well I'm looking to get the car around may after I move house, I'm keeping my eyes open as will get one today if something pops up, did you pay for the forged pistons or buy it already done?

 

£1500 sounds pretty cheap to be honest, I think the parts alone would be roughly that much. I think you'll be lucky to get much change out of £3.5k for a good rebuild, with a new clutch and a remap.

 

Buy a jdm hatch. Not sure what the price difference would be but the engines stronger than a uk 2.5. But then again some people have had no problems at all with them.

 

I thought it seemed cheap but it was on a thread from here.

https://www.scoobynet.com/general-technical-10/958002-2-5-engine-forged-piston-fitting-cost.html

 

Mine isn't your average 2.5 really as it has closed deck inserts aswell as 14mm head stud conversion plus up rated rods and stuff so it's built for the extra power

I brought mine with the engine already done , the rest of the car was still standard so it was a case of the last owner doing all the engine work ( and he did it all right first time) as it failed and then I suspect he either ran out of money or enthusiasm for the car and then sold it on without doing any more o it , this left me to do all other bits to take the power to where I wanted

My last Scoob was a hawk Sti (2.5) and I ran that to 380bhp on the standard engine without it having any problems so not all 2.5s fail

 

I was looking on hurst at 2 cars he has in stock, he has a blob jdm with 73k on the clock and a blob widetrack with 69k on the clock, both are up for 10,950 but thinking I could get one for 10k.
which would be the better route to go?

http://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-cars/subaru-impreza-2-0-wrx-sti-type-uk-4dr-bedford-201612220781183

http://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-cars/subaru-impreza-bedford-201610198909675

 

Jdm mate definitely.

 

Do you think it would be worth waiting for a jdm widetrack?

 

Don't see why not. But that jdm looks very clean though.

 

Bought my JDM STI from Hurst. Very clean car.

 

I'm going to hurst tomorrow morning to look at his cars, I will report back hopefully a member of the Impreza club.

 

£1500 is roughly what having the head gasket replaced on my 2.5 STI is costing. The forged pistons are coming in at another £600 fitted. The clutch / cambelt / precautionary bottom end rebuild / bearings are costing a bit more on top of that! Think all in including remap at £3.5k probably sounds about right!

 

ive a forged 330 hatch and its a cracking car to live with daily, and thats coming from a Spec D and UK classic before hand.

granted yes 2.5 engine is a problem as is the £500 tax, but once engine is sorted its honestly no comparison id wouldnt take any newage car over a hatch/saloon as a daily driver.

 

How did you get on? And are you a member now ?

 

Not yet fren, getting a quit on a Sunday was impossible as normal compare sites don't recognise the number plates and you can't manually put in that the car is an import.
I got a quote today that I was happy with so if the car is still there Saturday I will be making to 3 hour drive to view it.