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speaking from personal experience Paul Finch would be my recommendation.
Finchmotorsport website, He's in Northampton Trev |
RCM did my 2.35 and I am very happy with it and the service.
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Can of worms,, haha.
A lot is personal choice, scoobyclinic do all my work and currently are building my 2.5 closed deck engine for my type r. |
If I was you, i'd speak to all the reputable Impreza tuners, which are well discussed on here.
Personally, I spoke to and have used a few for servicing. I chose to go with Paul Finch, finchmotorsport. He was spot on, both on his advice & the time he took to re-build my ej257 RB320. I also had pinned liners which he did & this is his work, performing faultlessly some 2 years on! https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...b8223fda1e.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f5c25012e6.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...0b82c32e46.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f326a88a8d.jpg Iggy |
Originally Posted by timmy2take
(Post 11729950)
It looks like I may have to have a rebuild by a specialist as I don't even like changing brakes, so no chance I could do it myself.
I did have in mind who I was going to use, but have seen a couple of comments recently that has put me off. I'd only like to hear from people that have actually had an engine built by whoever they are recommending please. I've used the search button on here and a few other forums and all I seem to get is "you only hear good things about such and such..." Are they speaking from experience, or just seeing what everyone else has said they are good and the sheeps just follow :wonder: I want to get it right as I've never had an engine let go, and it would just have to happen on the one that cost me the most :cry: Looking to keep it near standard as don't want the gearbox in my Type R to let go, plus it's my daily so 350bhp tops will be fine. If anyone has anything bad to say about a certain company could you PM me rather than post it on here. Many thanks |
Depends how far you're willing and/or able to travel. Recently had the same nightmare myself and luckily managed to find someone local to do it (oil change on Tuesday and second run in). Use the search, double check google... don't be put off by a few horror stories - if you look hard enough you can find fault with any place. Make sure they've got prior experience and are using quality parts!
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I personally chose Len Carlyon at Subaru 4 You in Newbury. Really down to earth realistic friendly guy. Do some searches, you'll see he has a very good reputation.
I'm still running my 2.5 in at the moment, but seems a cracking engine so far. My engine spec : ACL race bearings Manley steel con rods Mahle pistons Cosworth head gaskets ARP head studs ACT 515 ft.lb rated organic clutch (fierce!) but sort of getting used to it Machine skimmed flywheel Valves re-lapped / seated Secondary air pump delete Machine skimmed blocks / heads and a rebore to rid the bores of classic 2.5 ovality - only slight after 50k miles. Subaru oil pump Subaru oil cooler / modines Cambelt, tensioners etc Nuts, bolts, various gaskets, seals, bits and pieces. I also needed 5 new valve buckets After the 1,000 mile run in I will see an oil and filter change (currently running in on a mineral oil) followed by a Bob Rawle re-map. I'm very confident and have no doubts whatsoever that my engine built by Len is an absolute peach. A few pictures can be seen on the Subaru4You FB page, mine was titled engine 2 - 450 bhp build. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Subar...113963?fref=ts A few videos from YouTube which inspired me to use Len. I remember thinking "If ever I want anyone to rebuild my engine, it would be this guy" I didn't really take on board at the time who Len was or where he was from, but planned to find out as I was very impressed with his quality of work and how methodical he came across. He clearly knows exactly what he's doing, and has been building engines for many years. Months later, I went to Subaru4You for Whiteline anti roll bars......boom!! I'd found him as a complete fluke. |
Api built mine and 10k miles on shes still running great.
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I've just had one built by enginetuner.
Fantastic service from the guys down there :thumb: |
Engine Tuner - 20,000 + miles on my 2.1 fully built CDB engine, 420+ daily runner. No issues at all with the engine and Alan and Martyn are always there for any questions.
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I had a rebuild done by WMS racing on my Type R. It's still going strong 2.5 years later
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Originally Posted by big_joe
(Post 11730128)
I had a rebuild done by WMS racing on my Type R. It's still going strong 2.5 years later
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Originally Posted by big_joe
(Post 11730128)
I had a rebuild done by WMS racing on my Type R. It's still going strong 2.5 years later
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Originally Posted by Steve001
(Post 11730137)
That's good to hear :) as I will be going to have a chat with Andy re my 2.5 rebuild :norty:
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Originally Posted by Hawkeye D
(Post 11730062)
I personally chose Len Carlyon at Subaru 4 You in Newbury. Really down to earth realistic friendly guy. Do some searches, you'll see he has a very good reputation.
