1JZ RWD Subaru Legacy DRIFT car

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In this episode we check out at 1JZ Subaru Legacy, and see how well does it drift! What kind of crazy man makes his life so difficult by swapping out an STI EJ25 and swapping in a 1JZ in his Subaru Legacy? A Pacific Northwest man lol! Welcome to Portland! While everyone else is off driving simple BMW and 350Z, this man is at home building his very own RWD Subie. That isn't a small task, as you have a lot of hurdles to jump through, from making the diff last during clutch kicks and burnouts, to putting in a useable transmission, keeping the front wheel bearings from falling apart, making the dash work with CAN BUS, and all the other crazy little things you have to do in one of these swaps!

[@_Gingium_]

Hey some people swap those amazing EJ's into things! 😂 Sick car! Super unique.

[@tylerwood67]

Subaruium

[@renz1013]

yeah put a 2jz on anything then call it "unique" formula

[@Srvwh]

I love the fact he doesn't pull the handbrake every 5 seconds like most drivers these days. Not only shows a good car but a great driver.

[@sendjamin]

asseto corsa will teach you eh

[@BMLDrift]

Let the people drive like they want to. Drifting is about fun pfff

[@renz1013]

@@BMLDrift yeah like bruh I wanna ask the people who comment these BS if they can drift and understand that there are different drift drivivng style, fucking annoying

[@BMLDrift]

@@renz1013 I see this content every day on Facebook. People get blamed because of pulling the handbrake to often. But this discussion is nonsense. This depends so much on car and track and own style🙄 and it absolutely has nothing to do with the OG japan style. Doing manjis and weight shift entries with a high HP and high torque drift race car is different you definitely want to work that handbrake 😂

[@renz1013]

@@BMLDrift I didnt mention anything about japan style drifting I'm just tired of people commenting about people who yeet the handbrake so much as if there fucking IRL drifters

[@richardfuller3566]

For what it's worth, they put Subaru engines into buggies.

[@leftcoastdrifter]

You couldn't pick a nicer guy to interview. Nick is a awesome guy and drifter.

[@sanand5588]

As a Subaru BRZ driver, I do wish our cars had been built with a reliable Toyota engine. That being said, I’ve been learning how to drift at parc drift events and spirit peaks raceway Events (10 events so far Between the two) with no problems. I drive to the vent, and drive back home (2.5 hrs one way, 5 total, plus 3-5 sliding around) I’ve been connecting the transitions just fine, I just don’t have much experience to do it confidently. Not too shabby for being an completely stock Subbie.

[@kelevra558]

I dc009 swapped my B5 s4 with an is300 diff. It has the biturbo 2.7 v6 originally. I blueprinted and balanced the OEM crank, titanium rods, billet 10.5:1 pistons, one off very aggressive camshafts built from scratch strictly for my application by my uncle who works as an engineer for NASA and has a 9 axis mill and lathe in his garage, titanium exhaust valves were a must with the cams as were 160 lb valve springs, i converted to a single gt55 with decked, ported, and copper gasketed 2.8 liter heads, coil on plug conversion, dry sump, haltech elite 2500, 1200cc injectors, e85, and believe it or not, without axles and with a super secret steering rack mod, cut knuckles, and kw coilovers the factory front suspension has more than enough angle and Ackerman while allowing 10°of caster to be competitive. She makes 620 wheel at 27 psi then the scramble button makes 707 but i use it sparingly because my engine internals are extremely expensive. The thing sounds so unbelievably amazing. It Has a similar tone to a cammed out turbo vr6. That falls in behind the performance of this car though. The b5 chassis is so incredibly rigid, the geometry is bar none, and with the cage and weight reduction my weight distribution is 52% front 48% rear, weighs 2890 with me in it, and handles like nothing ive ever experienced. The way the car digs and just claws itself forward while on power is unbelievable on a 295 tire. Literally if i feel like i drove too deep into a corner, i just mat the thing and let it eat while holding my scramble button and it always keeps me out of the dirt as long as my tire smoke is blowing towards whatever i DONT wanna hit. My e36 was way different, if you drove too deep, you better get off the power fast or sand trap bound you are. I love this dudes car though, I would have pieced together a gen2 coyote and had a 8,000 rpm dohc 600 hp ford v8 Subaru legacy with equal length rotary fire headers to flex on Tanners passat but that would have costed easily 10 times more. Badass ride tho bro for real, respect.

