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Taco Tech. The Truth About the JDM Subaru EJ20X Engine Swap.

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Welcome to Taco Tech Tips from Will Tune For Tacos! In today's episode, we're diving deep into the world of JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) Subaru EJ20X engine swaps. If you're a car enthusiast or considering upgrading your engine, this is a must-watch!
What's Covered:
Introduction to the JDM Subaru EJ20X engine
Pros and cons of the swap
Performance gains and modifications
Expert insights and tips for a successful swap
The Truth Unveiled:
We'll cut through the hype and get to the real deal about the EJ20X swap. From horsepower gains to potential challenges, we've got it all covered. No fluff, just facts!
DIY Enthusiasts, Listen Up:
If you're a hands-on car enthusiast looking to take on this swap yourself, we've got valuable information and practical advice to ensure a smooth installation process.
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@TheSubieSanctuary 4 месяца назад

I see the Garage man specials rolling in 😂 Hard to blame an engine due to some hack install though. Here is my findings after installing a 100 or so 20X and 20Y engines. In single avcs cars with stock stuff we see 250-270whp. Add the basics like a down pipe we see 270-290 Duel avcs cars we see 280-290 with stock stuff. With basic bolt on’s they are reliable into 350whp. Really hard to beat value when they are a 1/10th the cost of a stock rebuild. 5 tuners within hours of myself will tune them via cobb and or opensource and even ecutek. Yes they have lower then the 2.5 torque, but man’s car sitting with a blown engine in his driveway for 3 years had 0 torque.

@WT4T 4 месяца назад

Every one seems to be a garage special. 🤷‍♂️

@alleghenyextracts5988 Месяц назад

My EJ207 V7 pushed 290 WHP and 270tq on the mustang dyno. All I have is a downpipe and a process west tmic I believe they said that I only have the intake avcs activated. i love the ej207 its damn near perfect for me

@WT4T Месяц назад

@alleghenyextracts5988 ej207 and ej20x are two very different motors.

@alleghenyextracts5988 Месяц назад

@@WT4T I was into the dabs last night for some reason thought you guys were talking about ej207s

@WT4T Месяц назад

@alleghenyextracts5988 other videos I do.

@dukeofnyd1 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your insight. My own opinion is that ej255, 20x, and 20y are all fine engines, but 20x and 20y are not cheaper to swap in (when done well). The mods needed to the 20x/rewiring for 20x ecu and the retuning/dual ecu setup negate the savings, especially if you arent diy. With the ej255, the motor itself, used motorset / longblock or new shortblock with cleaned up heads the obvious up front cost may seem like a lot, but theres really no hidden costs, retunes or inspection problems. After dealing with swapping both, Id always recommend 255. Its less headaches, less downtime, same money or less when done right and better for resale. 20x/20y probably wins for mpg. Id never disrespect a 20x/20y swap thats done right (use jdm ecu or swap cam and cam gear from 255 and relash). Swapping just the cam gear, plugging the avcs oil feed, skipping the teeth is interesting but not super attractive to me. Pretty funny the car in the vid came in with the wrong plugs 👀🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣

@tomwood4616 3 месяца назад

Great engine have mine dyno tuned. Stock. Rebuilt no issues

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

Glad you got one of the good ones. They seem few and far between over here

@racedynamix 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Very informative. The EJ20x works OK in its proper home car but without control over the exhaust cams it is always a bad compromise when a crated factory ej255 is cheap as chips. I tune lots of these over in the UK and lots have issues with the avcs pulleys sticking either because the filters are still in the oil feed lines or internally within the pulleys themselves.

@AmirPomen 6 месяцев назад

Not only avcs pulley sticking... There is numerous case where the internals broke making then stuck... Probably what happens on this one i guess.. It happens on jdm ej207 dual avcs version as well

@desmondhealy4827 2 месяца назад

How much does a ej255 crate engine cost in the UK? I’m in the United States and I’m seeing them for $5000+ USD. A low mileage ej20x is under $1500. Whether it’s worth the difference depends on who’s driving it, I guess.

