Sti with Cosworth Engine
27 July 2005, 10:05 AM
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Sti with Cosworth Engine
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: 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
27 July 2005, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by G4RUD
A mate just emailed me this.
Originally Posted by G4RUD
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
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/G4RUD/STi6.jpg
Any thoughts?
Graham
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
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27 July 2005, 01:53 PM
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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
Considering ChistianR wants £25k for his 600ish car, this one seems a snip, if his HP claims are genuine*
* is it hell
27 July 2005, 03:45 PM
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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
No hang on, he's selling a car with a spare 600HP engine in bits
You people should refresh your sales technique
29 July 2005, 09:43 PM
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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.
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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.
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02 August 2005, 05:02 PM
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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!
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!
02 August 2005, 05:33 PM
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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.
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.
02 August 2005, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Markus
I think it'd cost you 8.5k for a fully sorted 600bhp engine, including labour, fitting, remaps etc...
I think 8.5k for a propper 600bhp engine of any make / kind / shape would be cheap tbh
28 October 2005, 03:44 PM
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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
I've been waiting for the pics for ages and will never get them. Utter sh!te.
Graham
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