[@dhanipersaud6227]

Not that there is much Subaru left in this car but that generation of Legacy has pretty great chassis and did pretty well in road racing. The models of Legacy after this generation went full fat American family car.

[@v_g_p_]

After drifting my Forester with a WRX swap for 3 years with the same 5 speed and R160 rear end, I've only had to rebuild the motor once. Also axles, like 4 axles in these 3 years.

[@jakeeclouse4799]

Love subies. Hate the drivetrain. That legacy is sick. Very unique. Your definitely not going to see those drifting around. Way to keep it original. Love love love the way it looks with camber in the front and that sick diffuser in the back. Rad as hell.

[@lobuk516]

So, JZs make literally everything better. Got it. 😄

[@MrAudi220]

honoustly no matter how dumb or illogical a build seems, i always look at it in a mature way and this is a passion build, that the man did himself,and it's balanced to his liking and it drifts good from what i see.And don't forget he learned drifting on assetto and did his own wiring.That deserves a medal in my book whatever project car it ends up to be.So big props to the owner i would also build it again if i was him.At least it's not another generic build.👍👍👍✌️👉

[@rolfr558]

I want his beard. Also, alternate the viewpoints from driver to out the window, both are interesting :) Keep up the awesome work!

[@noahthairu5251]

Would love to see the front and rear subframe on this, maybe a weight distribution if possible because it seems to handle nicely .

[@gabrieltoniolo3183]

Oem subaru front subframe, in the rear i think is the oem one with some modifications (diff mounts points)

[@notluke8158]

@@gabrieltoniolo3183 a long nose diff bolts into the rear subframe

[@alexklimowsow4851]

@@notluke8158 the rear pins on the r200 diff hat are slightly wider than the r160 but can be done with offset rear mounting bushes or moving the mounting points on the subframe slightly wider.

[@tommyvercetti6035]

People do ej swap other cars....old vw beetles.

[@Scott.g.f]

And aeroplanes

[@Zimmernld]

What an awesome guy. Thanks for sharing this

[@noahthairu5251]

Am also in the process of piecing one together. Very nice and unique build sir.

[@juswalt2000]

SICK!!!!!! (also tfw you think subaru motors are crap and that's why people don't swap them not the fact that they are too wide to fit in anything else)

[@ollie-kc6nj]

There really not though

[@flatheadcountyaudit3395]

"I blew a head gasket after 5 laps, so I put a 1jz in it and now I can only do 2 laps!"

[@EGHeartattack]

Love to see unique builds like this! Good job Nick!

[@jkfhgjkjnklrkl]

Subarus sound good. Good video though

[@actyankeefan]

They swap Subaru engines into those porsche speedster replicas like hoovie is doing. Also factory five 818 kit cars call for a wrx donor car drivetrain. I've also seen Subaru engines swapped into old vw buses and stuff.

[@motorfanatics_com]

Watching a Subaru drift and hearing a 1JZ rev feels kinda weird, not gonna lie. But this thing rocks nonetheless! 💪

[@dpedd12]

Keep putting these videos out like this please.

[@TacticalTushie]

subaru swaps are rare because they are so wide. gingium has an sti swapped miata thats sick. or the factory five 818. my frs has taken 100,000 miles of straight abuse, tuned on e85. only issue was the throwout bearing. jzs are great but like you say you don't need a lot of power to drift

[@Dedicationbrandco]

I’m currently building a legacy drift car. It ain’t easy, but it gunna be gooood. This thing is awesome. Definitely helps to keep me motivated.

[@madnjpn]

I must say I am very impressed with the build, just converted my Legacy but mine is 3rd gen, the one before yours BE, and I am trying to figure out what Diff and Axles I can fit there. Stock R160 is holding pretty well, but I just want to be 100% sure nothing falls off while being sideways. Great build, take care.

[@usmcdrifter8759]

So friggin glad Aaron did a feature on this car. I'm super excited this turned out so good. Killer Job Nick. SBR!