@desmondhealy4827 2 месяца назад

@racedynamix 2 месяца назад

@@desmondhealy4827 for short engine about £2k

@Mike_44 7 месяцев назад

If you can buy the motor from a reputable source, and you know what you're doing, these ej20x/y motors are the way to go and are actually better than the stock engines (they have higher compression and a stronger Crank). I have an ej20x installed on my '05 Outback XT and it's been working great, 5,200 miles later, no issues. However, I did my homework and did the swap correctly. Since this motor is dual AVCS, I swapped the exhaust ej255 Cam Sprockets to it and retarded their timing by 1 tooth or around 7 degrees and I have it running with the USDM ECU, requires tuning afterwards of course. Essentially what I did makes it a hybrid ej255/20x, single AVCS.. I even kept its jdm twin scroll turbo with a JDM DP flange. Retarding the timing on the Ex. Sprockets by 7 degrees will mimic the ej255 timing better. Everything else remained the same, all sensors, switches, everything above the long block is USDM, even the injectors. I also installed a Moroso pickup tube, a new O2 sensor and did a Cylinder 4 cooling mod. Jesse from Subie Sanctuary does these swaps all the time. He helped me out a lot!

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Even with all that you'll fall short in power and torque significantly over a 255/257... why not just get a factory shortblock and slap that in instead?

@garrettwilliams1243 7 месяцев назад

⁠@@WT4Tagain ill say this hundred times yea "swap in a factory block" well you know why cause no one at least around would do it and its very expensive let me go to a dealership since itll be my last hope just to get a new block and they charge me 10k just for it to blow up easily down the road u can't just put in a shortblock if you dont have tools time or know what you're doing so you take it to someone and they usually turn u down and wont do it or will do it for a very expensive amount

@adidas2284 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4T they fall short in just torque. But so does any 2L.

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

I dunno, tuned plenty of 207's that made great torque, my own included

@Mike_44 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4T Might be worth getting a stand alone ECU for the ej20x and the proper engine harness so dual AVCS works. ej20x > ej255. The problem is tuners won’t touch jdm ECUs.

@nikokoski2231 3 месяца назад

I have a 2006 jdm model legacy gt wagon with a ej20, Tuned by sti. No problemos what so ever yet. 198tkm and power delivery Is fantastic.

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

Well yeah, it's the correct motor, ecu, and car.....

@nikokoski2231 3 месяца назад

@@WT4T best car I have had. Perfect family wagon 😂

@satsun 7 месяцев назад

People need to become more familiar with the EJ20X/Y engines so they can identify them if buying a used car. Any vehicle with one of these swaps should be valued slightly higher than if it were being sold with a blown engine because if you're buying the car for performance then you need to factor in the cost of installing the correct engine (long block, timing components, etc.).

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Exactly. It runs, but not as intended

@kUNCHRIS 8 дней назад

ej20x arent really terrible the JDM spec B and SGT come with those engines... it inherently been designed to be used with the twin scroll turbos. the non STI vf45/44 etc.... they are greatly responsive too if the AVCS is working correctly too. informative video as always

@WT4T 8 дней назад

They're not bad in their correct application, they're just more often than not horribly done when used as a swap

@syedgilani7108 2 дня назад

As a subaru owner. I don't like subaru engine. Easy to work on but not reliable

@XECUTA2 2 дня назад

Why didn’t they get the 20x ecu and engine loom? I’ve done on the gc8 with the 20x

@WT4T 2 дня назад

Most don't

@mariopic 16 дней назад

the avcs problem is 08up ecu uses less current to drive avcs control valves the older pre 08 ecus use more current so the avcs control valves need to be smaller solonoid vs the fat ones the 20x has also ex cam avcs is set retarted at rest so theres a lot of power lost not useing ex avcs or by locking timing on them

@batteryman16 7 месяцев назад

Great informative video Erich!

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Thank you as always good sir!

@adidas2284 6 месяцев назад

Please have whoever put this together needs to fix the issues with the motor. That spool is super slow. It's not the motor itself. I play with these and don't run AVCS and they spool below 4k. Swap out the tiny cams and put the the 255 cams in it!

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

Welcome to typical ej20x shenanigans. Glad it's working for you... sadly this is the norm.

@iloveasmartgirl 6 месяцев назад

lol mine also spoils below 4k and runs just fine and I’m running stock ej255 headers too

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

@iloveasmartgirl stock headers tend to help spool

@curvaholic 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for speaking on this to many people advising people to do this dumb swap.

