so who has the best prices for like a rebuild kit for a ea82t?

 

just in case i have a worst case scenario... and well when do i not have one

i still have no idea if the motor is toasted from 0 oil psi stil waiting on a timing belt

you are going to find out what it needs first? it could need crank grinding and perhaps oversize pistons.

If you had oil starvation, I would shy away from using that engine. Like erik said, you may very well have to grind the crank and other expensive stuff. I've had good luck finding well-worn but still running motors and just putting new rings, bearings, seals, oil pump, and water pump on them, and getting the heads redone. You could most likely just slap your heads on a different shortblock after getting them resurfaced.

 

There is no "kit" for the EA82. You have to get all the parts individually. I've gotten my stuff through 1stsubaruparts.com before, and was pleased with the prices and service. Definitely go with OEM parts, whatever you do.