Engine blewup
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Engine blewup
Engine went, flatout in 5th...
Lots of smoke...
Now I can do 3 things :
Back to standard open deck
STI 2.0 short block
Custom made standard blovk (stronger conrods/pistons...)
All this with standard TD04 turbo, maybe in the future a VF37 or so but not much more...
Decisions, decisions...
Lots of smoke...
Now I can do 3 things :
Back to standard open deck
STI 2.0 short block
Custom made standard blovk (stronger conrods/pistons...)
All this with standard TD04 turbo, maybe in the future a VF37 or so but not much more...
Decisions, decisions...
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Engine went, flatout in 5th...
Lots of smoke...
Now I can do 3 things :
Back to standard open deck
STI 2.0 short block
Custom made standard blovk (stronger conrods/pistons...)
All this with standard TD04 turbo, maybe in the future a VF37 or so but not much more...
Decisions, decisions...
Lots of smoke...
Now I can do 3 things :
Back to standard open deck
STI 2.0 short block
Custom made standard blovk (stronger conrods/pistons...)
All this with standard TD04 turbo, maybe in the future a VF37 or so but not much more...
Decisions, decisions...
Tell him Ns04 says hi!
If you're wanting to do any more sustained high speed antics (on a private road/track of course!) then I'd cost a FMIC into your rebuild lest the same thing happen again!
Ns04
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They are good, but, they are also 'very' expensive.
£2400 for an sti3 engine rebuild, plus £550 to remove and re-fit the engine (kind of thought that would be included in the build
), plus vat, bringing the total to £3466.25. That IS expensive when I just asked for a basic re-build. 'Oh no sir, we only use the best of the best in our build.'
£2400 for an sti3 engine rebuild, plus £550 to remove and re-fit the engine (kind of thought that would be included in the build
), plus vat, bringing the total to £3466.25. That IS expensive when I just asked for a basic re-build. 'Oh no sir, we only use the best of the best in our build.'
They are good, but, they are also 'very' expensive.
£2400 for an sti3 engine rebuild, plus £550 to remove and re-fit the engine (kind of thought that would be included in the build), plus vat, bringing the total to £3466.25. That IS expensive when I just asked for a basic re-build. 'Oh no sir, we only use the best of the best in our build.'
£2400 for an sti3 engine rebuild, plus £550 to remove and re-fit the engine (kind of thought that would be included in the build
), plus vat, bringing the total to £3466.25. That IS expensive when I just asked for a basic re-build. 'Oh no sir, we only use the best of the best in our build.'I imagine a bit red alarm is going off in Scoobynet towers right now as you've been slightly negative about APi in a post
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Not negative, just truthful. I'm sure their work is top-notch, but, there are other companies out there capable of doing the same job, to the same specs, for a lot less.
Out of the 5 quotes I had, Api's was the most expensive...by some £600!
And the other quotes were from well-known scooby tuners, not some side-street garage owned by 'big Al'!
Out of the 5 quotes I had, Api's was the most expensive...by some £600!
And the other quotes were from well-known scooby tuners, not some side-street garage owned by 'big Al'!
Not negative, just truthful. I'm sure their work is top-notch, but, there are other companies out there capable of doing the same job, to the same specs, for a lot less.
Out of the 5 quotes I had, Api's was the most expensive...by some £600!
And the other quotes were from well-known scooby tuners, not some side-street garage owned by 'big Al'!
Out of the 5 quotes I had, Api's was the most expensive...by some £600!
And the other quotes were from well-known scooby tuners, not some side-street garage owned by 'big Al'!
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LOL: Negativity alert!! Negativity Alert.
I'm not really in a position to coment about what constitutes "expensive" as far as engine builds go as I've not been ion a position where I've had to do the homework (touchwood)!!! What I do know is that a proper build will not be cheap!
We also know from experience that David is one of the few who will openly give example quotes on here for scrunity.
We do know that when he gets an engine built it'll be done right!
We also know of lots of Cowboys who'll claim to do the job well cheap and then add lots of "unforseen" extras to your bill, or give you some nice Legacy Cams on your Impreza when your back is turned!
Pay peanuts, get Monkeys!
Ns04
I'm not really in a position to coment about what constitutes "expensive" as far as engine builds go as I've not been ion a position where I've had to do the homework (touchwood)!!! What I do know is that a proper build will not be cheap!
We also know from experience that David is one of the few who will openly give example quotes on here for scrunity.
We do know that when he gets an engine built it'll be done right!
We also know of lots of Cowboys who'll claim to do the job well cheap and then add lots of "unforseen" extras to your bill, or give you some nice Legacy Cams on your Impreza when your back is turned!
Pay peanuts, get Monkeys!
Ns04
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Not negative, just truthful. I'm sure their work is top-notch, but, there are other companies out there capable of doing the same job, to the same specs, for a lot less.
Out of the 5 quotes I had, Api's was the most expensive...by some £600!
And the other quotes were from well-known scooby tuners, not some side-street garage owned by 'big Al'!
Out of the 5 quotes I had, Api's was the most expensive...by some £600!
And the other quotes were from well-known scooby tuners, not some side-street garage owned by 'big Al'!
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I,ve just had work done on my car with API and must say they`ve done a fantastic job, I found David and co REALLY helpful, he,s always got time for you and doesn`t give you any bulls**t. But as for the price people charge i can,t comment on others only API and for ALL the work they did i,ve got know quarms at all......
They are good, but, they are also 'very' expensive.
£2400 for an sti3 engine rebuild, plus £550 to remove and re-fit the engine (kind of thought that would be included in the build), plus vat, bringing the total to £3466.25. That IS expensive when I just asked for a basic re-build. 'Oh no sir, we only use the best of the best in our build.'
£2400 for an sti3 engine rebuild, plus £550 to remove and re-fit the engine (kind of thought that would be included in the build
), plus vat, bringing the total to £3466.25. That IS expensive when I just asked for a basic re-build. 'Oh no sir, we only use the best of the best in our build.'
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Obviously a lot!
I can't believe the difference in prices, even from the same people.
I was also quoted £2200 for a re-built v3 engine from api. Why is it £200 more to have my own re-built??
I can't believe the difference in prices, even from the same people.
I was also quoted £2200 for a re-built v3 engine from api. Why is it £200 more to have my own re-built??
Not sure of the work involved & im sure David will post here in due course ...what went bang on yours Chris? & how long ago?
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Save yourself some money and buy an STI block from the States and benefit from the exchange rate, then just get a competant garage to fit it.
If you want to spend 3 grand then fair enough but you want your head testing if you aint going to mod it a lot
If you want to spend 3 grand then fair enough but you want your head testing if you aint going to mod it a lot
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From: Somewhere in Kent, sniffing some V-Power
This is my third scoob and I bought it quite cheap due to this problem.
Its an sti 3.
Its getting a new crank, main bearings, big end bearings, full gasket set, one new conrod as the others are fine. Also whacking on a decat downpipe while the engines out.
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