jmlaser Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 I got word that there is no such thing as a JDM 2.5 motor. Is this true?... If so was the 2.5 offered anywhere else besides the U.S. and Canada? Also I am curious as to what variations of this motor have been produced. I have a phase 1 2.5 in my 98GT and have problems with wrist pin knock at 85k mi. @ this point I do not want to pay the dealer to fix it and just want to be able to do a direct engine swap and then trade this vehicle for a newer one that does not have the characteristic problems of the 2.5 ph1 ( I also want a manual tranny). I found an engine on ebay but he thinks its an AVCS from JDM,... but I am pretty sure since it has 4 cams, no turbo and LOOKS EXACTLY like my motor that it is not what he thinks it is,... here is the link. Any suggestions or comments greatly appreciated.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7911441898&category=33615 THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAWA Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 the ej25 certainly does exist outside of america, but that is definately not a turbo'd engine. You can tell by the waterpump/thermostat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 That's the one huh? I'm going to email him and tell him how full of it he is. That's just a regular DOHC 2.5 out of an Outback or Legacy, hell it probably has a blown headgasket. AVCS my behind... As THAWA said, that's no turbo motor, the turbo exhaust would be in the way of that thermostat. There are 2.5's outside the US, quite a few in Europe, but not in Japan. They have no need for a 2.5 in Japan, the 2.0 nonturbo does fine for them as a commuter car, and they have the best 2.0 turbos of anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THAWA Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Well the outback does come in a 2.5i trim in japan so it's possible this could be a JDM ej25 but not likely, and it for sure doesnt make that kind of power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerFahrer Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Alright jmlaser, I need to come clean. Sorry to have misled you. I found an article in the newest Motor Trend this past weekend about the new Forester STi in Japan (such a sweet ride, 266hp, 1-inch drop, 6MT:slobber: ). It has an upgraded version of the semi-closed deck EJ25 that's in our Forester XT, but with 56 more HP. So there is a JDM EJ25. Please accept my apology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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