Here goes,
if i was to keep my eye out for a CDB with a view to building a 2.1 stroker to possibly marry up with my existing 2003 uk sti engine is there a particular type ishould be aiming at.Will the heads fit etc .
This is jus an idea at the mo just doin my research feel free to rant.
Aiming at a 500bhp bulletproof unit.

 

 

 

hi, just pulled a 2.0ltr out of my car tonight as i am fitting a 2.5 and i have not had the car long, anyway to cut a long story short it turned out to be a cdb and on further strip down it appeared to have been built recently, it has cosworth pistons and crower H type rods,i am keeping the heads, the engine has not done no more than 1000 miles from rebuild im (GESSING) cant tell for sure the miles it's done but the car only has 50k.
short block for sale soon!!!

 

Give me a shout when it's out and ready for sale

 

Hi, just a quick one after reading mijeeta's post, pistons are stamped cosworth, i bought this car and was told by the boy i bought it from that the engine had been rebuilt by previous owner,the boy i bought the car from did very little with the car, the engine was built to rally spec with lots more high spec goodies.
I pulled the engine from car and removed the sump out of interest and saw the rods so then removed a head and piston so see what like the bore condition, you can still see the honeing in the bores, (hence Guess miles) i do not have a bore mic so i will borrow one and check before i sell the unit,

Here are the pics as above.








Help with price?, what do you think this is worth.

 

Make an offer guys! something towards new engine build, Minjeeta asked why take 2.0 out and replace with 2.5? simple! we run a 34mm restricter and with the 2.5 we will make TORQUE.

 

You may want to speak to Mark at Lateral Performance - he has a nice line in CDBs

 

if its cheap, then give me a shout

 

Whats cheap??

 

Give me a price and i'll tell you if I think its cheap

 

Where has Minjeeta gone?

 

Do all the cdb have oil injection to bores, and im just wondering if this engines been stroked?? anyone know what lift dose piston have in the standard ej20??

 

Yes they all have oil squirters. The only way you will find out if it has been stroked is by mic'ing the crank....if it's stroked then it will have 79mm crank rather than the 75mm phase 1.

Good Luck mate, if you need any more info just PM.

 

Will do mate, cheers for advise

 

pictures as per pm.

 

Engine now sold, i sent this engine from north Scotland to south England to STI_Baly, agreement was if engine was worth having he would pay me via bank transfer, the asking price came through to my account today as agreed and that boys is the measure of the man, Thanks baly.
Cheers DC

 

where abouts in the north scotland ?

 

nows thats what is needed trust hats off to both of you

 

Sti bally knows a lot about Subarus and I'm sure he will make good use with it

 

I made a good friend out of this deal thats for sure....and i think we have both saved each other a few pounds hehe.....And indeed not many people would send an engine of this caliber based on trust...Thanks DC

Engines stripped sitting on my worktop as i type.....Mint CDB possibly 2k miles..Cosworth phase 1 pistons 92.5mm, Lateral/Crower STD length rods, ACL duraglide bearings in mint condition and a phase 1 crank in mint condition now.....Whole package will be more than capable of 500+ if needed, Turbo dependent.

Thanks for the kind words Mus, hows that motor of yours running?

 

He's on the western islands mate

 

ohh a fair bit from me then

 

Great hasn't missed a beat mate, it will be interesting to see how your build will progress I'm aware you have very good knowledge with these cars so I'll be watching your build with intrest

 

hope you have plenty of money. Circa £20K +

 

That is so true i used to think it was just turbo and engine but things like labour and lots of vat gets added as well as bits and pieces can all easily add up to a ridiculous amount. by the end of your build you would of spend nearly twice as much as planned

if however you know your way around your car and have sufficient space like a nice garage and an understanding mrs you can save a bit of money by doing all the basic work or even just go the full hog and do the whole build yourself like some members on the forum, im useless I couldn’t even change a spark plugs as I don’t have the know how or the sufficient space so my build has cost just around the 20k mark all in.


mus

 

It really shouldn't cost that much from where he is now.
An S206 will get him there if he wants it to.

 

just relised he has 03 sti i got a classic that came in to the country box standard

 

It will progress slow mate but i shall get there in the end....I have a whole house rennovation to get on with as well.....And me slacking off in the workshop is not impressing the MRS oh well such is life.

 

im half way through a rennovation myself so i know what you mean i thought painting a bedroom shouldnt take more than an 2hours tops i didnt know anything about underlay and filling the wholes and 2nd coats but good luck either way mate