[@wesleynavarrete7220]

Hell yes dude!!! I miss Oregon SO MUCH! And I’ve only been gone for a month... recently moved to Utah and for the most part it seems like the community out here is great so no negatives aside from the fact that I MISS HOME!!!

[@Vgk36]

I love the obscure drift builds the best !

[@TakoIbarra]

LOVE that thing!!!!

[@Max-kc6ko]

Nick is so cool

[@Deskilljoy]

comparing a inline 6 to a flat 4 is sadly comparing apples to oranges. however which is the apple and which is the orange? Awsome car btw. love it!

[@stevenarmendarez7876]

I just got an 05 gt and this video blew my mind

[@nolanwolf1828]

40% window 40% driver 20% outside footage

[@TrashBagKilla]

I love how the auto generated captions say (applause) (music) as we get drift action😂

[@neosimdriver]

Hell yeah Nick, awesome to see you doing fine ;) Your're killing it :D

[@walkemdown4127]

I think next time do a driver cam, make it small and put it in some corner of the screen, then put outside cam for the bigger part of the screen. probably could have worded it better but you get what i mean lol.

[@fuckngreat8955]

Here before drift jesus 🇳🇱

[@slydwaysdrifter2159]

Soooo jealous! I’ve always actually dreamed of a drift Legacy just like this. 👍🏻😆👍🏻. I like the looks of this chassis and always wished that they were rear wheel drive with proper power.

[@asapslide3036]

@@calmads you never watched Team Orange have you? lol

[@slydwaysdrifter2159]

@@asapslide3036 man you’re bringing up memories. I remember there was a red and white WRX that also ran Formula D back in the day as well. Team orange did it right though on those subies and evos 😎

[@nicknorthrop]

SBR! Let’s go

[@domball5269]

Hell yeah

[@evolouttion720]

As a Subaru guy all I can is don't believe all the stereotypes obviously any engine will blow without proper care and not being used for right purpose pushing too much power

[@clutchkickpj693]

Sorry bro but those things grenade with no mods... and the max you can get hp wise is 400hp before they grenade once again then you have to pay 10k to make 600hp just to grenade one last time. I'm sorry but in no world are they reliable or cost effective unless you're rich.

[@BrownGravy23]

@@clutchkickpj693 as a subaru sti owner with 225000 miles on a stock unopened motor and drivetrain, reliability is there if you take care of the car. check/change oil regularly, don't redline it every second of the day and you're fine. Sure its no JZ engine but lets be honest, as far as "bulletproof" motors go very few stand up to the JZ. Most engines grenade when neglected or pushed with factory internals not rated for the power

[@rite2beararms]

@@BrownGravy23 236,000 on my Ej255. Been running Cobb OTS stage 2 for around 70,000 and I redline every day, haha! Honestly waiting for it to blow up, so I can move on here, but it wont. Like you said, they just need attention and proper maintenance.

[@Projectchasingthewild]

Theres a guy with a 04-05 wrx/sti with a jz swap that drifts at USAIR. Been killing it at that track

[@sanchoMDB]

I had a 2010legacy gt and always thought it would have been great with a jz or ls swap. Love to see this one.

[@RK-mc8zy]

Insane build! Incredible .

[@jvh22a]

That's an awesome build! And looks like a normal car and can be driven on the street

[@Top.Shelf.Tangents]

Nick is the best

[@josephabbott9627]

Another dope video thanks Aaron!

[@UpwardDragon]

Can't wait to take my old 01 subaru legacy wagon and just go to town with the drivetrain

[@EtriusAsato]

"This is my rice." The best part of the video.

[@tyrecks1650]

WHY DO I LOVE THIS?+

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

it just works

[@austinaubrey8628]

I would love to RWD my 06 Legacy GT would be so much fun

[@1jzfc999]

Smart man on the drive by wire.

[@bigdh2os814]

Great interview of awesome Subaru build! "SUBSCRIBED" Thank you!

[@salami_tom]

this thing is rad as fuck. also i think its more interesting to see the driver especially if it's not a tandem for incar footage

[@maykay.jaykayman9647]

Just a straight Frankenstein. I'll defend Subaru Flat six's.

