the shreksta

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just thought i would start a project thread on my car to keep everybody updated in one place.

ive had my blob wrx around 16 months now,i swapped it for my civic type r with a member on here,2 months ago the car was driven into and the driver drove off leaving me with 2 badly dented/scraped doors/front wing/rear quarter.side skirt and rear wheel.

i sort of lost interest in the car due to this and almost ended up breaking it but the insurance have decided to pay for the repairs and im putting money on top to the garage so it will be getting a full respray along with some sti style skirts

i have invested too much time and money into the car to let it go to waste so its time to man up and deal with it.

the car big ended back in june this year which has left me with a spare scdb to use so that will be being built into a 2.1 stroker using parts sourced from the states (real street performance) im unsure which rods/pistons i will be using at the minute but leaning towards manley rods with mahle 4032 pistons.

the car is NOT a track car and probably never will be,its my daily driver so altho 550+bhp would be nice i dont think it would be a good daily driver as it will be too laggy-unless somebody know different

liking the idea of a sc42/46 turbo on it to give good spool and plenty of mid-range oommpppffffff altho if a garrett gt30r isnt too laggy i could be tempted with one of these.

the car has some great parts already fitted so im not really starting from scratch

waiting to be fitted is....

hdi fmic

bc coilovers

cdf 3 port catch tank

fuel-lab 3 port fpr

6-speed sti gearbox with r180 diff/rear brembos etc

1st thing 1st is to get the gearbox in as i have sold the current 5 speed to a lad who is waiting for it then its engine building time,im unsure of which heads to use-i would like to use avcs heads but with so many with cracks around the plug holes im not sure its a wise idea,if not i will be using v5/6/p1 heads-either way they will be getting rebuilt.

im toying with the idea of taking the car off the road whilst its being built so i can sell the current engine/intercooler/injectors etc but that means another insurance premium and buying a cheap s**tter for the next 6 months.

any advice folks on this project would be great

parts im looking for soon will be

light-weight flywheel for a 6 speed
800cc injectors
decent spec 6 speed clutch to handle 450+bhp

she currently runs 354bhp + 365ftLbs @ 1.45 bar on a vf35

heres a few pics of the car pre- accident,she was mint and turned heads everywhere she went

the shreksta

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Will update in the week with current spec

Kwik

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Lovely looking car bud, keep the pics and updates going. One good thing with projects is at this time of year you're never short of idea's of things people can buy you. Nobody ever knew what to buy me for xmas/birthdays etc, now its money everytime lol.

ARP headstuds from Realstreet will save you a few £££ as well. Any reason for going V5/P1 heads? IIRC V3-4 have the best cam profile. Have you stripped the SCDB down yet?

the shreksta

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Yes the scdb has been stripped ready for bore.didnt think version 3/4 heads would work with a new age that's why I thought about version 5/6 heads.

70ccrossi

Hi, can you tell me more about you're current porsche brake upgrade? Really curious how you managed to fit those! Car looks beautiful mate

DannyBoy007

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simples

http://www.powerstation.org.uk/porsche_brakes.asp

the shreksta

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cheers for the kind comments.the porsche set up was purchased by the previous owner from powerstation at great expense.................and its my favorite bit about the car

i think you can do it cheaper by getting your own used 6 pot calipers from a gt2/3 then get godspeed brakes/as-performance to custom make you some brackets

70ccrossi

Yeah, in Germany is a company who machine's brackets for all kinds of porsche brakes but only works with german cars. It surprises me that no one makes those brackets for Japanese cars, i think somebody could make a nice profit out of it. think most company's won't do it because their afraid they sell less new big brake kits.

Nice to see them on a suby tho makes it somehow unique in my eyes.

the shreksta

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they certainly turn heads

the shreksta

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kwik..........have you ordered from real street performance? how did you get on?

Kwik

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I did, see PM. It's up to you what you do, pay full price or worry and risk getting found out.

the shreksta

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Yeah seen pm cheers

Rbon91

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have a MD321T for sale good for 450bhp spool would be great on this engine

cheers ryan

tubbytommy

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pm me price and details on the turbo, ie mileage

Rbon91

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YHPM

IainMilford

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If going avcs you'll need to change the ecu and add avcs loom too.

Good luck mate

nickjh

Lovely motor

I will be keeping an eye on this thread.

Good luck with the build

the shreksta

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cheers matey altho it doesnt look lovely at the minute-its got some battle scars

it will be slow starting until the new year and its been re-sprayed

might order my rods/pistons soon tho

the shreksta

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nothing much to add so far,just ordered some gearbox/diff oil (motul gear 300) for when the 6 speed gets fitted at the end of january.

my current sti8 motor will be having a compression test done tomorrow @ pr developments as it will more than likely be going up for sale soon so i want to know its good for the would-be new owner.

as for the ecu side of things i think i will be going alcatek.

the shreksta

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car is going in for a full respray next week in the original 01g silver then a 6 speed conversion by the end of jan and maybe my coilovers fitted along with some rear brembo's then i can start ordering my engine build parts

Dave Y

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Watching this engine build with interest,hopefully mine will be done later in the year

the shreksta

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cheers matey,slow starting but i will get there

Dave Y

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i have had the respray,suspension,brakes done
hopefully i have a 6 speed lined up i just hope its the right one.
Shreksta you any good on gearbox codes?

the shreksta

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not really but as long as you have the gearbox with a matching diff you should be ok.it only gets complicated when you try to fit a dccd box into a non dccd car

what car are you fitting it into and have you got the rear diff?

Dave Y

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it will be going into my 04 WRX [should have bought an STI] it saves the usual suspects saying that. it wont be going in till the engine is done.

the shreksta

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well i think as long as its not a dccd box you should be fine.what year was it out of and do you have the rear diff?

i know the r160 rear diff thats fitted to the wrx can take big bhp and can work with 6 speed boxes just double check the codes-put a post up about it to make sure

i will be using the r180 rear diff as i have the rear brembos aswell

Dave Y

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out of an o2/o3 uk sti

the shreksta

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same as mine then,put a post up with the gearbox code asking about the rear diff

AS Performance

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if its a UK non-DCCD box then it uses the same 3.54 rear ratio as the std UK WRX

Dave Y

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i just spoke to Ryan and he said that is the one to go for.Happy Days
So hurry up and get that engine built so i know what to buy and where from?
What turbo will you be using?I have a VF48 at the moment which i have been told will run out of puff with the 2.1 build.