GONZO97

so running a wrx intake like that would possibly convert over or no?

True i dont have the 2.5 block but im sure i could find one, im usually pretty good about finding parts from all over the place, i may need to do my research into this, but i am also thinking that i may go a different route altogether based on cost still doing my research

That picture isnt my car but the intake is similar that black piece is what everyone has been confused on so ive been trying to show them what ive been talking about

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uNd2z9EKnvs/Toypf4BhbSI/AAAAAAAAAjw/devE_5J17VE/2011-10-05_14-08-12_87.jpg Im at work right now but follow that link ^ or copy and paste into address bar and youll see what im talking about, there is a black snorkel thing directly behing the light and that is where the air is being sucked into the system from. hopefully you guys can see it

my stock air intake was pulling air in from directly behind the passenger headlamp, maybe mine is different but thats what mine is, trust me i know what im looking at im not a complete idiot:drunk:

in order to overcome the headgasket issue?

the system that was in my car sucks air in from inside the engine compartment through a snorkel which then goes into a tube that is through the inner fender well which then the factory air box hooked up to that, therefore both filters are pulling air from inside the engine compartment, thats why i dont understand why everyone keeps saying its a CAI when they are both in the engine compartment?? If im mistaken please explain to me where im wrong but that is what i just pulled out and replaced

although the extra noise from the induction is nice that is not what im feeling, and the original intake is taking the air from the engine compartment as well, so i just free'd it up by taking the box and snorkel out making it a bit easier restriction wise, so the original intake isnt a true CAI like everyone thinks it is

please explain

See when i say cheap or on a budget i mean i do want to save money, but i am also not scared to drop time and money into this, from what i have read though i can run a turbo at 6PSI and still not blow anything up and keep the engine reliable, of course im still doing research i never jump into anything without spending a ton of time reading and researching talking to other people and making sure i think of all possible outcomes. If i do actually do this there will be a detailed thread and if i do fail then i fail it happens. but i am definitely not scared to give it a try. I freed up my intake last night, and i can already feel the response from the pedal. i step on it to go and she scoots. it made a noticeable difference. Next step is to replace cams then put a new 2.25" exhaust from cat back with new magnaflow muffler

That shouldnt be too terribly difficult based off of the space that I have in the engine compartment so i should be able to do it fairly quickly i believe

ive been reading for days, and i found a pretty good thread that im half way through that talks of putting a turbo on the EJ22 and running it at like 6-7PSI enough to get some boost but not enough to destroy the engine, which then you would run the intercooler to make sure that it stays cool and doesnt burn anything up, i have been reading and reading and i think that is what i am looking for, something to give me more boost and stuff, and then i would also change my suspension and brakes out and have a pretty decent all aroung vehicle in my opinion, what do you think about that? doable?

the help from my own research while speaking to mechanics ect

Thats the thing too, i love the reliability of the EJ22 so i dont want to change from that, but i would like to make this car as fast as possible without losing the reliability of the engine, any ideas how to accomplish this? Ive heard things like freeing up the intake, new exhaust, and new cams, but is there any other options?

so running the turbo and controlling the psi should help? I was talking to a buddy and he mentioned that i would also have to switch out the CPU being that id be running a different component, and the mixtures would need to be correct. Idk how valid this is but was curious what you think?