Ok thats cool.

 

Was suppose to be spending most of this weekend working on the car.. engine out ready for new one etc etc but unfortunatly my son isn't well so haven't touched the car

Updates when I get started on it when all back to normal

Simon

 

Think I have pretty much covered all items I need for the car.. just need to find some time.. but have sat waiting to be bolted together or in transit or waiting for me to collect....

new heads - v6 with dh22 cams, super tech valves, ported and polished and cnc machined to match new pistons
ej22t block bored to 97.5mm and converted for 2.5 phase 2 crank, 2.5 crank, je pistons, carrillo rods, acl race bearing
14mm head studs
head gaskets
v6 rocker covers
adjustable v6 CDF racing cam wheels
RCM oil pump
baffled sump
cosworth baffled sump plate
3 bolt ceramic coated headers
ceramic coated rotated up and downpipe for original turbo flanges
all new exhaust gaskets
Solaris ecu
v1 inlet manifold coverted to fit v6 heads

need to get a few bits painted and look at v6 cam covers... beleive I have a set somewhere in storage

Simon

 

Hey there simon, my oh my the spec on your motor has changed a lil bit since i last looked at this thread lol.

Hmm DH22's - are these not similar to the V3 STI cam?

Where did you source the EJ22 from?

Are you now an official Solaris Mapper?

Keep up the good work, looking good.

Baly

 

Simon who is building your engine for you?

 

Simon, sorry not been back to you about sump. Give me a shout on the phone if you want it, and i will explain.

 

dh22 are wilder than sti3.. sti3 cams in current engine which will be coming out when I get the time.

I have followed this ej22t for a few years and mapped it about 8times in two different cars for customers
it then went up for sale so I jumped at it and now converted it to 2.35litre

Yes I am a Solaris dealer
Solaris - Solaris Approved Dealers

Simon

 

all machine work has been done but Steve at SMG..

Mike Latimer has dummy built the bottom end for me and is building it properly this week.
I just don't have time or clean area to build bottom end..
I will then be bolting heads on and building rest of it etc..

 

will do.. I had assumed you were unsure whether to sell or not yet etc and so was picking one up from Mr Lateral on Wednesday.

Simon

 

hi Simon if you are still considering selling your ej257 bottom end pm me ?
many thanks peter

 

sent pm etc

 

....and so it begins..

in


out


shake it all about


Simon

 

so it begins...................

 

It's well n truly begun, no turning back now

 

Simon how does the Solaris compare to a motec M800 & Simtek?

Also how do vernier cams compare to AVCS? I understand you can only have one or the other.

 

I prefer the software on the solaris and simtek to the m800.. but from end user point of view the simtek is very good.. the m800 very good with extra features but cost is massive.. the solarisis very very good has the features of m800 if not more (knock control for example) yet pricing is very good.

the vernier cams allow the cam wheels to be set to get the correct lift and duration.. the avcs is obviously variable.. the avcs heads work very well.. main gains on spool and therefore torque.

Simon

 

been trying to organise transporting it to body shop to get engine bay sprayed.. not sure if that is perfection or more ****

Simon

 

just to say a quick thank you simon for thursday the car is the best ever to drive also sorry for making you day such along one thanks dave

 

no problem.. glad it goes well.

Simon

 

great spec m8
just havin my bay sprayed up , it's the prepping of it thats a pain in the **** but i'm lookin for the little extra summat , i don't care if it's ****
could u pm me a price on the solaris ecu and map on a v4 type r

 

you have PM.

 

will post some pics when I get time but the old engine is half stripped.. it would appear I was very lucky as the exhaust cam wheel on the side where the intercooler pipe went through the radiator has a large chunk missing.. basically all the lip off the edge has been removed for about a quarter of its circumference... I presume the intercooler pipe after going through the rad bounced on the cam cover.. I checked the cover and all looked fine but I assume it bashed against the cam wheel.. I cannot be sure as I had half removed the belt when I noticed but I think the cam timing was still correct.

Simon

 

pulley damage



engine bay stripped and cleaned ready for masking


Simon

 

straight forward respray or are you throwing in some other touches????

wire tuck?? smoothing?? any relocations??

 

I'd love to but so much else going on else where on the car at the moment.

I keep considering weight.. ie. shortening wiring and removing unused wires..
I won't do any smoothing as difficult not to use filler and add weight

 

Si it may be worth considering a single connector for all wiring to run into, this way it makes for an easy engine in and out in the future.

I think there are screw together aircraft connectors that may do the job ?

 

would neaten it up but it only takes an hour to get the engine out so to be honest just a lot of work to make it look neat.. but something to consider when I eventually do a custom loom for it in the future.

 

Hi there, Awesome car!!

In the earlier pics looks like your using an Apexi AFC (correct me if I am wrong!) ~ I'd like to ask if are you are/were you using this in conjunction with an after market ECU? I'm sort of guessing not, as surely an aftermarket ecu would have the features that the AFC offers built in; but on the other hand you obviously you tune ecu's for a living so I'm guessing you might likely would be running an aftermarket ecu aswell? I'm curious, do you rate using the Apexi AFC on a Scoob? What sort of set up would you recommend it for?

Cheers

 

yep your wrong.. lol

the only Apexi unit the car has and has had since I have owned this shell is an Apexi AVCR for boost control as I like the change and fiddle wit hthe boost whilst out in the car.

I don't rate the AFC I am afraid.

Simon

 

Hey Simon,
Really sorry to have hijacked your thread like this but I'm in desperate need of some help and have already tried e-mailing and calling you to no avail.

I'm currently importing a 98 STi Type RA V-Limited. I know I need to get engine management to allow it to run on our fuel here in the Caribbean and the APEXi Power FC seems to be the most economic way to go as well as being pretty functional.

What I don't know however is which unit to get. There are 2 listed for the EJ20K. One is the GC8D which i think is part number 414-F002 and the other is GC8DL which I think is part number 414-F005. Can you please educate me as to the differences between them, and advantages and/or disadvantages of using either. It's really important because the car will be here soon and I've already passed up two GC8D units because I was told the GC8DL is the way to go.

Thanks in advance!

P.S Sorry about the hijack again!