@M9nKyz 3 месяца назад

Sadly im about to loose my 255 for ej20 tommorow :( Cant afford 4k just for a rebuilt 255... I dont want to ever sell the car so Ill just roll w it until I can save 4k and get a new 255... Thank you for the info, most mechanics just want to scam people so its hard to get facts... not going to waste my time or money on tunes etc until i get the 255 back...

@NATEDIZZLES813 Месяц назад

I would say this would be a good ideas swap if you were using while saving money to purchase a Type RA short block. No these motors are not ideal if you want it to be permanent and are looking to make serious power out of them. You also have to take into fact that the 20xs are open deck motors ….. That being said I would push these motors past 300hp. My 255 is not blown up but I’m having low compression issues. But $5,000 for the Type RA short block plus parts such as gaskets, timing belt kit, etc is just not in my budget right now. So I will do a 20x swap. And just will save up the money to rebuild my 255. But I think in my situation it’s just more ideal.

@mariopic 16 дней назад

skip the ra just build the 255

@motorsandvoltsandrobots7162 4 месяца назад

I think this is just a good candidate for 2008-2014 STI.... If you can't time a engine and have single avcs ... then walk away .

@Eeriekn1te 3 месяца назад

AVCS might not work possibly because they didn't swap the USDM intake cam into the engine. if you leave the JDM intake cams in they are different and wont trigger the intake AVCS

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

The intake cams on these read fine on usdm davcs ecu

@maag78 7 месяцев назад

Hey man, love the vids and this one was pretty crazy to see. I love your attitude towards things and knowledge about engines and tuning. Anyways, I have your OTS map on my 23 wrx but I'd like to talk to you about a custom tune, is there a way to reach out to you?

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Sure thing, Willtunefortacos@gmail.com

@beaches2mountains230 4 месяца назад

HOW DO YOU LIKE HIS OTS TUNE FOR THE VB ? WHAT MODS DO YOU HAVE ? CURIOUS ABOUT GETTING ONE FROM HIM AS WELL ...PRESUMABLY YOUR ON A COBB AP ?

@NATEDIZZLES813 17 дней назад

What are your thought on the JDM 205 32 bit motor? Do you view them the same way as the 20X/Y JDM motors?

@darkproduce15 7 месяцев назад

i had one in my legacy gt, making good power. sold the car and the new owner is still running just fine after 30k+ miles. i get it, it's not for everyone, but the car runs closer to a honda feel with next to no low end torque. ultimately, the car is fine and the motor is fine.

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

I guess if it runs it runs. Might as well swap ej18's into everything

@chavez1872 9 дней назад

Hey there I have a 2009 ej20 swapped sti where are you located I need a tune ! Having secondary air pump issues wondering if you have any solution too this

@WT4T 9 дней назад

I'm in the Portland Oregon area. Send me an email to willtunefortacos@gmail.com with the details of what's going on

@xrsrule 3 месяца назад

I’ve owned these engines in the cars they are meant to be in and they are great engines, I think that they get a bad name in the US from tuners but I think most of the time it’s because they aren’t set up properly. The rods aren’t as strong as ej25 ones so they won’t ever make the same power as the 2.5 but I had a 20Y with a 3076 that had full boost roughly the same time as this one and made peak power at 7200rpm. It was heavily fuel limited so didn’t make a huge amount of power but it drove great.

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

I'm confident they are great in the car and with the computer they are meant to be ran with. It's the half swaps that are the issue 100%. Well, that and the fact that we're getting warehoused junkyard motors in completely unknown condition that have been sitting for who knows how long

@thewayfaringanarchists8157 7 месяцев назад

I’ve got a 20x I’m my 04 STi. The only reason I went this way was to save money…that said I don’t think they are as bad as people say. I’m an extreme amateur when it comes to tuning but I’m happy with my results. 1. Because we have no exhaust AVCs you need to clock the exhaust cams by a tooth. 2. You absolutely need to have a functioning intake AVCs. I’m running 40° at all load low rpm sections of my map, the difference between this and a stock map is massive in terms of torque and spool. 3. They do horribly on west coast gas. I moved from Washington to BC ( bad to worse in terms of fuel quality) and I had to pull a substantial amount or boost and timing out of my map just to drive. It was an absolute pinging whining dog. 4. Octane I’m running an 18g blouch turbo, 1050s and a custom meth setup. I have full boost my 3200, full torque by 3800 ( 330 according to VD) and it pulls like a train to my 7600rpm redline. I’m sure when I put my 257 back in with the same bolt ons I’ll have more , but man, while I wait this engine is at least 80% as good for a serious fraction of the price. If you give these some octane and have a functioning AVCs you might be surprised.

