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Look what the BRAT drug home DOHC EJ25. Free 99. Couldn't pass that up. So, throw it on an engine stand, rip the heads off and throw on a set of EJ22 heads? Who knows what about frankenmotors? Use single port EJ22 heads? Dual port? Does it matter? I'll have to do some homework but maybe that engine will make it's way into the brat 🤔 Boxerfest was in my area! Loaded the family into the Legacy wagon (rooftop carrier and all) and I hopped into the brat and we headed out! Met up with the guy I sold my old Impreza to (I really liked that car!) and he had his super rare JDM WRX out too! This is the only picture I got of my old black Impreza and his WRX The line to the entrance gate: Got to park the brat in the OFF-ROAD parking area (it seems like it was an area that was supposed to have more overland style rigs). I only saw one other BRAT there! I bought a pass to run the BRAT on the Dyno but unfortunately I ran out of time and had to leave before I could have it make any pulls. ☹️ Saw a real GRAVEL EXPRESS! I don't know if those are the wheels they came with but those are the same ones I have on my legacy! Also got to see Travis Pastrana absolutely whip the "family huckster" around the autocross track. This vehicle is absolutely bonkers. Love the active aero on this thing and that they used the old school Subaru logo on there 👍🏻

Did same on my 1st ever "drill out the broken intake bolt" on a Subaru engine. I'd replace the bolt. You have removed a good portion of it's meat so to speak.

My whole life revolves around the same irony lol. Maybe when I am older it will change to Ifixstuff, but I'm still learning new ways to break stuff. No problem! It actually hurts my redneck soul to use so many big words. I think all this california book learning is getting to me.

Bolts are elastic, every fastener has an elastic limit or its yield point. When a fastener is loaded past its yield point, some of the elasticity is permanently lost. But if not torqued to yield and the load on a fastener is released, the fastener will spring back to its original length. Our head bolts are not torque to yield, so they are not reaching the point of plastic transformation unless you are over torquing them considerably.