going to buy a subaru and convert it to sti. need your help.

[dacoolest]

Its hard to find original STIs in my country for a reasonable price. mostly due to gov tax. and even hard to locate a good subaru for sale. Most STIs in my country are conversion from impreza to STI. I have several options. I found a 96 WRX for sale. I could buy it and convert it to STI (I guess!, i dont know much about subaru models and specs!)

and also i found some 99 impreza for cheaper than the WRX 96. And I heard the local angent for subaru is doing conversions also!

96 WRX is more costly than the 99 impreza. what kind of changes do i have to make if im going to convert WRX to sti?

and is it worth going for the 96 WRX instead of the 99 impreza and converting it to STI?

Thanks in advance!

[dacoolest]

bump..........

[WRXILA]

This might be a bit of a late reply..

If the 96 WRX you're talking about is a Japanese import, there's a possibility it's the same as the Japanese 97 WRX, which came out with 206kw (matching the STi of the same year). It should have a VF22 or VF23 turbo if so.

The Impreza will be quite difficult to covert if it's a front wheel drive model. I'd recommend the WRX personally, that way there's less work to do and less money you'll need to spend, even if you plan to do the STi conversion (nearly a straight swap from WRX to STi, even if the STi engine is much newer).

All the best!