The Worst Cars to Modify 

been planning to get a hawkeye sti, hoping to find a stock one in decent condition that i can rebuild on my own.

just recently obtained a blobeye WRX, here's to the beginning of the end

The blob eye is so worth it especially if you can pick it up for like 1-2k with a clean body

Pistons in a Subaru engine rub bad, don’t recommend as a daily

Did enjoy

Getcho bug eye money up son

LMAOO

Literally me rn lmao ☠️

Basically though this is true for any old car that came with a factory turbo at this point, it’s been thrashed by someone that didn’t love it enough. Now it’s time for someone who actually wants to restore it to its former glory and love it correctly. Then again rust isn’t a big issue here

Hawkeye yessss

And money

@@homelackin2234 yeah that too that's the important part

True but everyone has to start somewhere, so staring with simple reliable project car will learn you the basics. I would rather start with an Miata than start with a RX7/RX8

Preach it.

​@@EpicDutchContent of course because a miata with a manual 5spd will actually last and you don't have to work on it at least 4 to 7 times a week..RX7 look awesome and yes rotary motors sound great with the right exhaust and rev high as hell but damn are they some serious maintenance hogs..

better than a "cheap" audi TT😳

we making it out of ELA with this comment...

@@Ambrose4klook I was thinking of an Audi TT are they really that bad as a weekend car?

@@Tricolor40004 yes, have you even worked in a German engine bay, If you haven't be ready for the $5k bill repair bill on the $6k car

@@Ambrose4k guess I’m looking for some else now lol. Dang it I wanted a manual convertible for the weekends and this was my top option now ion know where to start haha

They crazy part is knowing what the actual cause of all the failures since all this time has passed. It was sooo simple and dum.

What was the reason? I bought a 92 SVX last year​@@gpatty6538

@@gpatty6538what was it?

@@thesovietvorona1007not tuning them

Those engines are trash truly

@@tyleroptional2639 don't remember giving a fuck

One word. Porsche, way better flat 6s lol

@@christianwhatthataintenoug3604 If youre Going to do a 6 cylinder boxer swap its going to be from a Subaru and not a porche

@@kduran744 I wouldn't do it from a Subaru, grab a 997 motor or the 3.4 out of a 987

Truth. If you find a non abused one they’re great.

Never had an issue with any of the Subaru's I have owned, of course I didn't mod any of them nor did I treat them like hell cats.

My 64 year old dad has an sti that went through 3 engines in 40k mi . He is absolutely meticulous when it comes to maintenance and care for his car.

@@drewbienewbie03xx81 lmso

What exactly do you mean by “don’t beat it up”? Like, don’t put a bunch of random mods on a stock EJ-25 like a big ass aftermarket turbo because it will blow up, or don’t push the car and throw it around? Because if it’s the latter, then how are Subarus reliable? I bought an STI because I want to drive hard, throw it around, clear corners fast, make full use of the turbo and AWD. How is it reliable if I can’t do all that in a car that is supposed to be the street version of a rallying legend?

If you're the guy who's had it the longest it aught to be fine. He specifically stated it was because people didn't take care of them.

Looks out side at my 02 wrx 4EAT with 266k original everything and just started misfiring this morning 🤣 Also looks at My 12 wrx 5mt w 124k and the 3rd gear is telling me “I’m tired boss”

I've got a 2004 WRX with 242,000 miles on it. Still runs great! It's my daily.

the 02's should be fine. They have the 2.0L EJ205 instead of the 2.5L EJ. The 2.5L is where most of the issues came from.

@@NinjaHoff This is why I swapped to an EJ207.

Subaru brat:

​@@miniorite3297Didn't think anyone knew that one existed.

​@@miniorite3297 oh man, I'd buy a brat in a heartbeat.

as long as you aren't dumb and know how to look at a car, you will never buy a shit box. just book the car u want and look at it up close.

