Project

wrx kenny · September 8, 2010

HISTORY .

i bought my 2002 bugeye in 2004 , i seen richard burns driving one on the rally stages and decided there and then i wanted one , but due to other cars and commitments it had to wait . the day came 06th february 2004 i picked the keys up to my wrx i think 8000 miles and owned by rbs previously, so driven by a total banker . once i picked it up other subaru owners kept flashing and waving , always returning the gesture. At that time i lived in lenzie i kept seeing this one impreza all the time waving and flashing it eventually turned out to be HI-JAC who told me all about the club so i joined .i never got to any meets as was to busy with work , but eventually re joined about two years a go the sidc . only mods to the car at that stage were eibach springs . To be honest i knew nothing about modding an impreza the club has well and truly changed that . my car wasnt an sti nor did i want an sti look a like so i opted for an individual looking wrx , so along came a high level boot spolier , 18" team dynamics alloys , colour coded side skirts, front splitter , whiteline arb droplinks , bc coilovers, . Externaly the car is how i want it although got a zun grill front mesh kit to go on and fog light covers also waiting at home .

ENGINE

As a few of you know i took my car up to crail and shagged the bottom end ,there was a slight rattle which never got any worse even after glasgow and lanark runs and this years highland fling , anyway bought a second hand blob 2.0 block with 18000 miles it was put in ran for a couple of days then the crank went solid . I had bought mods to upgrade the power including 550 pinks , sti tmic , vf35 turbo and some toys forge dump valve k&n cone filter front and rear brembos etc , all a waste of time after buying a fecked block of piston heads , so basically had to start again and re think the options , new impreza or crack on wae the bug , crack on wae the bug was the outcome .

so today purchased a brand new 2.5 block hopefully should be delivered soon then i can get cracking and get this car back on the road , also been thinking about eventual power i now want to get into the 400s so bigger turbo injectors will be bought ( see you sat phil) .

forged bits and pieces will be bought this week as well , i will update the post as things progress and get pics as well . oh i cant wait

ALL ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GLADLY ACCEPTED i want to get this car right and you lot are a mountain of knowledge

kenny

scoobysailor · September 8, 2010

ALL ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GLADLY ACCEPTED i want to get this car right and you lot are a mountain of knowledge
kenny

Do all the hard work on the engine then put it in mine :lol:

Best of luck with this build Kenny, lookin' forward to seeing this finished and on the road - post loads of pics.

Fraser

C_WRX · September 9, 2010

Will be good to see how it all prgresses for you Kenny. Will be quite a difference going from near standard to what you'll roughly finish with - potentially almost twice as many horses !! :lol:

As far as advice, I'd be no use . Suppose all I could say is the obvious of just do your homework, take your time and spend your money backed up with knowledge.

StrikE · September 9, 2010

This will be a good build to watch, you go Kenny.

Put the best of gear into it buddy for longevity

marko72 · September 9, 2010

Bring on the monsta bug!! Looking forward to hearing how this develops m8. Seeing your bug a few times, especially when you got the bc's on was a wee inspiration to myself. Might even see you burbling by when your working down this neck of the woods. I had the zunsport front grilles put on on a few weeks back, really makes a difference I think. Will need to update my thread as well now.

All the best with it!

nightmare · September 9, 2010

kenny were did you buy your block from

wrx kenny · September 11, 2010

kenny were did you buy your block from

bought the block from a company in colorado called heubergermotorsports ,i spoke to the guy that owns it way back at the beginning of the year . I did find a company that would supply a bit cheaper gruppe motorsport but in over a month of sending e mails and asking questions , the only reply i got back was what was my postal address not good in my book so went to the above company , hopefully the block should be getting shipped next wednesday at latest.

Im now back home so can get on wae buying the internals wiseco is probably where ill end up , as money is tight for this car it wont be a no expense spared build , i aint in that league so slowly but surely as i need to buy a diesel for work soon, whats peoples thoughts on the WISECO forged internals before i go of purchasing as the original post said i will take on all advice and digest

thanks

kenny

Edited September 11, 2010 by wrx kenny

nightmare · September 11, 2010

try mark at lateral performance for your internals he is not that bad price wise

wrx kenny · September 26, 2010

good news the new block is sat in fed ex cumbernauld depot so should get delivered on tuesday hopefully.then get the car back down to the gagage to get the work done , i have decided on the following internals which should arrive end of next week ... he says

eagle con rods

mahle pistons

acl bearing set

arp head studs

and other stuff which i cant remember some rcm goodies

i will post pics up as the work begins, although i have to rely on other people to do that as im away again

kenny

StrikE · September 26, 2010

Oooo nice Kenny thats a nice list you have there m8, what's for desert? 400+bhp :whistle:

rig-pig · September 26, 2010

very good m8 cant wait on the updates and pics

C_WRX · September 26, 2010

All wishing you well with this Kenny....don't let us down !

