WRX Blobeye Long Build - Fast Road Project
14 October 2013, 06:16 PM
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just fit a newage sti engine and an sc46 turbo or lateral md series one
job done, oh and you will need a 6 speed box as the 5 speed wont take it
im always amazed why people spunk loads of cash on a 2.1 stroker when they only want 450 bhp, the standard sti lump will take this all day long.
job done, oh and you will need a 6 speed box as the 5 speed wont take it
im always amazed why people spunk loads of cash on a 2.1 stroker when they only want 450 bhp, the standard sti lump will take this all day long.
14 October 2013, 06:20 PM
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I know you'll probably all slate me for this as I should of said it in my first post but I'm really after acceleration so torque is what I'm after. Don't care about top speed. I just want it to get to 70 quicker than I can change my pants.
14 October 2013, 06:24 PM
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You really do want mutually exclusive things then... a fast road car, which needs no lag and quick spool etc, but you want the acceleration of a drag car which means lots of lag and a massive turbo....
I think you need to really think about what you want, If you want a road/a-b car then you want a smaller turbo with lots of spool and get up and go.
If you want to accelerate like a drag car you want 500+hp and a massive turbo
I think you need to really think about what you want, If you want a road/a-b car then you want a smaller turbo with lots of spool and get up and go.
If you want to accelerate like a drag car you want 500+hp and a massive turbo
14 October 2013, 06:29 PM
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You really do want mutually exclusive things then... a fast road car, which needs no lag and quick spool etc, but you want the acceleration of a drag car which means lots of lag and a massive turbo....
I think you need to really think about what you want, If you want a road/a-b car then you want a smaller turbo with lots of spool and get up and go.
If you want to accelerate like a drag car you want 500+hp and a massive turbo
I think you need to really think about what you want, If you want a road/a-b car then you want a smaller turbo with lots of spool and get up and go.
If you want to accelerate like a drag car you want 500+hp and a massive turbo
+1 top advice this.
***** waving figures dont make the fastest a to b car.
if you want a fast road car a 450 bhp newage will be awesome, no need for expensive engine builds either as a new age sti engine will achieve this bhp with a few bolt on mods like turbo fmic and injectors
14 October 2013, 06:32 PM
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+1 top advice this.
***** waving figures dont make the fastest a to b car.
if you want a fast road car a 450 bhp newage will be awesome, no need for expensive engine builds either as a new age sti engine will achieve this bhp with a few bolt on mods like turbo fmic and injectors
***** waving figures dont make the fastest a to b car.
if you want a fast road car a 450 bhp newage will be awesome, no need for expensive engine builds either as a new age sti engine will achieve this bhp with a few bolt on mods like turbo fmic and injectors
This ^
I would also say that it would be worth looking at a 2.5 for the real ultimate road car, the torque means you could fit something like a sc42/46 with a billet wheel and it would spool like no bodies business...
14 October 2013, 06:34 PM
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You really do want mutually exclusive things then... a fast road car, which needs no lag and quick spool etc, but you want the acceleration of a drag car which means lots of lag and a massive turbo....
I think you need to really think about what you want, If you want a road/a-b car then you want a smaller turbo with lots of spool and get up and go.
If you want to accelerate like a drag car you want 500+hp and a massive turbo
I think you need to really think about what you want, If you want a road/a-b car then you want a smaller turbo with lots of spool and get up and go.
If you want to accelerate like a drag car you want 500+hp and a massive turbo
Sorry if I seem to be contradicting myself, I'm still learning. I just want something with a lot of grunt, with my current set up my turbo didn't really kick in till about 3000rpm which is fine for me, I just want it to be a kick up the **** when the turbo is working... if that makes sense.
Yeah I thought of taking the rear seats out but when I took the back rest part out it didn't feel like it weighed anything lol.
14 October 2013, 06:36 PM
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+1 top advice this.
***** waving figures dont make the fastest a to b car.
if you want a fast road car a 450 bhp newage will be awesome, no need for expensive engine builds either as a new age sti engine will achieve this bhp with a few bolt on mods like turbo fmic and injectors
***** waving figures dont make the fastest a to b car.
if you want a fast road car a 450 bhp newage will be awesome, no need for expensive engine builds either as a new age sti engine will achieve this bhp with a few bolt on mods like turbo fmic and injectors
Both comments above sound more along the lines of what I want... So either a newage sti or a 2.5. 2.5 sounds good with the torque, what would a 2.5 cost with the headgaskets gone? Could do the hg myself as the engine will be out anyway..
14 October 2013, 06:45 PM
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Yes you dont even need anywhere near 450, 400/400 would be perfect in a road car, with something like an sc42 billet and a 2.5 would be perfect.
I get my turbo coming in at about 3.5k, and it reaches full boost between 4-4.5k, the larger the turbo, the more power, but you are compromising the spool up of it, so more power, less spool/driveability on the road.
So really you want a smaller turbo, with more CC's to spool that turbo faster for a road car, so it feels more "urgent" and spools nice and fast to keep it buzzing through the gears
14 October 2013, 06:49 PM
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So a 2.5, what issues do they have? Thought it was just headgasket problems?
Would I need to forge a 2.5 if I got the SC42 turbo, injectors and fmic?
Would I need to forge a 2.5 if I got the SC42 turbo, injectors and fmic?
14 October 2013, 07:04 PM
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Well was looking at something like this:
http://shop.scoobyclinic.com/index.p...product_id=131
Or the SC40 for a few hundred less..
http://shop.scoobyclinic.com/index.p...product_id=131
Or the SC40 for a few hundred less..
14 October 2013, 07:06 PM
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if you want a 400bhp plus impreza your starting with the wrong car.
sell it and buy an sti as it has all the parts needed already in place, like 6 speed box brembos and stronger engine with avcs heads
it is a far more cost effective route to go down.
sell it and buy an sti as it has all the parts needed already in place, like 6 speed box brembos and stronger engine with avcs heads
it is a far more cost effective route to go down.
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14 October 2013, 07:08 PM
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Well was looking at something like this:
http://shop.scoobyclinic.com/index.p...product_id=131
Or the SC40 for a few hundred less..
http://shop.scoobyclinic.com/index.p...product_id=131
Or the SC40 for a few hundred less..
14 October 2013, 07:14 PM
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So, hopefully we are getting somewhere... an STI8 engine, SC40/42, FMIC and 800cc injectors. Once thats all done then obviously necessary ECU, wiring, suspension, brakes.
14 October 2013, 07:17 PM
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. I hopefully have an STI engine lined up with AVCS heads, got the brembos, need the ECU and box..
14 October 2013, 07:18 PM
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Mines not worth a lot though, it needs a new box anyway and it was a Cat D... Sell mine for about £2500 then buy a good decent Newage STi for about £6-7000..
14 October 2013, 07:19 PM
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the car wont be worth as much as the sti when its done either.
its just my opinion of course but its a stupid route to go down.
all you are basically doing is building a wrx to sti spec and spending double the amount it costs just to buy an sti.