August 2, 201312 yr Yeah an engine swap is easy enough to do. I did mine on the driveway. Borrowed an engine hoist and had it out in a couple of hours. If you do get another engine, change the cam belts and tensioners before you put it in the car. Oh and new spark plugs as well as I reckon it's one of the hardest DIY service jobs to do on the car. The access to the plugs is rather hard.
August 2, 201312 yr 2nd the sparks and belts. Was just thinking I need to do mine soon I might even pay my mate for the ball ache :)
August 2, 201312 yr Author It's got metal head gaskets on it so would say a head is cracked the engine was not that long done with all upgrade insides so will just re do engine that's in it plus its a sti as well no In my luck I will find a engine and it will go bang lol
August 2, 201312 yr Author Need it ready for jap car show in September in Kettering don't no if any of you boys will be going
August 2, 201312 yr Author Japanese Auto Extravaganza 12 September at 18:00 in UTC+02 Wicksteed Park, NN156NJ Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
August 2, 201312 yr Sounds good not sure I ill be able to make it or not at the minute but if I can and get tickets will pop along :) And going back to the engine sounds like had a lot spent on it already So I agree worth maybe getting it looked at and find out the cost. And Yep my luck goes like that too. Bought a 2nd hand hub with bearing and ABS sensor (I knew the risk) but tried anyway bearing noise and sensor had bust. So will be buying a new one soon :(
August 2, 201312 yr Author They have a Facebook page for this if you Google it sent them a message to find out if there is an area for Subaru's to put cars on show its £25.00 per person and I think there is camping to not sure how much that is
August 2, 201312 yr Author Are that's not good gambit yes to much spent all ready so worth spending bit more as want car to be mint as plan to keep hold of this one
August 2, 201312 yr Ok, best place near me that has an awesome reputation and the guys mega on ladsoc forum is Cams, main guy is Brian Coward, here's his details if you can't find what you want I'd be surprised if Brian can't sort it 07931 211871 01254 689994 Address probably isn't much use for you but here you go anyway Unit 12 Brook mill complex Branch road Blackburn BB3 0PR
August 3, 201312 yr It's got metal head gaskets on it so would say a head is cracked the engine was not that long done with all upgrade insides so will just re do engine that's in it plus its a sti as well no In my luck I will find a engine and it will go bang lol it might just be the head lifting as described in the other forum - you may be lucky and just need the new studs... fingers crossed but a replacement engine will allow the time to do a full recon and have an engine to sell or keep as a spare
August 3, 201312 yr Author It's doing it on tick over now tho which makes me think it's. A head plus left side of engine sounds like a Ford fiesta lol
August 3, 201312 yr Author Plus buy the time I have got a engine and a ecu to run that engine and the cost just not worth it only good I can see out of this problem is more mods more bhp would of been nice to see what it was push in tho
August 4, 201312 yr i know someone that was running just over 450whp with 720's, and you can apparently de cap them to make them 770's if you want to go further with the power
August 4, 201312 yr Author Ok sounds good car is running a ihi 22 twin scroll turbo at min says the turbo is good for 1.7 bar it's running 1.3 at the min just try in to work out bigger injectors to get the most out of it all or do I go for a bigger turbo I just want to see some good bhp out of it. As the engine is come in out to be fix so want to spend more on it to get more out of it
August 5, 201312 yr I'd go for a big hybrid turbo and get it mapped to suit the rest of the fitted parts, then you can change other parts bit by bit as you go and up the map to suit as and when, if you have the turbo there that's the maker of the big power sorted
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