A brumby or a leone are rare now but are super reliable

Same here

Me too lol

I had 2 down to one. It was salvaged fixed it and drove it fine for a long time. Never gave me issues. What killed it was a careless lady who hit me and totaled it.

Same. I knew he was gonna say it lol

​@@impr3subie RiP to that car. Sorry for your loss. I'm not a performance guy (more into trucks with good stories) but I appreciate a good work horse, or a beloved ride.

I was always curious about that, thanks

@@spideym35i the RU-vidr Smeedia has a monstrous 3.3 sti build if you want to see one alive!

That would be the perfect Subaru to me a 3.3 flat 6 turbo WRX or legacy

@@e46m54nissansr20937 Smeedia's 3.3 red line was about 7,700 with the powerband being able to come on right around 2,500 rpms. these flat 6's are torque monsters. 275/35 square set up didn't stand a chance! imagine making so much power and torque that you're doing a AWD burnout from a DIG!

The stock trans was just that it was built for the 2.2 and didn't hold the slightly larger power and torque

4cyl ain’t that bad… the friggin v6 models are another story🤣

I loved mine to death but i will admit working on them is a nightmare. But proper maintenance, and an electric power steering investment, and a re-routed exhaust made her golden

@@AnonYmous-hu7jo i have 87 GT with the 2.8V6 rn

@@Mk6Jetta2slow im looking at upgrade for my 87 GT rn but its the money for me atm stopping me

Yea they’re mid engine piles tho, that’s why😅

And lemme guess… you kept up on the maintenance

😂 yeah man I’ve built some ppump 24 valve and some customs 12 valve swaps bad engines don’t scare me hell my 2005 got a 12 valve with a big turbo I think that svx could use a tremec 6 speed and a 392

Forbidden rx9

Rx8 kinda bussin ngl

@@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg I’m sure any car is bussin when you always have to rebuild the motor

Rotary*

@@Elinbe313 who are you talking to lol

What have you done to take care of it specifically? Anything that the normal person wouldn’t know apart from all of the required and preventative maintenance?

​@@bryanribey if you're not in the track trying to beat your time, I accelerate gradually, I let the boost build up. I don't do hard downshift juste to be heard, down shift properly if you have to pass someone in the high way, basically use the turbo in your advantage but if you don't need to floor it, don't. The block is aluminum, even civics won't last long with a turbo and driven like a dumb ass. Air/oil separator, turbo timer so you let the oil in the turbo cool down before shutting the engine, 91 Oct is a must. Make sure there's no Carbon build up, oil must always be clean, me personally I don't let it get dirty, and the last thing, if you buy one, rebuild it. It's a race car that been race that you want to race so yeah. They are reliable but expensive to take care of so it get neglected. If you buy one already tune, don't wait and try it. I don't care what the tuner says. Rebuild it.

​@@bryanribey I've been only driving subaru in my life, they are a money pit, but once it gets everything it needs, they will last as long as you want

@@bryanribey just change the oil if it’s a turbo every 2500 to 3000 kms don’t listen to the manual an get a thicker gasket cover for when u open the engine bc they always leak as far as Ik air filters all that stuff don’t use a pod filter there shit makes 5 more hp an blows ya engine upan that’s about it keep it under the redline if u can unless it’s built they don’t like to limi although I have a padock basher that only knows limiter an it’s stock obviously 2.3L an it’s loving live so idk just service it regularly

Ditto. Now just to fix that power steering leak i found yesterday.

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Big facts! These guys have zero clue on what they’re talking about, lol. If you want proper advice and proper understanding of Subarus, look elsewhere. Plenty of channels out there that will help new people that are coming into Subarus.

yes especially not this guy, he's literally a wikipedia journalist.

Yeah except everything he said was fact. Those Subaru’s are laughably unreliable

I'm sure that someone that really wants a Subie will still get one of these. The whole thing about Subarus is that they're not beginner friendly, and not tolerant to driver error and overall, any noob mistakes. If you really like it, you'll buy it regardless. The car is fast, has personality, they are fun as hell, but its no Toyota in terms of reliability.