Gumball · September 26, 2010

Good read there Kenny. Sorry I cant give you advice on what to do or how cos my knowledge is limited to basic stuff regarding mods. Nothing compared to what some of these guys are doing nowadays.

I guess youre going to get all the block, internals sorted out as the main project first.

Then think about the stuff like injectors, fuel pump, headers,zorst, new turbo, FMIC, filter/airflow, ECU.

I think my old STI was running high 300s, maybe low 400s and all I did was

Injectors

Headers (equal length or almost equal length)

Fuel pump

Oil pump

Decat

49G turbo (pretty laggy and had to be worked on boost)

FMIC

Remap

Hope this helps

wrx kenny · September 26, 2010

Good read there Kenny. Sorry I cant give you advice on what to do or how cos my knowledge is limited to basic stuff regarding mods. Nothing compared to what some of these guys are doing nowadays.

I guess youre going to get all the block, internals sorted out as the main project first.

Then think about the stuff like injectors, fuel pump, headers,zorst, new turbo, FMIC, filter/airflow, ECU.

I think my old STI was running high 300s, maybe low 400s and all I did was

Injectors

Headers (equal length or almost equal length)

Fuel pump

Oil pump

Decat

49G turbo (pretty laggy and had to be worked on boost)

FMIC

Remap

Hope this helps

i already have most of the mods in place been buying them over the last wee while , although some are getting changed, so far i have on the car

vf35 funds allowing change that to an md 321 t

550 pinks replacing with 650s (thanks to phil)

headers up pipe de cat

sports decat downpipe

decat center pipe

sti tmic

pfr7bs

walbro 255 fuel pump

k&n typhoon induction

probably more stuff but i cant remember just now , as ive said before i dont want big power i just want to keep up on the runs my 2.0 wrx mostly un modified couldnt cut it on the straights behind the sti,s i just got left behind so hopefully this will be rectified

kenny

badbaz · September 26, 2010

Don't forget the corners big chap, gotta be able to stop and go round them

wrx kenny · September 26, 2010

they will be coming to once the brembos have been put on fear not barry :laughing4:

kenny

Gumball · September 26, 2010

good list of toys you have there ! Looks good. I remember getting mine all fitted then limping through to Edinburgh to see Andy for the map. Not worth the risk of doing anything else.

Drop links front and rear

Swaybar

Strut braces

Anti lift kit (didnt have)

Tein springs

Geometry again

The car will handle like its on rails

Edited September 26, 2010 by GUMBALL

bobbyc · September 26, 2010

Good to hear that your finally getting sorted Kenny, be nice to see you out & about again mate, look forward to reading about your progress :thumbup:

trackhound · September 28, 2010

i already have most of the mods in place been buying them over the last wee while , although some are getting changed, so far i have on the car

vf35 funds allowing change that to an md 321 t

550 pinks replacing with 650s (thanks to phil)

headers up pipe de cat

sports decat downpipe

decat center pipe

sti tmic

pfr7bs

walbro 255 fuel pump

k&n typhoon induction

probably more stuff but i cant remember just now , as ive said before i dont want big power i just want to keep up on the runs my 2.0 wrx mostly un modified couldnt cut it on the straights behind the sti,s i just got left behind so hopefully this will be rectified

kenny

Hi Kenny the 321T on a forged 2.5 is a formidable combination but will kill you 5 speeder pretty quickly from the torque (been there done that with a 20g on a 2.5). I'd recommend a 6 speed conversion if you are aiming for anything over 400lbft of torque.

Cheers

Alistair

wrx kenny · September 28, 2010

Hi Kenny the 321T on a forged 2.5 is a formidable combination but will kill you 5 speeder pretty quickly from the torque (been there done that with a 20g on a 2.5). I'd recommend a 6 speed conversion if you are aiming for anything over 400lbft of torque.

Cheers

Alistair

on a sensible note the 321 and 6 speed box will more and likely have to wait till next year , thought that combination would trash the box pretty quick, youve confirmed what i thought thanks alistair

kenny

scooby222 · September 28, 2010

going to be a hell of a motor once its all back together - you must be itching to get it done mate!

so youl have it all run in and at full power for next years highland fling then?

wrx kenny · November 14, 2010

As the forum has been a bit quiet of late , thought id update my post on how my build is going . all the internals have now been purchased car was picked up and dropped of last monday but a few pics to be getting on wae for the time being

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