I'm still running my 2.5 in at the moment, but seems a cracking engine so far. My engine spec : ACL race bearings Manley steel con rods Mahle pistons Cosworth head gaskets ARP head studs ACT 515 ft.lb rated organic clutch (fierce!) but sort of getting used to it Machine skimmed flywheel Valves re-lapped / seated Secondary air pump delete Machine skimmed blocks / heads and a rebore to rid the bores of classic 2.5 ovality - only slight after 50k miles. Subaru oil pump Subaru oil cooler / modines Cambelt, tensioners etc Nuts, bolts, various gaskets, seals, bits and pieces. I also needed 5 new valve buckets After the 1,000 mile run in I will see an oil and filter change (currently running in on a mineral oil) followed by a Bob Rawle re-map. I'm very confident and have no doubts whatsoever that my engine built by Len is an absolute peach. A few pictures can be seen on the Subaru4You FB page, mine was titled engine 2 - 450 bhp build. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Subar...113963?fref=ts A few videos from YouTube which inspired me to use Len. I remember thinking "If ever I want anyone to rebuild my engine, it would be this guy" I didn't really take on board at the time who Len was or where he was from, but planned to find out as I was very impressed with his quality of work and how methodical he came across. He clearly knows exactly what he's doing, and has been building engines for many years. Months later, I went to Subaru4You for Whiteline anti roll bars......boom!! I'd found him as a complete fluke. My Need For Speed part 3 - YouTube My Need For Speed Part 5 - YouTube My Need For Speed Part 7 - YouTube +1 for Len at S4U in Newbury. He built my forged engine, well over 400bhp, and despite my best efforts during 30k miles of hard driving it is still going strong. There are plenty of other Len-built Subaru engines out there doing their stuff too! |
Paul Finch, Finch Autosport he is the man. End of.
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Engine tuner built my engine, and are now building me another one....
I had a 2.1 on an open deck block running 550+hp for 30k+ miles, which considering the general "rule" on here is they are not any good for over 400hp shows how good they are :) I am now converting to a 2.1 CDB with AVCS etc etc etc as I couldnt push the ODB any further! The new engine is almost finished and looks absolutely amazing |
Originally Posted by trevsjwood
(Post 11729970)
speaking from personal experience Paul Finch would be my recommendation.
Finchmotorsport website, He's in Northampton Trev |
tim farmer... lincs area..
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+2 for Len at S4U. My 2.5 has now done over 45k miles at 500bhp+ including a fair few track days and dozens and dozens of runs up the drag strip.
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The 2.5 in mine was built and mapped by zen performance back in late 2008, it's covered around 25k @440bhp and has seen track action.
It runs and sounds fine and uses no oil between changes and doesn't smoke either.its only a scdb which puts me off going for the magical 500bhp but then I hear of tims (above) running over 500bhp on a scdb..............decisions decisions |
Mine *is* a bit smoky now, but only after idling for a while so might be valve guides or even the turbo, rather than the pistons/rings...I hope!
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Originally Posted by IggyRB320
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If I was you, i'd speak to all the reputable Impreza tuners, which are well discussed on here.
Personally, I spoke to and have used a few for servicing. I chose to go with Paul Finch, finchmotorsport. He was spot on, both on his advice & the time he took to re-build my ej257 RB320. I also had pinned liners which he did & this is his work, performing faultlessly some 2 years on! https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...b8223fda1e.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f5c25012e6.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...0b82c32e46.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...f326a88a8d.jpg Iggy i'll see your pinned block and raise you fully CD converted :norty::norty::norty: Attachment 43632 :lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1: |
Paul Finch built mine too, & I wouldn't use anyone else now.
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
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i'll see your pinned block and raise you fully CD converted :norty::norty::norty:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pszrevkkkq.jpg :lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1: |
I had mine built in Japan by the automotive arm of Fuji Heavy Industries. 145k and still going strong :clap:
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Originally Posted by TECHNOPUG
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I had mine built in Japan by the automotive arm of Fuji Heavy Industries. 145k and still going strong :clap:
HTH |
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