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Originally Posted by Frenchie
Hi Nick,so does the Forester STi have the same engine as the WRX STi?. I know the engines a bit dated, but it is pretty much bullet proof. Will try and set up a test drive of the Focus RS, but not sure about the body style.
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The Forester STi has the EJ255 engine. I think (though not sure) that this is the same as the Hawkeye Impreza. I also believe it is the same block as the XT (though there are other differences which mean the STi is a better starting point).
I know a lot of people with Imprezas hate the 2.5 Subaru engine and suggest it is weak and so on and so forth, but having been part of the Forester "community" for almost five years there seem to be far fewer examples (even accepting there are fewer Foresters than Imprezas) with the Forester suffering in the same way.
It's not because people don't modify them, as there seem to be just as many with the wick turned up.
Maybe they are more carefully modified? Maybe the Forester brethren are an older, wiser bunch on average and therefore have more mechanical sympathy? I don't know, but it certainly seems they stand up as a more reliable package.
Sod's law says mine will go pop tonight, but hey ho!