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Sounds like a lot of work to not have is good of a motor is a 257... My point stands

@thewayfaringanarchists8157 7 месяцев назад

@@WT4T I’m not arguing that it’s a better engine. Like I said I think it’s worth 800 and like I said , I’d prefer to have my 257. Never did I say anything like they are just as good as a 257. What I did say is they work decent if you use appropriate fuel and tune the AVCs and that it cost $800 witch is less than half of the cost of my last short block. I’m also saying, dude…. Yeah….. it’s not going going to run great if the only AVCs you have is obviously completely broken lol. I’m extremely happy with my 255 RT 660s breaking traction in a straight line on the auto x course at temp. As good as a 257 that cost 4x the price? No Trash? No

@dorianleclair7390 3 месяца назад

After buying my first wrx I realized it had this engine. It did not have good low end power. I am not even sure if it was tuned. Luckily someone t boned me 8 months of owning. I got my credit up and purchased a 2011 sti limited. Made sure it did not have this engine.

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

Oof it's like bad luck fixed bad luck

@sawyercrosby3710 7 месяцев назад

Yeah I don’t really care for ej20x mainly because the owners piece them together cheaply. But that being said, ej25s are no better when cheaply assembled. The ej20x won’t make power but at least it won’t blow a ringland

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

I've had two ej20x come to me with blown ringlands... And 2 with scuffed walls (worse really) where the rings tore into the wall

@jonjohns7080 27 дней назад

Man 25 so good much tq

@tylerdurden7067 7 месяцев назад

Can’t you just swap the USDM single AVCS heads on to the JDM ej20x short block? Wouldn’t that solve most of your problems?

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

It would help but at the end of the day you'd have a low comp 2.0 and still just be sad about how slow it was.

@JC-zt1bq 7 месяцев назад

Hopefully you got taken to a taco bar after this one! 😂

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Haha, I wish.

@woodzy575 7 месяцев назад

great video, that motor probably likes a bigger turbo to let it make power up at 8-9K. I don't know if the rod bearings agree with this theory

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Would need different cams and would still have awful spool to make power at 9k.

@woodzy575 7 месяцев назад

So is it not as good as the other ej20's. Or is it just compared to the displacement of an EJ255 it doesn't perform as well? What do you think it needs to improve?

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

@woodzy575 it's about the same as other ej20's when it's done... assuming it's even tunable at all

@dantheman1998 2 месяца назад

SOOOoooo Im getting a JDM 2005 Legacy GT with the EJ20X in the chassis there supposed to have with the controls there supposed to have, what do you think about these engines?

@WT4T 2 месяца назад

In the jdm Legacy it was supposed to come in they're fine. I'd even consider one for a swap if the swap was done correctly but it rarely ever is

@WillJacksonNW 6 месяцев назад

Great info here, thank you so much. Question: If avoiding the jdm engine route and doing a proper ej25 build, would an RA block paired with stock D25 heads be okay tuning wise? I know the combustion chambers on the head are shaped differently VS B25 heads. OR if wanting to keep all emissions items (I'm in WA so doesn't matter, just thinking ahead) would V25B heads paired with an Ra Block be the the best route for a GRB WRX? Again thank you for this info

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

Either heads work well with the ra block but just because you don't have emissions testing does not mean there is no emissions in WA. Things could change any instant.

@WillJacksonNW 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4T right, I'm wanting to future proof the car in that regard. I don't care about power (for now) so stock emissions stuff is fine by me. Have you tuned ra/ similar short block with sti pistons paired with the D25 heads? Should I be looking at thicker head gaskets to compensate compression?

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

As long as you properly tune the car you shouldn't need anything special for headgaskets.

@WillJacksonNW 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4T thank you sir

@jdm_eric8124 7 месяцев назад

I’m really wondering who the previous tuner was ??

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Watch very closely, it's in the video 😏

@bash5552 7 месяцев назад

ouch... like, someone threw up the ebay parts bin at it..

