Hey guys I'm a new member but I was wondering about building a track spec liberty....
I'm set on a ez30r engine powering the thing and have my heart set on a on having a fully sequential gearbox as well but although on having some experience with Subaru's like my dad's forester xt ...
I thought I would ask some experts about it, it's also going to use used a little for road use eg meet ups and carshows but other than that not much road use would appreciate some wisdom over everyone around my area giving me shit for it because it's not a skyline ya know haha
Any wisdom would be great gents
building a track spec liberty
Started by Jayqilz, Jan 07 2015 05:57 PM
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 06:00 PM
What chassis are you thinking? Lib or Impreza or forester for that matter. EZ30R will be more complicated to get running but i cant see it being impossible if its a bare bones racecar. Sequential gear bag is going to be huge money. If it were me id look into an STi 6 speed or building a 5 speed dogbox
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Posted 07 January 2015 - 06:10 PM
Thinking liberty chassis so I can just buy the ez30 with it probably not a barebones racecar but maybe a spec b trans with a faster sequential shifter on it
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Posted 08 January 2015 - 07:33 PM
The ez will be something different, but will make upgrading power levels almost impossible down the track when you get bored of the power. They make less power stock than a turbo motor, with no decent ability to up it. Liberty chassis is good, although for a track car will be much heavier than something like a gc8. If you are set on the ez, go for it. But you'll have more luck, and likely more fun, in a turbo. Sequential box is certainly possible, but as others have said, will make it stupidly expensive. Spec b box will be about your only option, as you'll want the strength of a later model box. Make sure it will bolt up to the ez though.
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Posted 08 January 2015 - 08:30 PM
Even though I drive a EZ30 powered 6 speed GenIV Liberty, and have flung it around a track, I would build a turbo GC8 as a track car.
TBH in a lot of ways, my wifes n/a GenIII is a better track car. So much lighter on its feet.
TBH in a lot of ways, my wifes n/a GenIII is a better track car. So much lighter on its feet.
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Posted 08 January 2015 - 08:47 PM
GC8 = 1200kg
BP/BL = 1480KG+
gc8 half the price of a BP/BL
easy decision
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