of the intake filter, which, you know, it's not as loud as you may like it, but it's fine with me, you know, why buy unnecessary parts if you don't have to, unless you like it. So guys, what was I saying? If I come across something that's difficult or different, I gotta mod something, make a bracket, whatever it may be. I'm gonna obviously record it, let you know what to do exactly to be successful at this kind of swap, you know, front to back. I mean, remember, we're doing everything. We're doing the whole, the whole drivetrain engine transmission rear diff along with some mods. All right, guys, that's all for now. See you in the next video, where I'm sure it's not gonna be a part. See ya.