Anyone had a 2.5 off axis???
25 February 2006, 11:32 AM
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Pricey...lol, its cheap mate, a fraction of the cost to do it new, it would cost you over £2K for the EJ22t block and relinering alone 
no problem though, if your happy to do it with a lesser block then good luck 
Lol @ Tim, at this rate with the silly offers I keep getting I'll still have it in 6 months. Problem is people just dont realise whats involved to do a 2.5 Properly
no problem though, if your happy to do it with a lesser block then good luck Lol @ Tim, at this rate with the silly offers I keep getting I'll still have it in 6 months. Problem is people just dont realise whats involved to do a 2.5 Properly
25 February 2006, 12:13 PM
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Sorry mate... didn't mean to offend you or owt... its just i'm quite happy with the price the 2.3 from Axis works out at...
I'm sure its gonna stand up to what I'll give it... everyone else on here seems happy with there purchases from Axis...
Thanks for the link though...
I'm sure its gonna stand up to what I'll give it... everyone else on here seems happy with there purchases from Axis...
Thanks for the link though...
25 February 2006, 01:18 PM
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scoobyslammed: could you pm me the cost of the 2.2, i'm very interested I enquired about the stage 4 when Ron didn't have access to the block... much appreciated!!!
By the way has Ron confirmed availability and cost with you?
By the way has Ron confirmed availability and cost with you?
25 February 2006, 02:14 PM
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Price is confirmed... yes...
Block... have e-mailed 2 places that have them in stock... got to order it monday... hopefully... should be with Ron in a week or two...
Block... have e-mailed 2 places that have them in stock... got to order it monday... hopefully... should be with Ron in a week or two...
25 February 2006, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoobyslammed
Sorry mate... didn't mean to offend you or owt... its just i'm quite happy with the price the 2.3 from Axis works out at...
I'm sure its gonna stand up to what I'll give it... everyone else on here seems happy with there purchases from Axis...
Thanks for the link though...
I'm sure its gonna stand up to what I'll give it... everyone else on here seems happy with there purchases from Axis...
Thanks for the link though...
Cheers
Conrad
25 February 2006, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoobyslammed
Price is confirmed... yes...
Block... have e-mailed 2 places that have them in stock... got to order it monday... hopefully... should be with Ron in a week or two...
Block... have e-mailed 2 places that have them in stock... got to order it monday... hopefully... should be with Ron in a week or two...
26 February 2006, 12:12 PM
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Think I may have to ring them mate, the company you used ain't got back to me via e-mail yet???
How did you order yours??? phone or over the net?
How did you order yours??? phone or over the net?
26 February 2006, 03:34 PM
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Scoobyslammed - I e-mailed them a couple of times to get prices for UK delivery in case I wanted to get the work done here and to satisfy myself that they really had them and it wasn't just another out of date website.
Ended up just buying it through the website.
On a plain block or a converted one?
Ended up just buying it through the website.
Originally Posted by RoRu
Does anyone know how much the shipping and import duty (I'd imagine import duty is a % of the purchase price) would be?
26 February 2006, 07:02 PM
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Playsatan, so if you just ordered it over the next... did you just put Axis address and contact details in???
How long did it take them from payment to deliever it to Ron???
Did you order there gasket kit with it??? Take it that will be a complete gasket kit, or should I get one off Ron???
How long did it take them from payment to deliever it to Ron???
Did you order there gasket kit with it??? Take it that will be a complete gasket kit, or should I get one off Ron???
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26 February 2006, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoobyslammed
Playsatan, so if you just ordered it over the next... did you just put Axis address and contact details in???
How long did it take them from payment to deliever it to Ron???
Did you order there gasket kit with it??? Take it that will be a complete gasket kit, or should I get one off Ron???
How long did it take them from payment to deliever it to Ron???
Did you order there gasket kit with it??? Take it that will be a complete gasket kit, or should I get one off Ron???
It took almost a week for it to arrive at Axis. They did warn me it would be a least a couple of days before it went out as they had to have it delivered to them from their holding warehouse before it could be shipped.
Didn't order anything else with the block as all their stuff is OE and I wanted uprated gaskets (off Axis).
01 March 2006, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Scoobyslammed
One 2.3 block ordered and on its way to AXIS... can't wait...
Hope everything goes as smooth for you as it did for me.
Can't believe I bought an engine, had it converted on another continent and had it shipped to me without even speaking to someone on the phone but when I go into a dealer to ask for inlet manifold gaskets (armed with a chassis number) they still manage to give me the wrong f'ing ones.
Tempted to just buy everything from the states now.
01 March 2006, 06:41 AM
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I'm hoping to get alot of pic's took over weekend, get sat down on the computer and get a thread up in the projects section...
Start from the beginning...
Everyone else does it... and reading through alot of them has helped me out...
Can't wait for it to turn up...
Start from the beginning...
Everyone else does it... and reading through alot of them has helped me out...
Can't wait for it to turn up...
01 March 2006, 07:25 AM
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Good man!!
For gaskets simply buy them from David at www.apiengines.com
He does 5 engines a week, so has pleanty of gaskets...
He also speaks fluent UK/Jap etc Imprezas without Dealer stupid bias.
