Yep, I have all 11 digits & members crossed!

I don't doubt, seen it done many times, however this power level on 1999 Impreza turbo 2000 with a stock engine (assuming heads are standard too), borrowed time :wonder:

especialy on track assuming its driven hard

How long do you think a properly used forged build will last even when you use Gucci parts,

Why do you think there are are pretty much no 2.5 let alone 2.0 engines with 500bhp and a warranty :lol1::lol1:

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Remember seeing this post on AFP facebook a while ago, cant post a link to the vid but if on Facebook can be found though his page or Car Throttle, very interesting clip


"Here is a realistic take on how long a 550+bhp Impreza engine will last (on race fuel) when driven hard on the road. This Prodrive build, with the absolute best of everything, datalogged continually, has a 400 mile rebuild schedule. Not 40,000 miles, 400 miles"

Not saying your forged build wont last 500 miles,

Just depends how serous you are & how deep your pockets are,

Can pickup a newage lump for 1500 quid if it blows

Could spend more than that on an empty block

Yep totally stock internals. 148k miles on the clock.

Its a syndicate trackcar, and we're both well aware that with increased power and abuse, component lives gets much shorter and risk of failure increases exponentially.
We're quite happy to abuse it until such time it fails (probably heads or gearbox) and then we'll then build something new & stronger :)

Well, I've been the top 2.5 engine on the board for some time now (overall position 27).. and for those asking whose car is still on the road and still in the same state, I can confirm my hawk is still exactly as it was when I posted the figure up all that time ago back in 2012! Though now I have a '97 wrx for my daily so the hawk has been just a sunny day car so its got just 25k on the clock! Starts on the button every time and the engine is still 100% stock and still using the original vf43 turbo too 👍

The leader board means nothing as its mostly made up by ar5ematt

As I predicted in 2018, our original engine did eventually start to cry enough. No spectacular failure, just a gradual loss of compression and increase in oil consumption.
So the car is currently back to bare shell for a refresh, got a 6 speed box to go in and Engine Tuner are building us a 2.1 stroker.
This all started as a "cheap" track toy about 5 years ago. Amazing how things spiral out out of control!