s8ydo

i have a wrx 225 on a 54 plate big end gone would i just be better fitting upgraded sti engine the qutes for repair is round about the same price off an engine any advice plz or just bin it pissed off car been in the drive for 3 months....

Gear Head

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2.5 short engine plus remap.

Reshard1977

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I've had the same prob recently. I chose to buy a wrx longblock for £500 and swap it over. However, in the time i did that, i've seen STI short blocks going for £350!! If i could go back i would have bought the STI short block!
I also made the mistake of replacing loads of gaskets (cost a bomb!) while the engine was out, which was not actually needed. Its recommended, but if you get a low mileage engine you can get away with the gaskets on it. If i could go back i would also think about a long engine with low mileage and save loads buy leaving the gaskets as is (bar the essentials).
You can find decent STI engines anywhere from £900 on, a decent mechanic can swap it in a day easily and charge £350 - £400ish.
You might as well keep the car, because like i have learnt, once you have a scoob, you cant go back to anything else ;-)

s8ydo

thx

scooby 887

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give Tim of subbus a call he's mobile and just rebuilt my classic sti engine. top guy 07880661866