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Very typical of ej20x "builds"

@omarsh27 7 месяцев назад

Interesting! I always thought these engines would be a great swap sine they are a 2.0 that are more reliable than the ej255 and 257 guess I'm wrong 😅

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

That's what people on the internet preach but from my experience it's quite the opposite

@OAKTuned 3 месяца назад

Who's the tuner he is referring to? Wali? Rspec?

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

🤷‍♂️

@OAKTuned 3 месяца назад

@@WT4T you said Street tune so this makes me think Wali🤣

@WT4T 3 месяца назад

There's a lotta street tooners these days and others that used to do street tunes that have upgraded to dynos.

@bobjoe7492 6 месяцев назад

So I currently have a 2007 wrx with the stock 255 in there at 171k miles. It has a stage 2 Cobb kit and front mount intercooler. Not really trying to push more power out of it/mod the engine further. Has been leaking coolant and I’m pretty sure it’s the classic head gasket. If I were to get a 20x and swap everything from the 2.5 onto the 20x including the exhaust cams and sprockets, would you still recommend saving up for a 255 short block? Not really sure how much time is left for my current engine and am assuming some of the accessories are not good to use on a new 255 short block. The best Subaru tuners in Ohio were recommending to stop driving it now, get the 20x, and swap the exhaust cams and sprockets along with everything else and they can tune around the dual avcs. What is your recommendation?

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

If it's just a head gasket why replace the block at all?

@bobjoe7492 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4T Yea I’ve thought about it and won’t buy an engine until I am sure about the head gasket. I’m just assuming there are others issues as it’s been low but even compression the whole 3 years I’ve had it. Just trying to figure out if I would need to swap, if a 20x is really that bad as the tuner I was talking with was confident he would have it running right with no issues.

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

I'll never recommend an ej20x to anyone ever. So there's that.

@bobjoe7492 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4Thaha word. I appreciate you bro

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

I'd drop an ra shortblock in it with arp studs and oem gaskets.. good for another 180k+ if tuned correctly

@falsebroadcast 7 месяцев назад

Ej20x is a good motor but no one in the USA can tune them with usdm ecu

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Kind of my point.... but even when you do have full avcs control such as in the gr/va STI they fall short of the ej255/257 by a huge margin.... but, what's being imported seem to be total crap junkyard engines with all kinds of mechanical issues.

@Mike_44 7 месяцев назад

@@WT4T I guess I got lucky with mine then because it was in excellent shape and had great compression on the test I did. I think it matters where you get it from.

@joeyortiz757 6 месяцев назад

Yes i have one tuner and my car running amazing his car even better he go all the way 8 rpm with no issues

@user-bi5un3kp9g 6 месяцев назад

Hello. I’ve got an STI 6 speed swapped ej20x. Where can I contact you for a tune?

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

Willtunefortacos@gmail.com

@renob98362 7 месяцев назад

Yo! We have the same flashlight!

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Probability soulmates

@elvenoso1000 Месяц назад

Does your shop it’s located on California bro?

@WT4T Месяц назад

Portland, Oregon

@elvenoso1000 Месяц назад

@@WT4T ok thank bro

@Subarukenny_d 7 месяцев назад

I just wrapped up a EJ20X swap in a 2011 WRX, buddy of mine didn’t really have the budget at the moment to go brand new RA or 255 shortblock. I also put a new timing kit on, and plugged exhaust avcs cam ports, used plastic 255 ex cam gears (retarted 1 tooth). These motors run much much better on e85. A opensource custom e-tune is flashed on and runs very smooth…bc of Cobb’s latest GS stunt. It’s a good motor to get you back on the road on a budget, but it’s not gonna make big power so you have to set your expectations up front prior to going this route.

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

People call all the time "I got this sick jdm swap in my gr wrx just need a tune" expectations are not being set correctly by most of the shops/people installing them.

@Subarukenny_d 7 месяцев назад

This example was probably also peak “let’s cobble this thing together” build by the looks of it. For my rebuild I did the tgv, air pump “mod”, also did a full refresh, new oem spark plugs, new oem coil packs w/o broken connectors😂, the exhaust avcs delete mentioned above, and my intake cams are working perfectly. Side note these motors have the banjo oil filter screens on the avcs and turbo oil feed lines that can cause funky cam issues due to lack of oil pressure on one or both banks - I always remove those suckers before putting the motor in.

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

@kendrickschell4158 this was probably the best one I've had come in.... usually they don't even make it to the dyno.

