Tidgy
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be looking at an 02 bug sti or possibly 03/04 blob, widetrack (05) will be over budget.
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tried subaru dealer? may be able to get them or maybe the bay
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Don't waste your money. they claim case flex is the cause of gearbox failure, but its rubbish.
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Do you want balls out performance or a bit of comfort?
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will be whole shebang, engine oil, gearbox oil, cam belt, air filter, fuel filter, cabin filter, spark plugs etc etc etc
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If there is no risk why do others go? Advised not to do bottom end, bottom end failed, given bill for second engine, went to court, won, second engine paid for. Not only that but when the engines stripped damage is often found to the bearings.
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Should have been clear, I'm talking solely 2.5 here. I'd be interested to know who the tuners are not doing them, because the more well respected ones i know of now wont rebuild without bottom end.
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my info isn't based on one failure or pub talk, comes from sources with considerably more experience than you. Simply put headgasket failure on a 2.5 is a gamble if you don't do the bottom end at the same time.
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well its a risk if you don't so we'll just to agree to disagree :)
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mate of mine was advised by a highly regarded tuner bottom end didnt need doing, less than 1000 miles after the build (not even run in), guess what, bottom end let go. He had to go as far as court to get his money back, which he did.
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you've been lucky with that gamble, question is though, if one did fail would you charge for the second build?
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Ah k not to worry then, wasn't sure if you;d gone syvecs or not yet, the iphone/android app is free direct from syvecs for that. just need the bluetooth module
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your still on the stock ecu arn't you?
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my dad didn't want to get force to run 99 so had it mapped for 95, dropped from 330 to 300 so about 10% drop. However even being mapped it did eventually drop a valve.
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this a double post? My type R was speced for 550, 2.5 closed deck converted block mahle pistons manley rods v5 sti heads with super tech valve kit ARP headstuds ACL race bearings syvecs ecu and a huge list of ancillary and supporting mods
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might drop a bit with the fuel, think dads dropped from 330 to 300 going from 99 to 95.
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anything more than 350 and your gonna be into rebuild territory and then its just a case of how much do you want to spend.
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will be at the limit of the turbo so 340 ish
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i think someone edited my post rather than quoted it hahahahaha If your still worried take it elsewhere for a second opinion
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Problem you have is it sounds like its the physical system that's a problem and while the CEL can be mapped out, you will still have a mechanical valve that could be in the wrong position.
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Is it still under warrenty? Yes the drive train is under warranty until end of 2018, I’d probably buy a warranty after that to be fair. XVs come with a 3yr unlimited warranty and then another 2yrs drive train warranty.
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Just read this, but sounds exactly like what my type r was doing when it spat the crank, about 2k had a slight rattle, well would have done had it not been stripped and found the bearings were shot. anything like this?
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1. you may want to look at a full race spec decat, there fairly quiet when just tootling around, have a nice bark when you give it right foot, yet not restrictive on performance. 2. you don't need any external boost control, that's what the ECU is for ;) If you want to up the boost then remap it or your asking for an engine build bill. 3. second hand turbo's arn't big money and are typicly bolt on and work, if the turbo's not right for the engine it wont work and be laggy (although could work very well, untill you fit it and have it mapped you wont know either way). New turbo means full remap or your asking for trouble and engine build bill.
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What Clutch To Get?
Tidgy replied to Charlie_89's topic in Subaru Engines, Exhausts and modifications
make sure it fits flush correctly -
What Clutch To Get?
Tidgy replied to Charlie_89's topic in Subaru Engines, Exhausts and modifications
always better just to confirm mate, dont want a nasty surprise ;)
