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Royal Straight | King Racing’s Simple Solution to Save EJ257s

While the quality of Subaru’s production line machine work may be adequate for an EJ257 engine to live a long life at factory power levels, there are few EJ257s that will spend their lifetime at factory power levels. At elevated power levels, it’s common that the OEM’s slight misalignment of […]

Subaru EJ257 Bottom-end Breakdown

When Magnus Ohlaker (head machinist and engine assembler at Club DSPORT’s Engine Development Facility) was asked “what is your favorite aftermarket engine?”, we never expected Magnus to say the Subaru EJ257. Later, we learned it was because Magnus had assembled over 400 of these engines while working at Cosworth Engineering. […]

King Engine Bearings’ XP Race Bearings

Maximum Strength Whether it is fatigue of the bearing overlay or improper clearances and bearing crush, almost all engine bearing issues require a complete engine teardown. Selecting an engine bearing that can meet the needs of a high-output engine is imperative to both performance and longevity of the engine. To […]