​@@HCGwhat part of the blobeye WRX is unreliable? Lol. Honestly, please tell me, because the EJ205 didn't have the problems like the 255/257 did. And the "weak" 5 speed only failed when people launched the dog shit out of it or just drove with no care in the world. There's plenty of blobeye WRX's making 500hp on the stock 5 speed, because those people actually know how to drive.

How’d you find him???

And the head gasket is still good?

@@TheEternalKage OfferUp

@@bunburner4850 yes sir, only had a problem with a radiator hose

@@doobadooba4861 you're lucky man. They put some real 💩 head gaskets in throughout those years

That’s kinda just a given tho?? Like obviously don’t buy an abused car no matter what it is idk what point this dude is making

Right. Idk wtf he's talking about. My wrx only got 60k miles tho. So I wouldn't know

​@@hi_c.v7289there's a big difference between a car being abused/neglected and a car being driven how it was made. And I can tell you that the WRX wasn't made for grandma to pick up her groceries

What can you even modify from the car make Saturn? Except the Ion Redline which is just a Chevy cobalt SS

Well i mean saturns are unique but nobody really modes them ...i have a wagon and the razor eyed first gen compact sedan .....i love them and do wanna mode them but i love the they way they are ..plastic black bumpers and those weird 3 spoke rims ...i love that 90s early 2000s feeling from them

I will say tho some people have made them look real nice

my mom had an 06 Vue 3.5 thing was nothing but problems but surprisingly quick I roasted a newer civic and a 5.3 1500 in it from a redlight

@@eclpsecomics Modding Saturns, particularly the ones from the '90s when they were an in-house design that no other GM brand had access to, is basically a more modern take on hotrodding - almost no aftermarket, so you find out what fits: one example being hood struts off a late '90s-early '00s F150, with two ball studs off a 300M, and two ball studs off a late '90s Buick LeSabre, for example. That said, I've seen guys make 170whp using all stock parts on that '90s DOHC motor, and the *wagon* body is lighter than a Civic coupe from the same year, the sedan and coupe that much more so.

Then swap the engine.. It's not worth it fixing the engine over and over again

​@@bageltondinglequandaleseba6928 wrong just get a new car lmfao

@@rubenmireles5545 ha lol

I’m still same motor on my bugeye

i vw 1.8t swapped my bug eye and i honestly couldn’t be happier

You even have to be experienced to own a regular outback or forester. Lot of maintence involved. They're great if you do said maintenance. But, they can be your worst nightmare if not.

I rather spend $15k on an entire k swapped awd honda build then spend $30k on just a suburu engine rebuild and still have it blow up immediately after leaving the dyno. Those boxer engines are trash. Incredible chassis, terrible anchor engine. When I get rich I'm buying a hawkeye chassis and its getting K or 2JZ swapped lol.

@@elliswilliams1050 The subaru engines are absolutely amazing. They'll literally last forever if you treat them right. I just spent 1,400 for a new clutch and a completely rebuild EJ25. That included all the maintenance, plus the engine. Super cheap if you know where to look. My car should be good until 400,000 until I need to do any more engine maintenance.

@@elliswilliams1050 gotta get your license first

​@@elliswilliams1050 yea you're the kinda person who shouldn't touch subarus if you're talking about swapping a Honda engine into. Do us a favor stick to civics bud

I own a blobeye impreza, and agreed😂 you gotta baby those engines with matenance

@@doctordrommos6432 rip

@@PR.Impreza can’t complain though, i’ve done all the things it needed done to it. Fairly certain the car will rot out before the engine dies😂

@@doctordrommos6432 question, was ot worth the extra time and money? I genuinly like the look of the car and have seen a few for sale in my area.

@@RaqRedOX if they’re in good shape, yes!

