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BevanBrady
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Hi Lad's,
Recently against my better judgment, i committed the mortal sin of buying a cheaper than cheap scooby. I'm regularly over to the UK and picked up a 96 WRX for 1800 stg. It was a little tatty round the edges but all there.
Got about ten miles off the boat when the bottom end knock started as you could already guess. I've had a type ra and a type r before, and knew the signs to look for, and bought anyway, so i deserve it i suppose.
I now have what i'm pretty sure is a wankered bottom end. Slight knock to the lpassenger side of the engine which i presume is No3 cylinder. This increases with the revs to about 1800 rpm.. Then the exhaust drowns it out. As the car stands me small enough money i'm in two minds i dont want to break it, and i'll not get sale for it either.
I can source a warrantied engine for £635 or i can buy new OEM Subaru parts and re-build. I can also source new and used performance parts and damaged cars handy enough. For a budget of say 2500 what would you reccomend. I can source any parts needed but i need a pointer as to what the right spec would be
If i go new Subaru parts i'll use ACL bearings and a new crank, as i'd be weary of grinding the crank. If i go the japan route, i can ship over an sti engine and box but i'm told the 2.5 requires, gearbox, shafts and hubs as well as loom and ecu. Or i can buy any parts needed to spec the car up to a decent level, but would i need sti heads to see a proper gain.
Engine no is EJ20GNW4HD and the chassis no is JF1GC8KD3SGetc
Also a quick question GC8K is a model i've not come across before, its possible the car was re shelled at some stage as i dont know the complete history.
Thanks for the help
Bevan
00353868504790
Recently against my better judgment, i committed the mortal sin of buying a cheaper than cheap scooby. I'm regularly over to the UK and picked up a 96 WRX for 1800 stg. It was a little tatty round the edges but all there.
Got about ten miles off the boat when the bottom end knock started as you could already guess. I've had a type ra and a type r before, and knew the signs to look for, and bought anyway, so i deserve it i suppose.
I now have what i'm pretty sure is a wankered bottom end. Slight knock to the lpassenger side of the engine which i presume is No3 cylinder. This increases with the revs to about 1800 rpm.. Then the exhaust drowns it out. As the car stands me small enough money i'm in two minds i dont want to break it, and i'll not get sale for it either.
I can source a warrantied engine for £635 or i can buy new OEM Subaru parts and re-build. I can also source new and used performance parts and damaged cars handy enough. For a budget of say 2500 what would you reccomend. I can source any parts needed but i need a pointer as to what the right spec would be
If i go new Subaru parts i'll use ACL bearings and a new crank, as i'd be weary of grinding the crank. If i go the japan route, i can ship over an sti engine and box but i'm told the 2.5 requires, gearbox, shafts and hubs as well as loom and ecu. Or i can buy any parts needed to spec the car up to a decent level, but would i need sti heads to see a proper gain.
Engine no is EJ20GNW4HD and the chassis no is JF1GC8KD3SGetc
Also a quick question GC8K is a model i've not come across before, its possible the car was re shelled at some stage as i dont know the complete history.
Thanks for the help
Bevan
00353868504790