Not only that, but it has been unavailable for a couple years now with no word on when it will be available again. Which is sad because I've got a 2002 donor WRX just waiting for these to be available so I can tear into it.
If they bring this car back, it should have FA engine compatibility. It’s way more reliable than an EJ and can reach 350 WHP safely without taking the block apart.
All I can say is I hope the new Subaru gearboxes are a lot stronger than the earlier versions. Traditionally the early versions would destroy 2nd gear very soon after any boost increase.
@@rico55pr1 Yeah; you caught the name "Subaru", right? I agree that it MIGHT be different ratios, but the internals are identical from the factory. Worked on them for years. STI is a trim level and software tune. The parts is parts.
It's a track purpose car that some states will allow you to register for street driving as a kit car. It's not really meant for daily driving or comfort.
Lmao I’ve had countless daily drivers with non operational heaters/defrosters, let alone A/C. A/C is generally the first thing I disconnect once it starts failing
If you build one of these cars, figure out how to run a motor that is reliable. The Subaru EJ and Ford EcoBoost motors are both junk as far as reliability is concerned. Maybe a Honda k series and transmission would fit? They are WAY more reliable
818 is no longer in production. WTH .... posting this video when the car isn't even available. F5 needs to fix whatever is going on and start production on this great mid engine platform
If anybody has any pull with Factory Five/ Dave, please get this back into production,.. the GD wrx's are getting rusty & parted out. This gives the subaru builders (me incl) a place to continue our drivetrains & tuning & collected parts etc.. they rarely come for sale & already built, this keeps the wrx crowd alive at a reasonable price.
I really think they should bring it back with Honda drivetrain options. I’m a Subaru guy myself but I think the platform would be pretty great and easy to do a k-series in it.
@@michaelweare4353I’ve always thought this too. With how lightweight it is I wouldn’t even care if I had a stock k20. Could run at the track so cheaply.
You would never see me use the Subaru engine Because I basically have to pull the motor to swap the spark plugs, And the transmission unless it is built by a third party I am not dealing with it because you try to put enough power in it Anything over 500 And those teeth are gonna shear themselves apart
Plenty of room in the engine bay of the 818 to swap Subaru spark plugs. You also don't need, nor could you put down, over 500 hp in the 818. You can't get enough rear tire under it unless you fabricate custom fender flares.
The STI and newer 6 speed transmissions can handle much more power than the older 5 speeds. I would NEVER recommend a Subaru 5 speed for anything beyond stock power. But the STI and newer 6 speeds are quite sturdy. Also even with the issues with the EJ piston designs, I’m still trusting a stock EJ over a ford eco boost for reliability. Of course the flip side is eco boost parts are a lot cheaper and easier to find so maintenance will be a lot cheaper. The FA engines in the newer non sti wrxs are even more reliable up to about 350whp with bolt ons, a fuel pump, and a quality tune. Also I second the previous comment about there being more room in this engine to work on the spark plugs so I don’t see that as a concern.
Yeah this is Sean Slocum I'm a big fan but I need some help I've got a 2004 Grand Cherokee and a 2000 Grand Cherokee both of them have blown Motors in them one has a really good body the other one doesn't and the heater works in one but not the other I'm just I'm disabled and financially strapped because we live on my income my wife takes care of me need help
I also am a bug-eye WRX owner ... I would like to request this car come back... And for a stage 2 build on this... Do the hybrid ej257 with ej207 heads... Double head gaskets iag oil pickup tube oil pan oil air separator throw some killer bee parts on it... Bring Mike from Moto IQ... He's like the Bob Ross of mechanical engineering! That would be an awesome awesome stage 2 build for this not that the EcoBoost is not fun but that should be an EJ... It should absolutely 110% be an EJ
Oh my god dude drives me so insane.... Listen to people refer to Volkswagens as an MK3 or an MK four.... Like, no that's a mark 2... Like the Lincoln that says MKV on the side of it that actually says Mark 5 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ 🤣
Making a k series work in a traditional mount angle is more work than most people know due to a k series originally meant to be transverse mounted. It's doable but you end up buying even more parts vs the Ecoboost being a drop in since Ford uses that engine in rwd setups already.
I'd love to build one of Factory Five's cars, but here in CA it's a nightmere to get one registered. Main reason I bought a '72 RS/SS Camaro some years back as my now-retirement project. "75 and earlier--no smog rules.
@@kanenstuff It's their best kit besides the '65. I've got a GTM and the body was trash. I'd look at Race Car Replicas if I were going to buy another component car. Way better quality.
Kit was designed around the Subaru parts. To fit the ford 2.3 it needs an adapter, no adapter for the Subaru motor. It really doesn't make much sense to fit a ford motor - unless the Subaru donor's motor was dead.
That's what I explained - the kit was born a Subaru, it was designed to work with Subaru parts from the outset. The Ford motor is the deviation from the original design.
The answer is simple the Subaru uses a transaxle for it's AWD setup, that means the transmission has two front shafts coming from the sides and a rear driveshaft to give it the AWD. Right now Ford uses a transverse/fwd style mount for it's AWD so the entire thing is mounted differently. This why no Ford transmission.
As a Subaru owner since 2003, I would've preferred to see the 2.5 turbo Subaru boxer engine instead of the Ford. Just FYI... on my 2nd Forester, wife had an Outback and now a Forester, one daughter owns a Forester, other owned a Forester in the past.
