Hi everyone.
After a while of debating if i was gona sell up and buy a mustang v8 iv made my mind up im gona be keeping the scoob and take it over to the darkside..Iv done a little research of how to reach 400+ safely.
Could sumone give me a few names and prices of a good forged upgrade. And headers.

 

Are you intending on doing the rebuild yourself?

 

no i know a few good mechanics who sort me out. will have to find out if its out of there league though.

 

the newage sti engine is good for 400-450bhp in standard form mate (im guessing yours is a newage)

rcm/gt spec headers are a favorite along with a venturi up-pipe/harvey up-pipe (wrap it all in decent heat wrap or even get it ceramic coated to aid spool up)

if you insist on going for a rebuild then take the opportunity to increase the capacity to maybe a 2.1 stroker/2.35 stroker or have a forged 2.5 built

i have just purchased a forged 2.5 blobeye sti with a gt30 turbo,its making around 430-440 bhp but with the extra cc there is no lag at all and the thing goes like a missile

 

Paul Finch has just done mine and highly recommend him,he's not far from you either, there are loads of others out there too though.What model and current spec are you planning the 400+ on?

 

hi shreksta how you doing mate? thanks for your reply always very helpful. i really need to consider the price when modding. i know its not gonna be cheap along the way im not thinking ebay im thiniking good name brands etc that will do the job nicely but i cant be looking at cosworth this and cosworth that ha. rcm is quite reasonable priced? i brought those discs n pads you recommended nice upgrade for the money.

 

is your car a wrx or sti?

if its a wrx then i would settle for around 320bhp or its gonna get very expensive (trust me on this)

if you want more then sell and buy an sti

 

smiffy im currently running on a 2004 wrx with the following mods.

3" full decat including up pipe
walbro 255
3 port boost solenoid
race dynamix remap

 

noooooo shreksta ive been considering this for a while i thought id finally made my mind up ha. i see it as a lot of hassle and if i was gona sell i probably would try something else. how much are we talking? i dont really know much about where to go from here but let me just say what i have a rough idea of so far and you can put me right,
labour not included.

6 speed upgrade. £1500
forged pistons and rods. £800
Fmic £200
650cc injectors £150
headers £300
bigger turbo vf39 maybe not sure if its enough? £500

what am i missing so far?

 

forget forged pistons and rods as you will require a full rebuild ££££

cheapest way is to get a used sti8 long engine from mattyb on here,around ~£1300 then sell your engine £300 ish

the sti8 long engine will take 400 all day

dont forget clutch to handle the power £300

fuel pump £100

sti brembo brakes £450

decent suspension £700

never heard of a vf39,i would go sc42/rcm400/sc40

just sell and buy an sti

 

i know what your saying shreksta. im confused again now :s in all honesty those mods would have been done over the next 2 years. bigger turbo fmic etc january then gearbox and engine mods the following year. so the price weve listed so far isnt really to much of an issue. but then again i think about buyin sti gauges and sti parts and it totally makes sence too make the jump.

whats needed to get an sti up to the 400+

 

a decent turbo/exhaust/pump/injectors and obviously a map

 

empty your inbox mate

 

done mate

 

I'm with Skrek, I'd never spend a fortune on a WRX.

Good luck and enjoy either way Brett

xx

 

i think im gona go ahead with modding the wrx. im not going to buy sti parts that would be disheartening im going to make my own custom build. i cant go back now i love my car to much to change it now.