I find it odd that this video is being uploaded now. The 818 is not even available to purchase at the moment.
@ocdetails9 сағат бұрын
Not only that, but it has been unavailable for a couple years now with no word on when it will be available again. Which is sad because I've got a 2002 donor WRX just waiting for these to be available so I can tear into it.
@Smith.2077catlover5 ай бұрын
it's feel like DIY car, happy to see this car
@ThebearwandАй бұрын
If they bring this car back, it should have FA engine compatibility. It’s way more reliable than an EJ and can reach 350 WHP safely without taking the block apart.
@dazaspc5 ай бұрын
All I can say is I hope the new Subaru gearboxes are a lot stronger than the earlier versions. Traditionally the early versions would destroy 2nd gear very soon after any boost increase.
@desdecardo5 ай бұрын
I had a 2019 Crosstrek. 2nd gear was janky out of the box 🤣
@rico55pr15 ай бұрын
You need a sti 6 speed more robust then the 5 speeds were
@desdecardo5 ай бұрын
@@rico55pr1 Dude; it WAS a 6-speed
@rico55pr15 ай бұрын
Different trans from a sti 🤣 gears ratio and the internals dude
@desdecardo5 ай бұрын
@@rico55pr1 Yeah; you caught the name "Subaru", right? I agree that it MIGHT be different ratios, but the internals are identical from the factory. Worked on them for years. STI is a trim level and software tune. The parts is parts.
@wsfwsf14975 ай бұрын
I'd love to build one of Factory Five's cars, but here in CA it's a nightmere to get one registered. Main reason I bought a '72 RS/SS Camaro some years back as my now-retirement project. "75 and earlier--no smog rules.
@AllConsumingJAWS5 ай бұрын
I hear you there, my friend. 😢 Have fun with the Camaro. 👍
@jongandy67324 ай бұрын
My bro...what wheels are those on the black car?!
@jamesstaggs41605 ай бұрын
No Ford parts in Timbuktu?
@hemi465 ай бұрын
Its not an emm kay 4. its an abbreviation for mark 4 as in gen 4. just saying.
@bockhouse5 ай бұрын
Oh my god dude drives me so insane.... Listen to people refer to Volkswagens as an MK3 or an MK four.... Like, no that's a mark 2... Like the Lincoln that says MKV on the side of it that actually says Mark 5 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ 🤣
@OgamiItto705 ай бұрын
Windshield wipers? Heater? Air con? Defroster? Is this for the street or is it a track-only device?
@jonf20095 ай бұрын
It's a track purpose car that some states will allow you to register for street driving as a kit car. It's not really meant for daily driving or comfort.
@ShaunHensley5 ай бұрын
Lmao I’ve had countless daily drivers with non operational heaters/defrosters, let alone A/C. A/C is generally the first thing I disconnect once it starts failing
@jonholzworth446316 күн бұрын
If you can't figure out how to throw a wiper motor on one of these, please don't build a car to drive on public roads.
@PratoDeiFiori5 ай бұрын
Dallara Stradale in tubolare
@desdecardo5 ай бұрын
"Subaru has always been known as a performance car."
@shintot9705 ай бұрын
wow easy build
@halfbreed11175 ай бұрын
This x was not 8 days ago
@bobodean15 ай бұрын
How much $ was spent?
@j.wright59185 ай бұрын
Close to 40k
@robert234975 ай бұрын
If you build one of these cars, figure out how to run a motor that is reliable. The Subaru EJ and Ford EcoBoost motors are both junk as far as reliability is concerned. Maybe a Honda k series and transmission would fit? They are WAY more reliable
@SelfMadeThousandaire5 ай бұрын
This. A K20 would be way more reliable and make more power.
@shawnslocum68505 ай бұрын
Yeah this is Sean Slocum I'm a big fan but I need some help I've got a 2004 Grand Cherokee and a 2000 Grand Cherokee both of them have blown Motors in them one has a really good body the other one doesn't and the heater works in one but not the other I'm just I'm disabled and financially strapped because we live on my income my wife takes care of me need help
@tralfazz75795 ай бұрын
It seems like they went out of their way to ignore the fact you could use a wrx engine in this kit and push the ford ecotrash engine instead.
@ShaunHensley5 ай бұрын
The 2.5 subie has problems too, cleetus
@tralfazz75795 ай бұрын
@ShaunHensley Please, no comparisons to that Floridian idiot with the race track.
@curtisramone70705 ай бұрын
$$?
@bmstylee5 ай бұрын
11k to start.
@anthonyk12345 ай бұрын
Thanks for not making a gay azz Mazda Miata.
@DonXXXPrince5 ай бұрын
Hell Naw Ford 😕🤬😤🤮🤮🤮🤮😴☠️🙈🙀👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
@CanadianOnlooker5 ай бұрын
If anybody has any pull with Factory Five/ Dave, please get this back into production,.. the GD wrx's are getting rusty & parted out. This gives the subaru builders (me incl) a place to continue our drivetrains & tuning & collected parts etc.. they rarely come for sale & already built, this keeps the wrx crowd alive at a reasonable price.