@Subarukenny_d 7 месяцев назад

@@WT4T that’s very surprising, this is my 3rd 20X swap and all have ran nearly perfect. I partially blame the people doing this swap not doing research prior to doing the swap/cutting corners. Then wondering why it doesn’t yield the high expectations - leading to a bad wrap on the motor. I have to still edit a video and post on my channel outlining the steps I take to run this motor, may help others in the future see some of the results I’ve had with them.

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

@kendrickschell4158 would be really interesting to see a "good one" on the dyno.

@iloveasmartgirl 6 месяцев назад

I often feel like there’s a lot of hate for these engines because people just don’t want to work on something that doesn’t follow the books the read. These motors are strong , and work very well. And tbh are better than the ej255 , those engines are absolute garbage and havnt seen one that didn’t fail… the ej20x swap isn’t that hard , catless DP , inlet , intercooler , swap in the ej255 manifold and turbo , cam gears and you’re good to go. I’ve had mine in my car with a full AVCs delete for 2 years now , makes 300hp on 15 psi and very minimal mods. And trust me it’s just as fast …. And about 2 thousand dollars cheaper than replacing the ej255 which is shit anyways.

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

Sure, there's successes however as a tuner, the VAST majority that come to me are a total mess. I'm not the only tuner who has this opinion, most reputable tuners just won't touch them because of all the issues we see. It's just not worth it hoping the person did their part right.

@NATEDIZZLES813 17 дней назад

The main reason 255/257s fail is because they are either not maintained well, people add mods and just do not tune them, or they get these random " Tuners" who don't know what they are doing. I definitely will beg to differ on your opinion of the 255/257. I happen to believe they are great motors! Are they as reliable as the old school 205/207 motors? IMO no. But with the 255/257 they are capable of producing more TQ then ANY EJ motor ever built! The only problem with the 255/257 is that to me they have the Golden Pu**y syndrome. The prices for these motors is just OBSURD! I have seen people selling these motors used with 144,000 to as high as 180,000 miles for no less then $4,000! That is absolutely insane!! But no I don't believe the 255/257 motors are garbage. Besides the 02-03 205/207s..... They are one of the best motors Subaru has made.... Again IMO

@andrewpfohl7473 9 дней назад

Not my experience at all. I know 5 tuners in my province all capable and willing to work on this swap. The info exists and it’s well known now how to work with these motors

@WT4T 9 дней назад

@andrewpfohl7473 I work on and tune way more than I'd like. Maybe seen two that were half way decent.

@endrestadaudun 7 месяцев назад

Why people build 205/255 does realy stump me. The only engine worth building is the 207/257

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

255 and 257 are nearly identical internally

@endrestadaudun 7 месяцев назад

@@WT4T if you look away from the fact that its not the same. 207/257 is semi close deck and can take alot more. 205/255 is open deck and is shit

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

@endrestadaudun usdm ej255 deck is the same as usdm ej 257. They're literally the same block casting. Pistons are very slightly different and heads are different depending on model.

@onewheelup912 5 месяцев назад

Question would a jdm ej205 in a 2002 Wrx with 1050 on e85 at altitude with a vf48 worth getting the jdm ej205 or building a hybrid I don’t want to build a hybrid 2.5 cuz I just blew one and was wondering if the compression is to high for like 260hp

@WT4T 5 месяцев назад

That setup should be amazing! You might consider keeping it td04 tho to keep it extra responsive at altitude. The extra octane of e85 should still get you to your power goal.

@onewheelup912 5 месяцев назад

With a tdo4 will 18 psi still be achieved? I had 18psi on my 2.5 hybrid on 91 and made 270 from boost creeps

@WT4T 5 месяцев назад

At altitude probably not but it will be a much more responsive 16psi.

@onewheelup912 5 месяцев назад

@@WT4T sounds good and saves me from swapping out the CHRA on my vf48

@xavierpinero6011 4 месяца назад

What kind of spark plugs do u recommend for the ej20?

@Nicatlotus 5 месяцев назад

Say what you want I enjoy my EJ20X swaps. I have one in my 17 STI with an FP green that rips and sounds awesome. I have another in my widebdy 01 GC coupe with a VF48 and it rips also. IWith the forged piston crown I would even argue these mtoors are stronger than the OEM 2.5. They rev to 7500 and the power band is a little different but not bad. The single AVCS cars just need to retard exhaust cam timing one tooth and it runs just lik the original single AVCS motor. I tune Open Source/DIme MOD. Honestly I like people unkowingly trash them so they stay cheap. They keep my cars on the road While I build the 2.5 properly.

