Sure, you could buy yourself an STi Impreza, but where’s the fun in that? What about taking an all original, low-milage 1986 Subaru Leone, converted to AWD thanks to an XT6 (Vortex) donor, with an engine consisting of a built EJ22T bottom end and STi Version 8 Type RA heads? Yeah, I’d choose the Leone too. The initial build is done and dusted quite quickly, but the car continues to evolve throughout the thread. Unfortunately it meets a guard rail towards the end, but is thankfully repaired swiftly and with OEM parts back to better than new condition.
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It has such an innocent exterior, but then you pop the hood and… BAM
solid build and still running
Hi Pete,
I really like how you did this. Have you done any work on the non-turbo EJ22? I have a ’95 that I am soon needing to replace/rebuild the engine. I’ve heard of a stroker or a built EJ22 but am not sure which direction I should/could take. Any thoughts or directions on what I could do to increase power in mine through an internal build? Thanks.