I'm looking into several 2.5 ej257 short blocks and wanted to get some real world experience from the community around the options below or others you have had a good experience with dependable Shortblock. I'm looking at the following forged internal short block builders: Crawford, IAG, Out...

Intro: just bought a 2002 WRX wagon 133,000 miles, with rod knock for 4k, with 5k left to spend on the repair. If I do it in my own garage. . Though I’ve never done a Subaru, I have done plenty of builds in the past, and am fully excited and capable of doing the swap in my garage “I believe.”...