Engine

[luke_clifton]

Hi, well as many of you know, my engine had been making a knocking type noise intermittantly. Ever since the BHP show, the car has only made this noise about 3 times (nothing recently though). In fact, just recently the car has been running suberb, not missed a beat, engines been very quiet too except the dreaded uppipe leak.

I've been saying for ages now that i want to put a new engine into the car, but the way this ones currently running, i'm not so sure.

Should i continue with a 2.5 upgrade, or concentrate on updating the exterior (face lift).

Thanks alot.

[mikkers]

Hi, well as many of you know, my engine had been making a knocking type noise intermittantly. Ever since the BHP show, the car has only made this noise about 3 times (nothing recently though). In fact, just recently the car has been running suberb, not missed a beat, engines been very quiet too except the dreaded uppipe leak.

I've been saying for ages now that i want to put a new engine into the car, but the way this ones currently running, i'm not so sure.

Should i continue with a 2.5 upgrade, or concentrate on updating the exterior (face lift).

Thanks alot.

It would be the 2.5 conversion for me.

[scoobytibs]

engine upgrade everytime for me thats where the buzz of the scooby comes from and with your blitz will sound awesome

[Pele]

If you do the engine conversion dont forget to budget for :

bigger turbo

bigger injectors

remap

gearbox and clutch

fuel pump

not just the block to think about when you do it to a classic as Dazzlers will tell you

Pele

[granby]

Personally i would go for the engine upgrade as i think your car looks great as it is, but as Pele has said you would have to budget for the other bits and pieces

[spikey]

Personally i would go for the engine upgrade as i think your car looks great as it is, but as Pele has said you would have to budget for the other bits and pieces

dont be in a rush to change the outside, it looks excellent as it is, id budget for the engine matey.

[luke_clifton]

Thanks for the reply's, I've wanted a carbon fibre boot & bonnet with pearl white paint for such a long time though. Maybe i should start buying lottery tickets for this lot lol.

My plans were to buy a 2.5 engine, a ecu, but have it mapped to very low boost until i could afford bigger injectors, pump, turbo, ic, ect.

I have been keeping an eye on ebay for any good deals on 2.5sti lumps. Did anyone see that thread in the for sale section.... 2.5 roger clark bottom end for £500 (sold now though) .

[scoobytibs]

bonnet and boot would look the nuts mate seen couple of white ones withem carbon looks good

[luke_clifton]

I do want to have the white air brushed into the carbon... like a gradient white-carbon fade.

[scoobytibs]

expensive taste LOL crack on with it mate

[spikey]

expensive taste LOL crack on with it mate

yeah, go for it, bet the white to carbon would look the nuts mate

[XBX]

I do want to have the white air brushed into the carbon... like a gradient white-carbon fade.

Go for the 2.5 mate, cosworth make a smart one, im thinking of getting myself.....

[mikkers]

Go for the 2.5 mate, cosworth make a smart one, im thinking of getting myself.....

Indeed they do, check this one out (sorry, cant link at the moment)

http://www.slowboyracing.com/estore/produc...=1&featured

Its from the states so at $1.92 to the pound they are practically giving them away. Or not. There are other blocks on there that might be good value though

[XBX]

Indeed they do, check this one out (sorry, cant link at the moment)

http://www.slowboyracing.com/estore/produc...=1&featured

Its from the states so at $1.92 to the pound they are practically giving them away. Or not. There are other blocks on there that might be good value though

Thats the one mate.

[luke_clifton]

Cosworth engine is off the list $15899... Almost fell off the chair.

[scoobytibs]

impreza sport engine it is then.

[mikkers]

Cosworth engine is off the list $15899... Almost fell off the chair.

Im in the states at the end of next week, shall i pick you one up? Should fit in the suitcase, just have to limit gf's shoe count.

[luke_clifton]

Certainly, thank you very much. Do they accept buttons?

[Nudge]

Hi, well as many of you know, my engine had been making a knocking type noise intermittantly. Ever since the BHP show, the car has only made this noise about 3 times (nothing recently though). In fact, just recently the car has been running suberb, not missed a beat, engines been very quiet too except the dreaded uppipe leak.

I've been saying for ages now that i want to put a new engine into the car, but the way this ones currently running, i'm not so sure.

Should i continue with a 2.5 upgrade, or concentrate on updating the exterior (face lift).

Thanks alot.

I thought of a 2.5, but im going to do a rebuild of my own 2.0 litre, lateral performance do a 2.1 kit for the 2 litre with all forged bits and race bearings, i'm just waiting for them to come back to me, its a cheaper way of getting a strong bottom end, and you get the satisfaction of doing it yourself.

[pistonbroke2]

Like everyone else has said, go for the engine upgrade.

Still, its quite odd that you're getting random knocking noises. I'd have to know exactly what it is before I commited to anything.