sid_vicious Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hi, I've been looking into parts options for an EJ22 engine rebuild and have come across the Topline rebuild kits, which appear to include a comprehensive list of parts. I know many people would respond with suspicion of the kit and recommend Subaru Genuine parts only for internal engine components, but I was wondering if there's anyone here who has actually used one of them, and what their results were. Here's a link to a description of the kit... http://www.rpmmachine.com/enginetopsubaru.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 i really dont think there is anything in the subaru engine besides the timing belt and water pump that i would say needs to be genuine subaru parts. You would be surprised at how many of those parts are Genuine Subaru parts without being subaru parts. Car Mfg dont always make their own bearings, cams, pistons etc. They are made by suppliers, and usually your buying parts from the same suppliers without the markup. Ask them who they are gfetting thier parts from for the kit. Then we can tell you if the kit is good or not. Also it has a warrenty, so thats reasuring. Also check the local BBB. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 i asked this same question within the past year and don't recall getting any feedback from anyone who's used Topline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid_vicious Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 i asked this same question within the past year and don't recall getting any feedback from anyone who's used Topline. hmmm...yeah, i did a search for the subject and didn't find much of anything. i feel like the first penguin who's going to jump off the iceberg and maybe get eaten by a killer whale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarian Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I doubt they're manufacturing their own components. Contact them and find out what brands are included in their kits. Then you'll have a better idea of how good they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 i saw "deves" listed on-line elsewhere as the OEM supplier of Subaru rings. i have no reason to believe or disbelieve that information though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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