98 Impreza coupe build!

[twenty2bee]

I am posting this because i am planning on doing this build in the next week or so. Let me know what you think!

-I am getting rid of my 2.2 block completely and using a 2.5 block. (It is leaking a quart - 2 of oil every day oil and has a disgusting amount of miles for my 200 mile round trip work route.)

-With this 2.5 block i am slapping on my current heads from my ej22 phase one. 

-I am taking a set of 2.2t cams from 92(??) and putting them in my phase one 98 heads. 

-Stock 98 ej22 intake manifold and ECU.

-STI oil pump. 

-Intake manifold spacers. 

-MSD coils.

-My goal is lower end torque and a completely jacked up CR. (10:1) 

-Thinking about eventually getting my cams grinded. 

-I also have a set of 03 WRX struts that are going into it but i know for a fact they fit and perform 10 x better than stock struts. 

Anyone see any problems i will run into building this? I basically have 3 days to get this baby done so i can get it back on the road in time for work. 

 

[CoupedUpSubie]

I wouldn't bother with the 22t cams. High compression builds have been done with the regular cams and they run fine and make a decent amount of power. As to how long they actually last depends on the condition of the 2.5 block. I believe the CR is higher then 10:1 with this build so I recommend you run 91 octane to avoid knock.

 

[JoshP]

You dont want anything bigger than 10mm oil pump on that, sounds like a solid build for you.  Run 91 octane obviously.  I've built a few of those in the past. 

 

[twenty2bee]

Awesome! The reason i want to run the 2.2t cams is because they are kind of a package deal that i am buying from a friend for a price i cannot refuse. I will probably throw them to the side if my cams will work fine, i just figured that it will be an upgrade from my stock ones. As for the oil pump, you are saying to run stock? (@joshp )

 

[dsmith]

i have a buddy selling a vf23 turbo, spools up quick and would be good for low end torque.

 

[twenty2bee]

Not looking for turbo at this point. Although it would be fun, low end torque is not in definition of turbo. Maybe in future builds...