@WT4T 5 месяцев назад

I trash on them because just about every one that comes to me is trash... 🤷‍♂️

@Nicatlotus 5 месяцев назад

@@WT4T the one in your video was obviously put together at home by someone who had little to no idea how to put the car together. Very sloppy with cheap parts. The issues noted were 95% due to installer error. Shops dont like these motors because people dont have to spend 15K on a motor build with them. Done right these motors can support 350WHP and are fine for people with stock turbos.

@WT4T 5 месяцев назад

@Nicatlotus I don't care who puts it together, all the ones that come to me are junk. 🤷‍♂️

@michaelr6722 4 месяца назад

do you any recommendation or just general information on a good ej255 replacement

@WT4T 4 месяца назад

A properly tuned ej255 🤷‍♂️

@michaelfreeman9275 2 месяца назад

Doesnt make cents to ruin the value of a 255 car with these cheap engines. The ej207 is the real deal if you want to enjoy the way Japan meant it to be.

@WT4T 2 месяца назад

207 is actually a much more involved swap generally

@michaelfreeman9275 2 месяца назад

@WT4T the 207 is easy for 02-05 wrx. I wouldn't even try to convert the a dbw car though.

@WT4T 2 месяца назад

@michaelfreeman9275 that's the only one it's easy for and you still run into non functional avcs unless you swap ecu and wiring etc

@michaelfreeman9275 2 месяца назад

@WT4T the downsides I encountered was lack of cobb support for jdm ecu and having to swap ecu for smog.

@markjohnson3737 6 месяцев назад

It can’t be any worse than the EJ205 I had in my 2002.

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

If it's a good motor it'll be slightly better... but that's a big IF

@BodVar_Sul 7 месяцев назад

Think you convinced me to stay away from the ej20x. Curious who the previous tune was from?

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

I'm not going to say publicly, but if you're local to the Portland area, it shouldn't be hard to figure out.

@woodzy575 7 месяцев назад

It was Bader 🤣 JUst kidding @@WT4T

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

@woodzy575 I don't know his feelings on 20x and he's not exactly local 🤷‍♂️

@BodVar_Sul 7 месяцев назад

@WT4T yeah I'm ways away from Portland so I don't have to worry about that haha. Wonder if the guy who put the engine in clocked the exhaust cams 1 tooth

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

@BodVar_Sul who knows 🤷‍♂️ I'd wager on not.

@ahhason 7 месяцев назад

Hey man I have some tacos, will you tune?

@WT4T 7 месяцев назад

Sure

@joeyortiz757 6 месяцев назад

You are absolutely a great tuner but i have a lgt 05 with a ej20x swap opensource tune one teeth retard on the exhaust cam 18 pound of boost the car running amazing no knocks DAM no 1 all the time AF where is supposed to be all i want to said you need to fine a good tuner for this engines not everyone knows how to tune them but i have my tuner and he only works on the ej20x so is a good engine

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

He must hate himself if he only does ej20x.. there's so many just pure junk ones being imported

@user-bi5un3kp9g 6 месяцев назад

Who’s your tuner?

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

I am the tuner

@user-bi5un3kp9g 6 месяцев назад

@@WT4T Emailed.

@weezyfidelis787 5 месяцев назад

@@WT4Thuh that's crazy because my tuner over at NE Performance builds them all the time, he just built one the other day at 450 hp. So it an ej20x makes 450 horsepower, it still makes no power?

@AmirPomen 6 месяцев назад

If ppl going to swap ej20x dual svcs into single avcs chassis, The exhaust cams and pulley need to be swapped out... Evennlocking the stock one wont making any good power/torque... Simply because it work advance and retard both way through all engine load and rev range..... Then sir pump and egr delete complexity, Waste of money and time to r3doing all of that... And not mention problematic avcs pulley internal that could be broken on these dual avcs engine.. (not only on ej20x, but also jdm ej207 dual avcs have this broken avcs syndrom) Lrave jdm motors for us asians pleaseee.. 😝

@WT4T 6 месяцев назад

Yes! 🙏