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20 October 2013, 10:26 AM
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depends where you go for it fixing
I live in Colchester now but I'm from Leeds
and I take mine to hdc subaru in hebden bridge, Howard the owner is a top bloke and tells no bull**** and he knows subarus like the back of his hand
01422 846868 tell him Stuart gave his number ;-)
get all the parts your self and let him put it together
advance automotive in Bristol is prob the cheapest around
but your still looking around the 2k mark
hope this helps
stu
I live in Colchester now but I'm from Leeds
and I take mine to hdc subaru in hebden bridge, Howard the owner is a top bloke and tells no bull**** and he knows subarus like the back of his hand
01422 846868 tell him Stuart gave his number ;-)
get all the parts your self and let him put it together
advance automotive in Bristol is prob the cheapest around
but your still looking around the 2k mark
hope this helps
stu
20 October 2013, 10:54 AM
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Gutted for you matey hope it gets sorted as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
Just a thought, if you're chucking some money at the car and having the engine taken to bits it might be a nice excuse to chuck some forged bearings in... and pistons, injectors, fuel and oil pump, turbo...
Just a thought, if you're chucking some money at the car and having the engine taken to bits it might be a nice excuse to chuck some forged bearings in... and pistons, injectors, fuel and oil pump, turbo...
20 October 2013, 11:00 AM
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Gutted for you matey hope it gets sorted as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
Just a thought, if you're chucking some money at the car and having the engine taken to bits it might be a nice excuse to chuck some forged bearings in... and pistons, injectors, fuel and oil pump, turbo...
Just a thought, if you're chucking some money at the car and having the engine taken to bits it might be a nice excuse to chuck some forged bearings in... and pistons, injectors, fuel and oil pump, turbo...
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20 October 2013, 11:09 AM
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Phone around respected tuners and see what's available. I'm not saying some take short cuts or some undersell themselves but there can be a couple hundred in it, and some can source used parts etc. Blackburn's not too far from the Leeds area, try giving Brian at CAMS a shout, he knows his onions and always seems to be building a beast of an engine.
It's always a good idea keeping an empty credit card (or a couple of grand in ISA) to hand for any car out of warranty, even the most reliable cars can go **** and drop a big bill on you.
PS if you're running a stock 2.5 make sure it's got a five grand limit and you've got Engine Tuner's number in your phone.
Edit - sorry just seen that your car is in Darly. You'll probably need to transport it anyway but it's a longer distance than I thought.
It's always a good idea keeping an empty credit card (or a couple of grand in ISA) to hand for any car out of warranty, even the most reliable cars can go **** and drop a big bill on you.
PS if you're running a stock 2.5 make sure it's got a five grand limit and you've got Engine Tuner's number in your phone.
Edit - sorry just seen that your car is in Darly. You'll probably need to transport it anyway but it's a longer distance than I thought.
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Phone around respected tuners and see what's available. I'm not saying some take short cuts or some undersell themselves but there can be a couple hundred in it, and some can source used parts etc. Blackburn's not too far from the Leeds area, try giving Brian at CAMS a shout, he knows his onions and always seems to be building a beast of an engine.
It's always a good idea keeping an empty credit card (or a couple of grand in ISA) to hand for any car out of warranty, even the most reliable cars can go **** and drop a big bill on you.
PS if you're running a stock 2.5 make sure it's got a five grand limit and you've got Engine Tuner's number in your phone.
Edit - sorry just seen that your car is in Darly. You'll probably need to transport it anyway but it's a longer distance than I thought.
It's always a good idea keeping an empty credit card (or a couple of grand in ISA) to hand for any car out of warranty, even the most reliable cars can go **** and drop a big bill on you.
PS if you're running a stock 2.5 make sure it's got a five grand limit and you've got Engine Tuner's number in your phone.
Edit - sorry just seen that your car is in Darly. You'll probably need to transport it anyway but it's a longer distance than I thought.
Tax due Aswell end of this month... Hmmmm
20 October 2013, 11:34 AM
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20 October 2013, 11:48 AM
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Let Darren sort it for you, he's local & knows what he's doing, he will advise on the most cost effective option. Who ever does it, let them supply the parts or if there are any warranty issues blame will be bounced around between the builder & parts supplier. I don't think anyone will beat Darrens price to sort it properly either.
20 October 2013, 11:54 AM
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Let Darren sort it for you, he's local & knows what he's doing, he will advise on the most cost effective option. Who ever does it, let them supply the parts or if there are any warranty issues blame will be bounced around between the builder & parts supplier. I don't think anyone will beat Darrens price to sort it properly either.
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i had v3 sti done by Tim of subus. he's mobile and done a great job. he also did my neighbours bugeye wrx. i had sti 9 bottom end with acl bearings. £1600 all in. he will give other options as well open deck block etc which was less
his number is 07880661866
his number is 07880661866
20 October 2013, 12:20 PM
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20 October 2013, 12:27 PM
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you wont get much change from 2k mate,there is 2 bottom ends for sale on here at the min for not much more than £600 both from sti 8 subaru's-the strongest subaru made and capable of 450bhp in standard form
buy one,bolt your wrx heads to it and stick a new oil pump on and timing kit.....................job done
buy one,bolt your wrx heads to it and stick a new oil pump on and timing kit.....................job done
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you wont get much change from 2k mate,there is 2 bottom ends for sale on here at the min for not much more than £600 both from sti 8 subaru's-the strongest subaru made and capable of 450bhp in standard form
buy one,bolt your wrx heads to it and stick a new oil pump on and timing kit.....................job done
buy one,bolt your wrx heads to it and stick a new oil pump on and timing kit.....................job done
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Take it to a specialist and throw them £400-500 to have them fit it. You're looking at £1500 to sort a knackered impreza engine if you don't want to do it yourself. Proper bullet proof rebuilds cost £3000+.
Impreza - cheap to buy - not cheap to run!
(but great to drive!)
Impreza - cheap to buy - not cheap to run!
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