Keeping Your 2006 Subaru WRX Motor Running Strong

If you're hunting for a 2006 subaru wrx motor, you're likely either knee-deep in a project car or you're trying to figure out if that "deal of a lifetime" on Marketplace is actually going to blow up on your way home. The 2006 model year was a massive turning point for the WRX in the US market. It was the year we finally said goodbye to the 2.0-liter EJ205 and welcomed the 2.5-liter EJ255. That extra displacement changed the whole personality of the car, giving it the kind of low-end grunt that the earlier "bugeye" and "blobeye" owners could only dream of. ...

April 28, 2026 · 6 min · Ravi Peralta