scottee73

hi just wondering where the best places in the north west are to get a forge rebuild on my sti hatch.
has anyone had work done at teg sport?

07STIhawkeyeAffy

Andy at wms in flintshire wales did mine give him a call

Google williams motorsport (WMS)

scottee73

cheers,what did you have done and how much we looking for the build

07STIhawkeyeAffy

Had my 2.5 fully forged
Arp headstuds
Cossie gaskets
Cp pistons
Brown box bearings
Oil pump
Wms rods

Came ready to out in all built up might have missed a few things out

Cost around £2500 call him... He will look after you

Shmerman

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Cotton Competition built my 2.1 and have looked after my car for 10 years now.

They are in garstang.

scottee73

yea i heard of that place,been past it a few times,how are there prices?

rob84

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Me, PM me if you prefer only based in carlisle

scottee73

alright rob,you do forge rebuilds? where do you do your work

rob84

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indeed i do. I work for Stan Palmer Subaru, I build quite a few forged motors particular in the hatch sti even my own running 460/500 quite happy. Dont charge main dealer prices either and do the job with all correct machining practices etc

scottee73

how much we talking for a forge rebuild and what parts are involved mate? any guarantee after the jobs done.

rob84

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Will drop you a pm

scottee73

ok mate,cheers

Shmerman

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Although price was still on my priority list it wasn't the main focus for me. I knew with absolute conviction that I was getting a quality job done so that more important for me.

Plus having an ex- prodrive engineer do the build is a bonus

Give them a ring to get a quote. They are a cosworth supplier so can get some decent prices on some nice gear.

scottee73

Cheers shmerman,I've sent them an email, don't want to be paying more than 2.5k though

joe v3sti

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Is that 2.5k budget for just the build? Not a drive in drive out? Are you going to remove and reinstall it yourself?

Joe

scottee73

was hoping 2.5k for the build,drive in,drive out

Arch

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You need to consider what you want from the build before deciding who to do the work for you. If you plan to run moderate power I.e below 400bhp with low ish boost I.e 1.5 bar max the SCD block you have will be fine. If you intend to push the engine above 400 towards the 500 mark and higher boost then in my opinion your block will become the week link. The SCD blocks have an inherent weekness around the cut outs for the block half bolts. when pushed these blocks have a tendency to crack the liners in this area.
The solution is to have a closed deck insert fitted which eliminates this weekness these are pretty much proven now and are not that expensive to get done. As part of your costing process give Alyn at AS Performance a ring and get a quote for this and then make a decision on what spec etc. p

scottee73

Cheers arch, I hope one day to get around 450 bhp,I like the car and want to keep it for a good while thats why I want to get the build done, won't be till next year, need to save its all sounding very expensive

rob84

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After suffering a liner crack on an unsupported liner Mine are all pegged in place. it was total carnage when it cracked, Flooded the bore with coolant and stopped dead that was at 420bhp

Arch

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This was the result on mine at approx 500bhp and 1.85 bar of boost after a season and a bit of hills and sprints. So say 17 events at approx 8 runs of 1min per event = total 136 mins of track use and about 20 to 30 road miles