K9VYN

and now those STi mudflaps and badging aren't lying - thanks to Scoobyclinic who built and fitted my new STi engine in record time (under a week).



coming soon to an 'A road' near you - and very quickly too


[Edited by K9VYN - 12/15/2003 2:51:40 PM]

specialx

the quickest rebuild ive heard of!! got it back yet kev? ps fotopic is knackerd try photobucket!

K9VYN

it was ok until you posted i will sort it in a moment! collecting the car tonight dude

sorted now - cheers for the tip!

[Edited by K9VYN - 12/15/2003 2:52:34 PM]

Moon Goose

That was quick,seen it up at the Clinic on saturday (in bits) . Hope its all right for you now mate
Gareth

specialx

Bet your out playing in it right now??

i8gtmf

Bet your driving round and round in circles just to run it in faster.
Many miles of trouble free motoring mate.

mikeesingh

iTrader: (3)

kev, saw you twice tonight, once leaving scoobyclinic, and other just as you was getting on M1, hows it running?

mikee

K9VYN

hi Mikee,

yeah, car sounds good and happy - runs well as far as pootling around at 3K rpm or less goes. it wasn't you in the little red car was it??? Clio or something? Ma and Pa had taken me to collect the car, I stopped at the Esso for them when they lost themselves in Chesterfield. I'm mean, how difficult is it to follow a bright red Subaru - especially one that's running in??? Mind you, they do drive a 1.4 Rover - good job my dad doesn't read Scoobynet eh? I'd have a duel on my hands after that comment

i don't need to drive in circles to run it in - actually went straight home and put it to bed early i will cover 200+ miles to work/footy and back throughout the week and am away in Newcastle this weekend for my birthday - so you guys can expect to see approx 600+ miles on the clock by next Monday!

with Xmas shopping still to do and Xmas visits I'm sure i'll have covered 1K by just around Xmas day. The really pleasing news(or perhaps not so from a financial perspective) from Kev is that despite Eibachs, uprated drop links and ARB's + anti-lift kit, he believes my suspension may not cope once we can light the engine up properly - better start saving again then eh!?

Cheers guys,

Kev

ps X, recognise the pic???

[Edited by K9VYN - 12/16/2003 6:20:09 AM]

maniac morgan

kev how much was the rebuild ????

if ya dont wanna publish mail me as per proflie

thanks mate

K9VYN

morgan,

YHM

K

Gridlock Mikey

Good to finally see it up and running again dude

Mikey

K9VYN

Cheers Mikey,

Phew, 4 builds in 6 months - at least this time I can be confident its a decent one!

Kev

[Edited by K9VYN - 12/16/2003 12:56:30 PM]

BlackScoobyWRX

Kev - you saying it wasn't an STi engine you had in when you got 295BHp on the rolling road recently?

K9VYN

Marv,

right! it appears to have been an early WRX auto engine with no oil cooler and poorly assembled. we think the block was complete and had never been apart. there was no coolant/anti-freeze in it and the corrosion around the cylinder walls is there for all to see (and.. it certainly wasn't closed deck). the pistons, well, the are big and heavy - certainly not STi forged pistons as you'd expect in the alleged STi III block!

also, on the pistion which blew (at home now), you can see lots of wear at the bottom of the conrod where presumably the bottom end bearing operates. this indicates that it was probably a high mileage engine not capable of sustaining of reasonable power for long - hence bang! Kev still has it at the clinic, if your up there in the near future take a look. he too was suprised at the horses and torque we managed to extract from it.

Kev

[Edited by K9VYN - 12/18/2003 9:12:07 AM]

BlackScoobyWRX

Fookin' 'ell Kev - hope you're not disappointed with what you'll get from the STi engine then m8 coz I reckon you'll be getting about the same (unless you're having a few extras added??)

K9VYN

Marv,

The extras are already there I guess -

Fuel Pump
Adj. Fuel Reg
Induction
Exhaust
Map: to be re-remapped

The only additional extra planned for 23rd Dec is a huge TMIC, which flows 3 x volume of standard! So maybe we'll up the boost beyond the current 1.3 bar

I'll be going to Scooby-Si's John Noble RR day on 24th Jan to see the eventual results. Have you any more mods in the pipeline before then - you might want to come along?

Kev

DaveR

K9VYN,

do you mind spilling the beans about what wheels those are mate? They look stunning and I've been looking for some large 5 spoke style alloys like that for a while......

DaveR

K9VYN

Hi Dave,

Kahn RS-R 17's - 18's would be better. They are a bit battered now, but you don't notice from more than a few feet away. The design is simple making them easy to clean. I actually bought them before I bought the car

Kev

DaveR

thanks m8 I'll keep my eye out for some....