Facts had one drove it 20k miles then sold it before the seals went out , got the same amount I paid for 20k miles ago

Rotary entered the chat

Lost so much money with my 91 mitsubishi GTO lol .. -_-"

For real the 3000gt is one to avoid!

@@al73r not really...have had a few Stealths and 3000s now, they aren't hard to maintain, and are quite fun. Never lost money one one either...

@@wheels-n-tires1846 guess all the vehicles are similar with their own quirks to work out

@@al73r oh sure!! And i think they got a bit of a bad rep- mostly because ppl didnt want to maintain them. Ive dragged home a few fir cheap because ppl ignored the 60/120k maintenance and the timing belt snapped. Oops!!! Folks just seemed to think "it's Japanese, itll last forever" I guess LOL!! Those engines are tough, make great power, are reliable, and can be built for huge hp increases. As long as you maintain em!!!

Hold tf on there buddy chill out😂

Z32, maybe. Z31 wasn't too bad. But the S30 and S130 are _luxury_ for anybody doing work.

laughs in Eclipse gsx

Dude 100% had a 3000GT myself absolutely hated working on it. But I absolutely loved that car.

@@Zaxby722 same here man. I remember when I had skin still on my knuckles...

Or just plan to replace the engine right away. That's the dilemma with me buying a powerstroke. I already know that the only real option is to replace the engine.

@@tristanlong7 the 6.0/6.4 I’m guessing

@@xinx-fn8973 yup. Well I won't touch a 6.4 Probably will stay with gas instead. The 6.2 ford is looking pretty good.

No, that's when you do a compression and leak down test before you but it. That right there alone will tell you if your engine is perfectly fine or on it's way out

Yeah but this guy hates alot on Subaru

It's about to blow any second

Like any Honda. Picked up an 8th gen accord coupe from copart with minimal damage at 17. I fixed her up (minor front end damage), and it’s still my daily driver to this day. Parts are cheap, the car is easy to work on (applies to all Hondas), and is just a fun car to drive. Plus it’s affordable!

350z, g35, any old Honda & early 2000s Lexus, new edge mustang there’s a lot out there that are cheap and easy to learn how to work on cars

@@buzzlightyear2851 not so much Lexus though, Haven't had experience with the z but most of the Early Lexus models are reliable but a bitch to fix when things do break

@@VjjnOsu how much did u buy it for ? And was the front end damage bad ?

@@samgome01 yeah my 08 Lexus had loads of issues. Carbon buildup, VSC light, tire sensor problems ect.

Sounds like your hating 😂

@@IRebelMinds no shes really mean bro i love a wrx

Mate opinions are like assholes everyone has one...

Rotaries are 4 stroke.

@@purploid hmmmm, no, they are rotor engines not 4 stroke, in 1 rotation it does intake,combustion,exhaust all 3 add ones. Also rotor engine reliance on combustible oil that get mixed with fuel, either via injection or just regular old pre mix, but it doesn't have valve or cams so it can't be compared to either piston engine, but the reliability is near the same of a 2 stroke, there both engines without cams or valves, and both van rev up to a higher rpm count than 4 stroke, but rotor doesn't relais on exhaust back pressure (i think, might does something but never seen a expansion exhaust on a rotor engine), 2 stoke does relais on back pressure, so 2 stroke is also not similar to rotor. I was only referring basically to burning oil and frequent maintenance, of you ever owned anything 2 stoke, you know what I am talking about (also 1 of the tuning options on rotor are porting, this is also done on 2 stroke)

@@purploid also technically its 1 or 3 stroke, not 2 or 4, since everything all happens add the same rotation. Ot doesn't need to do a full circle for intake/combustion/exhaust, because it happens add ones.(i know rotors seem complicated, but tbh i think you can take it apart on Saturday and have it back up and running on Sunday "given you have the right tools")

@@purploid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6BCgl2uumlI.html

@@EatSleepSkrrt You have each stroke a normal 4 stroke engine would have, it’s 4 stroke