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does they key work in the ignition still? do you have a number keypad ? looks like this,

dont touch generic chips/maps with a barge pole, easiest way to pop your engine

what do you mean by usable map? you talking about getting the ecu remaped?

When you've seen as many people as i have with cars that have left in a state by him as i have you'd understand. But there is a difference between things going wrong just because they do and going wrong because your not following basic accepted practices.

i can understand that, but as an example, pat wont let a car go out the door if it isn't right, full stop. He will run over into the next day. But you cant map round a duff maf sensor. Ask piggy on here, he went to him and ended up claiming his money back via his credit card.

road test is a must after a dyno map, dyno is good but it doesn't 100% simulate road conditions. Det can be present with that change in conditions. Dung khan as andy forrest named him is one of the worst out there, some are right, but then a worrying number go wrong. Not road testing, mapping 'round' mechanical faults etc etc.

you wont know what its doing as far as det goes. Get it checked out by someone who knows what they are doing asap and id advise staying off the loud pedal till you do.

did he road test it after it was mapped?

new block isn't always the best, a seasoned block is by far a better choice, aka a decent used one that's gone through heat cycles. Most big power builds used seasoned blocks

just depends what sort of budget your thinking of. if your planing to keep the car i would always say fork out for a proper rebuild, second hand engines are just that. After that again it just depends what you want to do. a classic sti engine will drop straight in and be fine for 300-350 assuming you can find a decent one.

as above, there is no prodrive edition. looks like its just a wrx with a powerflow exhaust and some aftermarket wheels. looks tidy though, i'd guess around £2-2.5k

sounds like the idle is playing up a bit, could be sticking a touch

welcome back mate, finaly been let out the gimp suit and dungeon then.

pretty irrelevant, subaru isn;t going for the performance car market any more. family saloons and suv's is where they are going.

why do you need them?

welcome :)

Manufacturers legally have to supply parts for ten years so dont worry.

be looking at an 02 bug sti or possibly 03/04 blob, widetrack (05) will be over budget.

tried subaru dealer? may be able to get them or maybe the bay

Don't waste your money. they claim case flex is the cause of gearbox failure, but its rubbish.

Do you want balls out performance or a bit of comfort?

will be whole shebang, engine oil, gearbox oil, cam belt, air filter, fuel filter, cabin filter, spark plugs etc etc etc

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.

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.

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.