# 99 forester help ?

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 5, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934 "2010-03-05T15:23:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![BoOsT-HuNgRy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost-hungry/32/5721_2.png) [@BoOsT-HuNgRy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BoOsT-HuNgRy)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934/1 "2010-03-05T15:23:32Z")

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ok guys i picked up a 99 subaru forester and it has a blown motor and its auto ☹ , so with that said im a noobie to subaru. im looking for a motor swap (if its in my budget turbo motor swap) and 5 spd swap so i was wondering who here can point me in the right direction, i googled a few things but nothing really helps me . im looking for motor name (like our famous sr20det) . web sites that sell these motors and performance parts like coilovers and exhaust blah blah blah. all the help would be nice thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jowo72](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jowo72/32/5560_2.png) [@Jowo72](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jowo72)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934/2 "2010-03-05T15:27:06Z")

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better open your wallet, subaru shit ain’t cheap.

EJ20 turbos can be had fairly inexpensively (JDM WRX 93+) but anything fancy like STI swaps, etc. are in the 5k+ range. and aren’t as easy to drop in as an SR into a 240.

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**Author:** ![Aaj2k5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aaj2k5/32/5731_2.png) [@Aaj2k5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Aaj2k5)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934/3 "2010-03-05T15:34:10Z")

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EJ series motor - probably like a EJ255/ 257 for STI swap you’d want. EJ20 would be cheaper though.

Honestly i don’t know what your budget is but I was looking at doing sti v.9 swap into a GC8 and the cost is basically finding a crashed STI and taking EVERYTHING -engine, 6spd tranny, brembos, struts, DCCD, diffs either ecu or standalone. (6+ g’s) Selling off parts you don’t want will help offset but you would need alot.

For the car itself- [subaruforester.org](http://subaruforester.org) would probably be your best bet, but [NASIOC.org](http://NASIOC.org)  
for STI motors/parts.

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**Author:** ![nickdestcroix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickdestcroix/32/5766_2.png) [@nickdestcroix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nickdestcroix)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934/4 "2010-03-05T15:44:07Z")

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you going to finish this car this time?.. but talk to daniel dummy hes into subaru and stuff

02GD\_Wagon

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**Author:** ![BoOsT-HuNgRy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost-hungry/32/5721_2.png) [@BoOsT-HuNgRy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BoOsT-HuNgRy)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934/5 "2010-03-05T16:12:49Z")

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im prolly just going to do a basic motor swap non turbo id really like to do a 5spd swap tho

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**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-forester-help/131934/6 "2010-03-09T11:05:23Z")

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EJ25’s are cheap from an importer… I think most will be 5 speed and not auto.