Has anyone used CDB 2.5L from Pennine Subaru
 

Hi there

Due to unforseen circumstance i need a strong 2.5block as i have recently knackered my EJ257 block.

So i was looking for any feedback from Pennine please.

Peter

Anyone?

I know of 3 2.5CDB I relatively recently mapped.. one was deffo from Pennine and was superb.. although only on a td05 16g at the moment.. so not exactly pushed! but no problems since etc...

Simon

I hear you are going to be mapping Banny(i think).....how would you rate the CDB 2.5L..pm me if you prefer.

of course I just remembered another that lasted 150miles of run in before a liner slipped.. but fault put down to workmanship of the block..

well 2.5 is superb, great spool, great torque etc..

just getting a block to stay together at over 500 is the problem.. as being discussed on the thread on 22b really.

Yes looking forward to Banny's etc..

Simon

Was that a Pennine Subaru built CDB 2.5?

Thanks Simon.

no.. not seen an issue with Pennine ones at all

Is it worth a try as i want to re-use the guts from my bulit EJ257 as showed on 22b?

Or do i cut my losses and do the 2.35 route for my newage.
I've got a Lateral GT3040 and supporting mods to bolt to it.

You can PM me if you prefer Simon.

Steve Beattie is running one at the moment.

You only have to meet Chy Wright once to know he is so fastidious about his engine builds.

And how is he getting on with his car?

Fine, Steve bought the engine second hand, and its been rock solid as far as i am aware. It's running a Lateral Gt30r. He will be changing the rods soon, so the boost can get upped to 2bar and 600 will be the target.

agree :)

He built and mapped my mates STI engine a few weeks ago - very good service and a nice guy. I had a chat with him about all things engineeing not just Subaru's, I came away very impressed. Anyone who plays with jet engines in there spare time has got to be pretty clued up.

So all in all he is good then.

I'm going to be strapping on a GT3040 and running over 2bar.

What symptoms Would a slipped liner cause?

My brother has some problems since his rebuild and impatiently waiting for the diagnosis.

head gasket went

good word lol i had to look that one up, thank god for google :)

had a re map done by chy last week. they know there stuff in all aspects of work on subarus if you ask me and saw a 2.5 block and it was mint top quality very impressed:thumb:

I will probably be heading down the gt35/42 route later this year but for now the gt30r does :D Its rated by mark for 550bhp so its still good, but I'm only running 480bhp at the moment due to a couple of none engine related problems :D

What problems are you having Steve?

I'm going to be call him tmr and shall make arrangements then,

Thanks all for all the good feedback and i'm lokking forward to seeing his work.

Hey Steve....when are you seeing 1bar of boost? like 3500 or 4000rpm

cams and boost controller issues, but they will be sorted soon, I will have a look later when it comes on boost !!

I had a look at the boost gauge but its hard to tell exacdtly when its hits 1bar as it starts to pick up quite quickly I think its around 3400rpm ??

:lol: With 480bhp, no Sh*t, lmfao :lol1:

as it happens, if you ask anyone that knows me they will say I think the car is slow :D

lol , i think i would be quite happy with 480 bhp mind you i used to have a GSXR1000 and got used to that after a while! people who rode with me thought i was nuts :norty:

EXACTLY :D people who ride in my car think its mental. I think its ok :( short term though as its getting made faster soon 550/600bhp ish :D

cool, sounds like mental fun, wish i had one!

Who are you getting your 35/42 from?

Thanks for info BTW...

I spoke to Chy today and he is such a knowledgeable guy and i hope to see my block from him soon.

Lateral performance will be supplying my next turbo !

Cool cool...what boost are you running on your car Steve?