@michaelweare43533 ай бұрын
I really think they should bring it back with Honda drivetrain options. I’m a Subaru guy myself but I think the platform would be pretty great and easy to do a k-series in it.
@fa-ajn988120 күн бұрын
@@michaelweare4353I’ve always thought this too. With how lightweight it is I wouldn’t even care if I had a stock k20. Could run at the track so cheaply.
@twrecks45982 ай бұрын
818 is no longer in production. WTH .... posting this video when the car isn't even available. F5 needs to fix whatever is going on and start production on this great mid engine platform
@swakage13x5 ай бұрын
You would never see me use the Subaru engine Because I basically have to pull the motor to swap the spark plugs, And the transmission unless it is built by a third party I am not dealing with it because you try to put enough power in it Anything over 500 And those teeth are gonna shear themselves apart
@BigDanSubaru035 ай бұрын
Plenty of room in the engine bay of the 818 to swap Subaru spark plugs. You also don't need, nor could you put down, over 500 hp in the 818. You can't get enough rear tire under it unless you fabricate custom fender flares.
@ThebearwandАй бұрын
The STI and newer 6 speed transmissions can handle much more power than the older 5 speeds. I would NEVER recommend a Subaru 5 speed for anything beyond stock power. But the STI and newer 6 speeds are quite sturdy. Also even with the issues with the EJ piston designs, I’m still trusting a stock EJ over a ford eco boost for reliability. Of course the flip side is eco boost parts are a lot cheaper and easier to find so maintenance will be a lot cheaper. The FA engines in the newer non sti wrxs are even more reliable up to about 350whp with bolt ons, a fuel pump, and a quality tune. Also I second the previous comment about there being more room in this engine to work on the spark plugs so I don’t see that as a concern.
@ThebearwandАй бұрын
@@BigDanSubaru03 this car with AWD and 500hp would go crazy
@bockhouse5 ай бұрын
I also am a bug-eye WRX owner ... I would like to request this car come back... And for a stage 2 build on this... Do the hybrid ej257 with ej207 heads... Double head gaskets iag oil pickup tube oil pan oil air separator throw some killer bee parts on it... Bring Mike from Moto IQ... He's like the Bob Ross of mechanical engineering! That would be an awesome awesome stage 2 build for this not that the EcoBoost is not fun but that should be an EJ... It should absolutely 110% be an EJ
@slateisa4 ай бұрын
Did you know if there a sign petition to Factory Five to bring this car back?
@wcsoblake855 ай бұрын
I would rather run a K series Honda engine.
@jonf20095 ай бұрын
Making a k series work in a traditional mount angle is more work than most people know due to a k series originally meant to be transverse mounted. It's doable but you end up buying even more parts vs the Ecoboost being a drop in since Ford uses that engine in rwd setups already.
@timothyoutman74275 ай бұрын
Pack some spare coolant tubing if you go to the track 😂
@kanenstuff5 ай бұрын
I need a factory five car in my lofe it's just hard to decide what to get.
@carbonfiber80715 ай бұрын
'33 Hot Rod or Pickup.
@kanenstuff5 ай бұрын
@carbonfiber8071 for me it's the 33 as I'm near the beach and it's perfect for cruzn but the pick up looks sweet.
@carbonfiber80715 ай бұрын
@@kanenstuff It's their best kit besides the '65. I've got a GTM and the body was trash. I'd look at Race Car Replicas if I were going to buy another component car. Way better quality.
@kanenstuff5 ай бұрын
@@carbonfiber8071 best I stick with my classic Nissan 180SX or Australian muscle car.
@buddyjohn5 ай бұрын
CAN YU SAY 818 PC OF SHT?
@alz.77165 ай бұрын
Why not use a ford transmission?
@alexprymack78345 ай бұрын
Kit was designed around the Subaru parts. To fit the ford 2.3 it needs an adapter, no adapter for the Subaru motor. It really doesn't make much sense to fit a ford motor - unless the Subaru donor's motor was dead.
@alz.77165 ай бұрын
@@alexprymack7834 so why not use a Ford transmission with the Ford engine? That's what I was aiming to get across.
@alexprymack78345 ай бұрын
That's what I explained - the kit was born a Subaru, it was designed to work with Subaru parts from the outset. The Ford motor is the deviation from the original design.
@jonf20095 ай бұрын
The answer is simple the Subaru uses a transaxle for it's AWD setup, that means the transmission has two front shafts coming from the sides and a rear driveshaft to give it the AWD. Right now Ford uses a transverse/fwd style mount for it's AWD so the entire thing is mounted differently. This why no Ford transmission.
@alz.77165 ай бұрын
@@jonf2009 great answer. Thank you.
@mikebri52745 ай бұрын
As a Subaru owner since 2003, I would've preferred to see the 2.5 turbo Subaru boxer engine instead of the Ford. Just FYI... on my 2nd Forester, wife had an Outback and now a Forester, one daughter owns a Forester, other owned a Forester in the past.
@user-uv2ht8rg7m5 ай бұрын
They made sidewalks so subaru owners could get home