[quote author=SCOOBYCOLM link=topic=42277.msg484396#msg484396 date=1405872835]
Yes but why did they put the old engine in it ?
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everyone has the belief that the 2.5 motor is no good , but step back a few years and how many guys where throwing out the 2.0 in favour of a forged 2.5 for big power builds , the 2.1 stroker seems to be the favoured conversion now ,
imo the 2.5 is a cracking motor , plenty of torque and a nice car to drive quickly , the biggest problem was Subaru cheaping out with cheap head gaskets , pistons , and rather than address the issue they buried their head in the sand and waited for the problem to go away , if they have addressed these issues there is no real reason to shelve the 2.5 but on saying that i would buy an fa20 engined sti if , emmissions are on a par with the other hot hatches and kept the vrt and tax at a reasonable rate ie sub 750 a year to tax .