Not a bad price but you could get it lower!!

Anybody interested in a groupbuy??

 

Oh no...

Putting my sensible hat on:
I need the box first so i can run slicks; you know that makes sense Mark.
The 2.5 is next.
Having looked for a legacy 2.2 CDB they are rare in UK and USA (Ebay), and I think the 2.5 is the best option especially the Axis with forged pistons. Not sure its worth having the rods.

The 2.5 can run on my 20g well and can then step up to a twisted GT30 for that little 'extra' to go EVO hunting.

If my bonus happens then this is the plan.
Difficult to get a bonus working in manufacturing in the West Midlands..

Graham.

 

I might be. I was thinking of having the heads matched for the bore diameter on the 2.5. How would I know what compression ratio to ask for before I had the heads reworked?

What about Crawford engines aswell

Andy

 

Well finally got back to doing some work on the car.

Fitted the turbo about 5 times (can't imagine trying to do it with the engine in the car), now finally in place but a little concerned as the inlet pipe (home made stainless steel item) i have won't fit.

Turbo inlet seems very close to the inlet manifold. I need some help, direction here.


I'm missing the oil feed union bolt

Started fitting the injectors and fuel rails, including some stainless steel hoses.


Nearly ready to put back in the car


Need a couple of little bits this week to finish off


Anybody know if you can buy a bracket to fit the top of the PS pump, so I can mount the PS tank remotely?

Mark A

 

looking very very nice Mark, what oil you put in the 6 speed?

 

Oilman recommended Silkolene

 

what do they call it any numbers and so on cheers John

 

Fit that inlet pipe before the motor goes back in, a real pain to fit when it is in place, and yes, fitting the turbo while the engine is in the car is nearly as bad as the gearbox removal 'Opera' ......
Graham.

 

I think it was SilktranSyn5

 

Graham what inlet did you use?

Was the turbo inlet very close to inlet manifold wall?

A straight Samco kinks v-badly

Mark

 

thx man

 

I bought some Millers CRX 80/140 from Alyn at ASP Performance for my 6 speed, along with some Motul 15/50 300V for a very reasonable price

Mark, you can buy the PS pump take off from your local Subaru dealership, taken from a thread on 22b:

 

My stock V3 inlet pipe ripped where it passes over the turbo inlet ring, so I was forced to fit a 'custom' samco part which was a few mm larger in diameter for the 20g ring diameter.
The fit to the turbo is very restricted when the engine is in the car and the 3 wall Samco is very reluctant to slip/slide over the ring.
It drives me mad prising and squeezing the samco on, and in hindsight, you should have installed the turbo first, inlet pipe and then the manifold on top, (no critisim intended, just wished I had at the time)
The run of the Samco to the turbo inlet was a good deal straighter than yours appears in the photo and the samco was far from being a straight tube.
I got it from Roger Clarke and it was VERY expensive,(about £200) but right for the job.
There are pics in my engine thread.
http://tinypic.com/172xkm
Graham

 

Tim is that list model dependant or does it bolt onto any MY of PS pump.
I assume this arrangement is standard in the newer cars?

Dan.

 

As far as I know Danny the tale off plate will fit any model year power steering pump housing.

Personally I would buy just the take off plate and make the rest of the kit up myself. For instance IIRC Harvey found that the power steering resovoir from an Astra was ideal!

 

How about no mechanical power steering pump? Good idea 114!

I read about a chap who used a Merc A class electric pump instead. It is an all-in-one unit (motor/pump and res) so put somewhere convenient and save space as well as drag on the engine! He paid £50 for his and it was speed sensitive although he only used the +ve, earth and ign. lead to run it.

F

 

I saw and raced against a 4 x 4 Cossie V6 fully stripped to the bare bone that saved weight by using a Peugot 106 electric pump assy (I think) that mounted at the bottom of the steering column just under the dash (if it had one).
It was quite a size mind, but saved power more than weight.
Graham

 

I'm 99% sure that AdamM has an electric pump on
the 22b, not sure on the details though....

 

I think I'll take you advice Graham, remove the inlet and "adapt" the inlet pipe with a large hammer and heat if needed.

20 quid for a bracket/take off pipe is taking the ****, I'll make one

 

Pat had some take off plates made up a while back, I've used one of those to make up my remote resovoir kit...

Ron, Adam had a 106 electric pump on his car, but he didn't like the artificial way it loaded up (and blew fuses) the assistance, it seemed to add a degree of inertness to the steering feel I think he said...I believe that he's now returning to the mechanical pump

Floyd, I take it you've not driven an Impreza without the power steering pump operating...it's most unpleasent around town Also it's not a good idea to run a power assisted rack without assistance...

 

And just how much bhp do they take anyway?
Graham

 

Tim, I meant to use the Merc pump, not have no assistance at all

The idea with the Merc pump is that it has a speed sensitive mode should you wish to use it that may overcome Adam's problem...

Graham, just a guess - 10bhp??? plus increased rev's speed??

F

 

The 106 pump is speed sensative too Floyd, problem is it's set up for a 106's rack not an Impreza's!

 

Does anybody know if I can get another oii feed union for the turbo and from where?

 

AndyF maybe..... gotta be one of the first ports of call...

 

Yeah kind of not really thought about the post had I

 

I did wonder....

 

Mark, you have PM !!

 

I know its abit late... but I would be very interested in a group buy on Stage 3 Axis Motor...
I drop my engine off with Teg sport on the 10th Feb to start the rebuild... but if the price was right, I'd be willing to wait a few more weeks for it...
Teg sport quoted me for the same spec block fitted to my heads for £2400ish...

 

well it's been a while but finally got over to the car.

Started by finishing fitting the fuel pipes and injectors. My main concern is the inlet I'd planned to use just won't fit, as you can see from the picture it needs at least 1 cm lateral movement. I may speak with the Ellis & Co and get them to fabricate a new alloy one.



The other problem is getting the engine and gearbox to mate up. Two of us spent 2 hours moving it backwards and forwards. I ended up taking off the Gruppe-S headers to make more space at the front.

Do I need to remove the engine mounts?
Does the clutch have to have some funny positioing like the 5 speed?

Currently the engine mounts are attached to the engine. I have now jacked the Gbox up a couple of centimeters which has helped. The old 5 speed had much more movement, but still it refuses to come together.


Any suggestions or if somebody could post up the correct fitting proceedure for a 2.5 to a 6 speed then I'd appreciate it. It would save me some time.

I've had to adjust the bell housing to allow clearance with the TD05 20g.

I shall return to the car tomorrow to continue and hopefully get the engine back in and then work on tidying up the wiring etc.

I'm back to work next week but then got another 2 weeks to finish this!



A massive thank you to Andy F for supplying a missing oil feed union & API who I rang in the afternoon and by the next morning had sent me a set of clutch plate bolts. I owe you both a beer



Regards Mark