A mate just emailed me this.

QUOTE: This is my mates impreza that is pushing 600 bhp!!!

1998 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.0 WRX STi,
R reg. 54000 miles, Titan Silver, New Cosworth engine fitted by main dealer 4000 miles ago, DVD, Top ICE music, Privacy glass, Tracker CAT1 alarm, Call for spec, 6 months Tax, 8 months MOT, lots of HKS extras, Stictly NC. £8,500. ono



Any thoughts?

Graham

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by G4RUD

A mate just emailed me this.

Very much doubt that it has just had a cosworth engine fitted, would like to see pictures to prove me wrong though. Too many reasons to state why it wouldn't have one and I don't have the time or the inkling to type out why

 

Bullsh*t springs to mind, not being rude but 600 bhp from a dealer fitted engine, i know Cosworth do parts for this engine but i still don't think it all adds up.

 

I would be suprised if a Cosworth engine would fit into a Classic engine bay. Because of the current engine layout it would upset the handling too.

 

Maybe a scoob engine with cosworth pistons - a more likely possibility

 

Funnily enough, I was thinking pretty much the same. I'll ask him for some pics and see what he says...

 

The bloke who owns it is away just now but my mate will get pics when he returns. I can't wait to see them!

Graham

 

Will deffo be Cosworth pistons fitted, tis quite common on rebuilds i believe.

RAZ

 

As well as the pics, post the full spec.

Considering ChistianR wants £25k for his 600ish car, this one seems a snip, if his HP claims are genuine*












* is it hell

 

are chrsitian's claims genuine?

 

hey, at least he's not selling a 550 HP car in the title, then saying "erm, well it isn't at the mo"

No hang on, he's selling a car with a spare 600HP engine in bits

You people should refresh your sales technique

 

lmfao!

 

If you read carefully the description says that his mates car is pushing 600 hp which could just be him pushing a McLaren F1 bumper to bumper.

That's about the only way MOST lmprezas will ever push 600 hp.

I think there may be a little hp inflation in the description.

David - APi Impreza / APi Engines
www.apiengines.com

 

 

hang on there, you are being unfair.

Only reason my engine is not running 550bhp is because I chose to change the turbo, not because the engine that once did it is in pieces.

The map is still sitting in the ecu, change the turbo back to GT35R and flick the switch and there you have it 550 of each. None of this rebuilding other engines to be fitted.

That said my car is not for sale anyway, so it makes no difference what the blurb says.

ps. returning to 550+ bhp very soon indeed!

 

Cosworth pistons and other oily bits, yes, perhaps the engine has been rebuilt using such items, that is possible, but a whole cosworth engine, as in from a Sierra/Escort cosworth? Somehow I doubt it. It might be possible to do, but why? Plus the "main dealer" bit gets me. One assumes he means Subaru Dealer, in which case, what on earth would a Subaru Dealer a) know about Ford engines, b) be doing installing a Ford engine into a Subaru, c) rebuilding an engine with non-standard subaru spec parts. As far as I'm aware a main dealer, and I mean your normal Subaru dealer here, not a specialist type place, would not rebuild/upgrade engines (never really used a main dealer, so not sure if they do to be honest).

As for the price, well, very good if it really is 600bhp, but I don't buy it. I think it'd cost you 8.5k for a fully sorted 600bhp engine, including labour, fitting, remaps etc...

I'd love to see some engine shots, I really would.

If I have to eat humble pie, I'll do that too.

 

And the rest m8

I think 8.5k for a propper 600bhp engine of any make / kind / shape would be cheap tbh

 

This car was on auto trader and it said the engine had been rebuilt using cosworth pistons

 

is this car still up for sale????

 

Rather conveniently, the car was stolen so I have never seen pics of the engine.

I've been waiting for the pics for ages and will never get them. Utter sh!te.

Graham