I know lots of people have now fitted the 2.5 into both classics and bugeyes.

Ive got the engine and am getting all the other bits together - Including an STI02 donor car.

I am already resigned to needing a new Turbo (probaly garret related) and a UPpipe to suit. also the clutch, injectors and an appropriate remap.

Some people have been down this route already amd hopefully will have some experiences:

'That worked well'

'Why did I bother'

'I wish I had done X instead'


Im interested to know any advice that you have. As I am sure others are.

 

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its fookin expensive..

gearbox will break.. bigger injectors remap.. etc etc..

David

 

yeh tell me about it the list goes on

turbo ,ecu,injectors,gearbox,clutch,diffs,

and im talking from experiance ....not hear say ...chris

 

Wish i did'nt bother lol

 

How do the USA engines cope with the 2.5 l capacity? Do they break things, or all the bits that bit stronger to cope?

Wonder, would importing a USA car and making RHD be best ooption, or else full engine and g'box, diffs etc? that way the injectors, fuel rails,turbo, headers/uppipe, g'box, and part loom would be all there saving after market ones until further power increases required? And if they run OK in USA then a good start for over here!

Or is it the after market mods to 550 BHP that cause the problems.....

 

Best thing I did to my Scooby

 

To expensive ! Don't fiddle then.
Just because it's a 2.5 don't mean its any more expensive than the 2.0

Mark A