4evascoob

Morning all. So taken the plunge and just purchased a load of goodies for a built 2.5 bottom end but …… it’s going to take 6-8!wks for it to be done so being the impatient person I am I wondered if anybody knows or is selling a 2.5 short block. ?

Vxr2010

There is normally stuff on ebay , your call 👍

Gambit

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id happily wait 6-8weeks on a reputable build

im now waiting 18mths to get mine rebuilt, by specific builder, after it ripped the threads in the block....that was on forged 2.5 originally built back 2014 prior to me buying my 330s in 2015

4evascoob

oh bloody hell really !!! Yes I think that’s the plan , found a couple long engines with “ so called “ forged bottom end but wouldn’t entertain that.
yes think o will just wait. It would be sooner but I want the cdb so that adds 2-3 wks for machining etc and will probably go 14/ 12 studs.
jist getting itchy being I’ve got a box full of goodies to mate with it once done.
also got to run it in for 1500 miles before it’s even fitted ( well some of it ) !! Be a good new year present I guess.

Vxr2010

it comes down to budget , possibly buy a used engine that is hopefully ok and use that till yours is done (around 2.5k£) , option 2 buy a re built short engine put your heads on it , hoping the short engine is a decent build , i know len at subaru4u often has a bottom end that’s already been machined so it can speed things up , i’m fortunate as my last fsti i broke had a forged engine so kept that and the box plus diff plus a few other parts for spares , it is a long wait to get an engine rebuilt most of it waiting for machining the actual building can be relatively quick , getting heads skimmed takes a lot less time than getting a block done 👍