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Is it easy to take a turbo off a subaru wrx?

im asking this because i might get a 97' subaru wrx wagon.Due to victorian laws i cant drive it with a turbo, so is it easy to take it off? and if i do, do i have to take the intercooler off as well? Also, would this be expensive or a relatively cheap job?

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1. You must be in the UK. I suspect it might be a difficult task due to the fact that you'd have to set up the engine to run without the turbo. I would find a very skilled mechanic or take it to a Subaru dealer.


2. well its easy if yor a mechanic engineer or something like that i cant help you online like this i have to see it first


3. I think you would be better off to just try to get a regular non turbo Subaru Impreza.


4. You would have to redo some major parts I would think it would be expensive unless you can custom fabricate your own intake and exhaust


5. My first curiosity is why you would have to remove it in the first place.. The WRX came with a turbo from the factory, and as such it is an integral part of the design; it would be nigh impossible to make it run well without it..Even in the UK.. plenty of intact full-on turbo'd WRXs..who told you it had to be removed..?.....The intercooler can stay, but it has to be plumbed to the stock air cleaner/ intake without restriction..

   IMO, I'd personally tell the powers that be to go pound sand..



6. victorian laws??

   hmmm.....

   well to take the turbo off just replace the exhaust manifold with a normal manifold and collector. after that, you will need to replace the intake manifold, computer, chip, plenum and yes...do away with the intercooler.