[@monsther_attack8439]

I was watching your video began to shake hahaha it was a sign or was it an effect. I from chile XD

[@chandaravouthprak2895]

Certain kinda guys want a legacy.

[@richardlawrence1835]

I want to do the same thing to my legacy

[@swed_sled]

please tell me u did one of these with the circle track car lol that seemed super interesting. these old ball car review type videos are awesome

[@heres_the_sauce]

8:41 this is where the fun begins 😁

[@camdowall7506]

Maybe a barra in a Subaru that would be sick

[@kilosera]

9:05 his driving position kind of resembles G25 hooked to a table.

[@anthonysaquinoworld839]

Nice, 😉

[@SR20DEBT]

why dont you try suction mounting a go pro in peoples cars to their interior dome light or sunroof that way it hangs down and we can see out the windshield and the side windows and we can see the driver do their thing too

[@LoneStarDrift]

This was all iPhone lol, I didn’t even have a go pro

[@stuvademakaroner9607]

EJs get swapped into Porsches because their engines are even worse

[@LoneStarDrift]

Lololol

[@gregorment9524]

I mean the 2.0's were much better coming forged from the factory and capable of reliable 450~, but obviously only in the Japanese market and early models of the European market.

[@Zimmernld]

They only do it on the old slow ones with 4 cilinder VW engines, the 6 cylinders from Porsche are pretty much bulletproof (apart from IMS bearings)

[@leefarrell8734]

I’m just welding the diffs on my Audi A4 Quattro 1.8t! Turbo injectors intercooler and a map should see a reliable 300ish! They already have stupid angle and engines are 10 a penny!

[@LoneStarDrift]

The front diff too?

[@isaiahthornton8524]

I hope this guy is on some forums or has a list of items needed for this

[@myoosicmedia]

looks pretty good doing a skid :P

[@1lowrx]

JZ subaru. i like that 🤙🏻 👀

[@gashparperformance113]

🔝 👌

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

If its AWD and you take the front driveshafts does that cOuNt?

[@noerodriguez7348]

Is that a freedom factory hat i see 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@mawmotorsports]

I would’ve liked the video more if you would’ve driven the Subaru and gave your impression of how the car is I think those would be good videos

[@davidjohnston4345]

The ej207 is waaayyyyyy more durable than the 1jz. And no one swaps boxers into cars because they don’t fit.

[@dancearoundtheworld5360]

I wanna make a 93 accord RWD, as a kid i mixed it up with the R34

[@jdm603jake]

🤦‍♂️ lol

[@rite2beararms]

What the?!

[@byronr5502]

Did you end up talking to Curt in the Chevelle?

[@renz1013]

I wanna see this in drew's rice or nice seeing how the car looks and he said had ricey stuff on it and see drew shit his pants when he's see underneet the hood

[@fuckngreat8955]

Nice

[@bentframerail6718]

if you did out the window half the lap then half on the driver that would be sweet

[@devinjensen1483]

It’s what makes a Subara a……..wait nvm😅

[@PNWSV]

I resent that statement about everybody in the Pacific Northwest driving Subarus...

[@BarbWaltersMusic]

complete Frankenstein

[@ThatkidzRollen]

Was this pats acres in canby?

[@LoneStarDrift]

Yes

[@jdhouse2894]

Skip to 9:53 for best results

[@Andres-se6ci]

i saw this car on instagram a couple of months ago

[@nathanduby3584]

Shit fuckin rips

[@diclexicschweb4748]

U going to the next event on the 12th

[@thatsicksubiegt]

Im hella mad i was gonna do this with mine

[@darothc]

A reliable Subaru???

[@rite2beararms]

Hey! Some of them are! Sort of...

[@levihutchins8467]

Loved it until he started bashing subarus.

[@xbondjsii4550]

Gingium sti miata 😂

[@the.ghost.behind.u]

"I made the wiring harness from scratch which was Really really fun!" LIAR lmao wiring is NEVER fun

[@valpraisodash3506]

Disgrace to Subaru

[@TYGIXXER60]

Subarus suck. . ..... does 1.2 laps, oh yup overheating....