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O did you know you an get a Type R with awd straight from the manufacturer,,,,, hahahaha :D All good banter :D

Is the existing block semi closed or open deck? If so 2.1 will be a cheaper option Its really down to what you want to do and budget, the heads will mate to either option, personal choice would be closed deck converted 2.5. whats in my type R now :D Built right a closed deck 2.5 will do 500 and still be reliable.

Welcome. Where about's in derbyshire? I'm up Ripley way. First thing, run it on Vpower or tesco 99 only. Nothing else. Oil changes every 5k If a fault pops up or its not driving right, don't try to drive through it, get it checked out and if you have to drive it keep it off boost and under 3k rpm. You can do more damage if you try to push when its not running right. Keeps up with servicing and maintenance

All cars of that age are prone to it. It's the 2.5 engine that is a dog from the factory, wrx and sti. Rebuilt right then they make a great engine though.

purely out of noseyness Who do you work for B?

I'm ripley

Don't believe all the power figures that come out of the US, most are rubbish. If your aiming for mid 600's then i would go to a tuner and get them to spec and built one for you, gonna be a big big list and hefty price tag to boot. Going to various different places will prob cause you issues in the long run if the power level isn't achieved.

Opie oils is best place to buy fluids from, 99% of the time the cheapest too and then if not they price match lol.

Ah fair do's, missed what you were getting at No, they use a local engineering firm, can't remember the name of it now but they have used them for years for all the machining. Nearly did go to Alyn for mine but since it needed a block and was going for honing etc just went to the same place for converting.

Sleaving is different to inserts, if only going for around 550 then ej25 cdb converted would prob be the better option hence my question

Personally i wouldn't bother, there is a risk of the sleeves dropping and your back to square one. What are your plans as far as power go?

Welcome

nah, after this one,,,,,

it's fine. may take some time but they will sell.

widetrack is the change point

Ah right, will fit STI blob on then.

hahahaha

what wheels and pcd are they?

welcome. Vtec yo. all the lag, none of the boost,,,, hahahaha

up pipe, down pipe, headers are worth doing, rest not really worth it due to limited gains

On the road there a bit pointless, i;ve not even bothered having the launch control set up on my syvecs. Have got the AL setup, but its def something to be used as sparingly as possible and only in short burst, causes massive heat build up. Rally cars have the turbos swapped out after every stage to put it into context

haha, already used i'm afraid :p

Can't beat a good parts post :D

In theory anything like that would be a free dealer service anyway isn't it?

It all get s a bit partisan at times hahaha. I think the issue is constructive criticism isn't around any more, if someone isn't happy first thing they do is go on social media and sprout off, over egg it and it doesn't mater what the truth is. If your unhappy with something pick up the phone and speak to them. If, like you found out, they don't respond and sort out problems when your honest with who ever it is, your never gonna get anywhere and time to go public. But you have to be honest with them and give them the full info.