Graham
For gaskets simply buy them from David at www.apiengines.com
He does 5 engines a week, so has pleanty of gaskets...
He also speaks fluent UK/Jap etc Imprezas without Dealer stupid bias.
Graham
01 March 2006, 10:10 AM
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Imagine doing the same but ordering 10 and using other people's money (20k).
I agree it's easier to get Ron to source the other ancillary parts than try the dealers. As soon as I mentioned a US STi 2.5 to a UK dealer they could not help me in a polite manner, and when I tried a smaller dealer they said they needed to look at the engine.
Mind you I'm sure the likes of Zen,API,Andy F & Lateral can source OEM parts at reduced rates, it's about having the knowledge & insight to know the exact part numbers.
I agree it's easier to get Ron to source the other ancillary parts than try the dealers. As soon as I mentioned a US STi 2.5 to a UK dealer they could not help me in a polite manner, and when I tried a smaller dealer they said they needed to look at the engine.
Mind you I'm sure the likes of Zen,API,Andy F & Lateral can source OEM parts at reduced rates, it's about having the knowledge & insight to know the exact part numbers.
01 March 2006, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark A
Mind you I'm sure the likes of Zen,API,Andy F & Lateral can source OEM parts at reduced rates, it's about having the knowledge & insight to know the exact part numbers.
I too was very close to ordering an Axis engine, I'd also spoken to Crawford too, but then a good deal on a low mileage EJ257 came along - bank account won
01 March 2006, 01:02 PM
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Ron,
With the 2.33lt build, how do you address the issues of fitting a "phase two" crank, into a "phase one" block, given phase one is "centre thrust" bearing, and phase two "end thrust" bearing ?
Mark.
With the 2.33lt build, how do you address the issues of fitting a "phase two" crank, into a "phase one" block, given phase one is "centre thrust" bearing, and phase two "end thrust" bearing ?
Mark.
11 March 2006, 02:09 AM
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Sorry, been away for a short time.
Yes, I do address the issue with using the phase 2 cranks into the phase 1 blocks. The first generation of ej257 cranks needed only to be checked for center thrust clearance. The cranks actually had the center thrust cut into them from Subaru, the clearance came in between .005-.008". The second generation of ej257 cranks, which carry a different part number, also had the center thrust cut into them, but these needed to be opened up a bit. They usually came in at .002-.004", which is a tad to tight.
I keep the center thrust clearance at about .006-.008". If for any reason the thrust comes in more than that, I will buy an undersize bearing for the thrust and have the center main journal cut/polished to fit.
Out of all the stage 4 blocks I have done, only 1 needed to be adjusted using the first genereration of ej257 cranks. The later version of ej257 cranks have all needed attention.
Ron
Yes, I do address the issue with using the phase 2 cranks into the phase 1 blocks. The first generation of ej257 cranks needed only to be checked for center thrust clearance. The cranks actually had the center thrust cut into them from Subaru, the clearance came in between .005-.008". The second generation of ej257 cranks, which carry a different part number, also had the center thrust cut into them, but these needed to be opened up a bit. They usually came in at .002-.004", which is a tad to tight.
I keep the center thrust clearance at about .006-.008". If for any reason the thrust comes in more than that, I will buy an undersize bearing for the thrust and have the center main journal cut/polished to fit.
Out of all the stage 4 blocks I have done, only 1 needed to be adjusted using the first genereration of ej257 cranks. The later version of ej257 cranks have all needed attention.
Ron
11 March 2006, 02:50 PM
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Had notification off subaruwrxparts, and DHL yesterday... the block is coming your way RON... e-mail me when it turns up at your end Ron, and we can sort out payment...
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Originally Posted by axis power racing
Sorry, been away for a short time.
Yes, I do address the issue with using the phase 2 cranks into the phase 1 blocks. The first generation of ej257 cranks needed only to be checked for center thrust clearance. The cranks actually had the center thrust cut into them from Subaru, the clearance came in between .005-.008". The second generation of ej257 cranks, which carry a different part number, also had the center thrust cut into them, but these needed to be opened up a bit. They usually came in at .002-.004", which is a tad to tight.
I keep the center thrust clearance at about .006-.008". If for any reason the thrust comes in more than that, I will buy an undersize bearing for the thrust and have the center main journal cut/polished to fit.
Out of all the stage 4 blocks I have done, only 1 needed to be adjusted using the first genereration of ej257 cranks. The later version of ej257 cranks have all needed attention.
Ron
Yes, I do address the issue with using the phase 2 cranks into the phase 1 blocks. The first generation of ej257 cranks needed only to be checked for center thrust clearance. The cranks actually had the center thrust cut into them from Subaru, the clearance came in between .005-.008". The second generation of ej257 cranks, which carry a different part number, also had the center thrust cut into them, but these needed to be opened up a bit. They usually came in at .002-.004", which is a tad to tight.
I keep the center thrust clearance at about .006-.008". If for any reason the thrust comes in more than that, I will buy an undersize bearing for the thrust and have the center main journal cut/polished to fit.
Out of all the stage 4 blocks I have done, only 1 needed to be adjusted using the first genereration of ej257 cranks. The later version of ej257 cranks have all needed attention.
Ron