[sti_kris]

yeah so do i. thats later. built block, possibly bored and stroked. but we'll see what happens ya know.

[Otherguy]

Well when i hit 100k im going to rebuild my motor

[gabedude]

Originally Posted by Otherguy

Steve,

I know that maybe in your eyes it doesn't seem big but to me its huge! I love my wagon and I love driving it. I cant thank Josh or Gabe enough for all the help they have provided me just in the last year with installs and tuning. I know that I'm looking forward to coming home and just enjoying the car. The last bit of mods I plan on the car for now are the DR525, Inlet (bought) TGVs (Bought) and the Fuel lines... Maybe meth, I have to see how Gabes car runs first :P...

I have no big intentions of being stupid crazy fast anymore. I just want a solid, clean ride. Im going to do some more interior and exterior work and just finish up the tranny and brakes then call it a day.

That turbo liked your car. It has a nice pull all the way to redline. I highly suggest for the next power mod is to add Methanol injection w/ failsafe. As long as your failsafe is working, Meth can be a great power and safety adder. I don't tune meth aggressive. I tune it to add about 30-40 more whp and thats about it. The thing is though, that increase is nearly throughout the entire power band and the engine runs cooler. It really makes the car that much more fun and driveable. With meth, you can hit an easy 320 WHP and still be safe on that block Wes.

[gabedude]

Originally Posted by Otherguy

Well when i hit 100k im going to rebuild my motor

A better idea would be to swap in a JDM 2.0L longblock. Then you have a spare engine to build.

The heads on the STI motors are really better than the WRX heads. They flow so much more air.

[Otherguy]

Well what meth kit would you recommend?

As far as the engine rebuilding... Well I have thought about a stripped V8 with just the block and heads... who knows only time will tell

[gabedude]

Any meth kit is fine. It just depends upon how "plug and play" you want it to be.

A v8 longblock would be perfect, but you are still dealing with cast pistons (not that the v8 motors are bad, the cast 2.0L pistons hold up much better than the 2.5 pistons).

[Otherguy]

Well Im thinking about an aquamist kit, but I will have to see depending on the funds...

I was also referring to the version 8 jdm sti

[gabedude]

The v7 had forged pistons. v8 and above are cast.

The RB26DETT has cast pistons, so...

[Otherguy]

hmmm maybe I will have to find a v7 with v8 heads :P

[gabedude]

v7 motors are good too, they are just older and tend to break sooner. There is absolutely nothing wrong with cast pistons on the v8 and they hold up very well, even with 30R turbos.

[Otherguy]

Well what i would like to do is down the road build up a good 2.0 and run a 20g^8cm

[Otherguy]

w/ external 44wg

[BANKAI]

Hybrid!!!

[sti_kris]

haha right. and talk about hyjacking a thread. lol

[BANKAI]

WOOT i fedex just delivered my ELEMENT TUNING CATCH CAN!!!