It's back!! API Engine build
Hi All,
Here are a few pics of my car after my eagerly anticipated engine build. Pretty much everything is new, apart from the cylinder head casts. I'd like to say a huge thank you to David and the guys at API, a true gent and ultra patient with me. I really cant recommend them enough. :thumb: Its running in at the moment, 900 more miles to go!!! http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/s...0417-00136.jpg http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/s...0417-00139.jpg http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/s...0417-00137.jpg http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/s...0417-00138.jpg http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/s...0417-00140.jpg Andy. |
Engine spec
Mods Expected power Cost ? |
Originally Posted by wrx9181
(Post 11062075)
Engine spec
Mods Expected power Cost ? |
+2 apart from cost, always a personal thing
Joe |
STI EJ257 Block
STI Crank ACL Race Bearings Manley Rods Manley Pistons Manley valves Crower 272/272 Cams Crower Valve Springs & Titanium retainers EJ20 heads machined to fit 2.5 Cylinder heads ported & polished, bronze valve guides fitted, under bucket shims fitted ARP 11mm Head studs RCM Uprated Oil Pump Zero Sports thermostat Alloy radiator Spec C intake Manifold Parallel Fuel rails and Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator Power Enterprise 800cc Injectors Bosch 044 Fuel pump Scoobyclinic billet turbo (cant remember which exact one) Cosworth timing belt guide Cosworth sump baffle plate CDF racing adjustable cam pulleys API Oil Cooler APS DR725 Intercooler Exedy Hyper twin plate clutch Perrin crank pulley Power Enterprise kevlar timing belt Simtek ECU 6 Speed Gearbox Misc parts (gasket kit etc.) In total everything cost £12k, there wasn't much to use from the old engine, so almost everything is new. I'm looking to get around 450/480bhp from it. |
12k great spec engine and it looks like that on the exterior:cry:
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if youve spent all that money on the engine, you might as well go rotated gt30-35.
also a 6 speed should be on your shopping list for that power. for a 12k build i would be expecting 550bhp + |
12k on the engine build?
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It has a 6 speed box. Apologies, I thought I'd wrote that. I've added it to the list
Everything adds up quickly (turbo and clutch was £3,000), like I said, the cylinder heads (although had a lot of work done to them) are the only original part of the old WRX engine, everything else is new. Then of course there is the labour, mapping/fuel etc. £12k is about right If you are after 550+, you need to look at pinning the block, or going down the CDB route. I'm more bothered about it being reliable. 450-480 is fine for the road. |
Originally Posted by al02uk
(Post 11062097)
STI EJ257 Block
STI Crank ACL Race Bearings Manley Rods Manley Pistons Manley valves Crower 272/272 Cams Crower Valve Springs & Titanium retainers EJ20 heads machined to fit 2.5 Cylinder heads ported & polished, bronze valve guides fitted, under bucket shims fitted ARP 11mm Head studs RCM Uprated Oil Pump Zero Sports thermostat Alloy radiator Spec C intake Manifold Parallel Fuel rails and Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Regulator Power Enterprise 800cc Injectors Bosch 044 Fuel pump Scoobyclinic billet turbo (cant remember which exact one) Cosworth timing belt guide Cosworth sump baffle plate CDF racing adjustable cam pulleys API Oil Cooler APS DR725 Intercooler Exedy Hyper twin plate clutch Perrin crank pulley Power Enterprise kevlar timing belt Simtek ECU 6 Speed Gearbox Misc parts (gasket kit etc.) In total everything cost £12k, there wasn't much to use from the old engine, so almost everything is new. I'm looking to get around 450/480bhp from it. At the mo the car has .9 bar boost and a 4000 rpm rev limit, but it'll see most things off even like that. We are very pleased with the way it runs. David |
Should have just let you write the spec list really, I was guessing most of it.
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Nah mate you got it.
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Originally Posted by APIDavid
(Post 11062504)
It's actually an APi developed Blauch billet using twin scroll technology. It was designed for my JDM 2.0 Hatch, but that is taking so long to get sorted out, that we have used it on the this build. First results are confirming what a good turbo it will be when fully mapped. We were having trouble holding it back when setting the run in map, the spool is phenomenal.
At the mo the car has .9 bar boost and a 4000 rpm rev limit, but it'll see most things off even like that. We are very pleased with the way it runs. David |
wow man, nice build! I like it alot
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nice build mate,what brakes and suspension are you running?SJ.
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Thanks guys, much appreciated.
SJ - The dodgy bit, brakes and suspension are still standard....... |
Originally Posted by Aaron1978
(Post 11063414)
Any more of these kind of things laying around that need testing :D
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: let me have a debit card number and it'll on its way to you today.............. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: |
david, are the heads avcs?
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Originally Posted by al02uk
(Post 11063631)
Thanks guys, much appreciated.
SJ - The dodgy bit, brakes and suspension are still standard....... |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 11063635)
david, are the heads avcs?
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Originally Posted by al02uk
(Post 11063644)
No mate, they are the 2001 WRX heads.
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Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11063643)
to start,i have to say again your build is first class:thumb:you will be ok running the engine in but when its mapped for full power the standard set up of the brakes and suspension will start to show there weakness,try to make them your next priority you would not want to stuff all that hard work and money through a brick wall:brickwall.SJ.
The turbo is great (and ultra loud), I'll have to look into the brakes first. I'm relocating to America in the later part of the year, so I'm in 2 minds on if i should take it with me, which is difficult, but not impossible or sell it. I've had the car for almost 8 years now, so it's a bit of a tough one. |
8 years!!!!its part of the family now:lol1:SJ.
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Originally Posted by al02uk
(Post 11063644)
No mate, they are the 2001 WRX heads.
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Originally Posted by APIDavid
(Post 11063661)
They started off as WRX heads, almost the only bit left is the original WRX casting:eek:
just out of interest why do it that way ratehr then just sourcing some later 2.5 heads? |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 11063665)
just out of interest why do it that way ratehr then just sourcing some later 2.5 heads?
David |
Originally Posted by APIDavid
(Post 11063684)
Most 2.5 heads don't flow well [ Kev will tell you that too ] and as we had the originals, it was just as easy to gas-flow them rather than buy heads and do the same. Saved the owner the cost of head castings.
David didnt know that. so what does it tend to do, reduce sppol or lower peak? |
Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11063658)
8 years!!!!its part of the family now:lol1:SJ.
We work even slower than Matt Clark:p Seriously there was ' no hurry ' and we took that to mean ' No hurry ' . AL02 has never once mentioned the time it has taken. Perfect customer in many ways. David |
I've moved house twice whilst it was there too!!
It has pride of place underneath the CCTV camera. The poor Audi has been abandoned, I havent touched it since the Subaru came back! http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/s...untitled-1.png |
Originally Posted by APIDavid
(Post 11063710)
Perfect customer in many ways.
David |
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