Got an 03 outback with 2.2 block and 2.5 251 heads 5mt Trans and all the bells and whistles. Any recommendations for going Baja style lift lights push bar and possibly turboing

Firesubie89,

 

For 27 years I've followed the Nissan 300ZX forum because I owned a 1990 NA. Every other week a newbie would join the forum and announce he'd just bought a NA (normally aspirated/no turbo) and wanted to know about how to add a turbo. Every response to the question was the same ...... you want a turbo? ... sell your car and buy the twin turbo version 300ZX. Otherwise you were going to spend lots of money in an endless pit, and never have a reliable car.  Even if the engine survived, the clutch, the rear end, the brakes and so on wouldn't, because they weren't up to the task. Better to buy the purpose built car from the onset.

 

Add to that, you have a rebuilt motor, but a 14 year old car, with 14 year old parts with how much mileage on them, and none of them designed for that extra power?

 

Lift it if you want, add the lights, etc., but maybe rethink the turbo end of things. Good Luck!