Well I figured I should start logging my build since I am kind of going balls to the wall now. And who knows maybe other would like to see what I am doing.
So info on the car
Engine:
-Catless FMS Downpipe (don't buy it, I got it for 100 dollars and it fit like fat man in an airplane seat) Grimmspeed Downpipe now
- CNT Catback (fitment was great actually, I was quite surprised)
- AEM Cold Air Intake
- FMS Top Mount Intercooler
- DW65c fuel pump
- ID 1000cc Injectors
- Grimmspeed 3 Port EBCS
-Custom AOS Grimmspeed Style IAG AOS
- Custom Lightweight Crank Pulley
-Cobb Double Adjustable Short Shifter Stock STI Shifter
- Cobb shifter bushings front and rear
- Cobb Accessport V3, Torqued Performance Custom Tune
- Steamspeed STX67
Interior:
- SMY Cluster
- AEM UEGO Wideband
- AEM Boost Gauge
Suspension:
- Whiteline 22mm rear swaybar
And this is what I hope to have planed.
Engine (built by me not a shop):
Reusing my current block
Reusing my current Crank
Manley 99.75mm Pistons
Manley H "Tuff" rods
King Bearings
ARP Head Studs
GSC Intake and exhaust valves
Felpro MLS
KillerB Oil Pickup
Some sort of Equal Length Header
Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors
TGV deletes
Driveline:
STI 6 speed transmission swap
Some flavour of Clutch
Stock STI Flywheel
So this is what the car looked like when I parked it in the garage last month. Was burning oil, compression was surprisingly even at 125 psi on all 4 cylinders but I knew something was wrong as the amount of oil I was burning was getting quite bad. I figured I had just worn the engine out and It has 107k km on it and had a downpipe on it since 10k km. I did it in really good when I pulled it apart.
I quickly dove into it, these cars are pretty quick work for me as I have pulled these motors over a dozen times on various subarus and all the engine bays with the EJ platform are basically the same with locations for mounts and what not. Only took me 2 hrs just putsing along listening to music and texting.
Oh and I really needed a new clutch seeing as this was stock and I had an upgraded turbo...
Also damn... Never had that happen and this is the newest Subaru I have worked on...
So I kind of got to into it and forgot to take a bunch of pictures but I found my problem. One thing this is with almost zero cleaning of the piston. I literally washed the oil off with some dawn dish soap. This is what good maintenance looks like!
So I was going to build the engine anyways but still sucked. There was no detonation marks on the piston tops, spark plugs, valves on head quench area. I am going to chalk this failure up unlucky or tight ring gap, drove it too hard or something along those lines. Rarely saw knock and I monitored it all the time. Most would be -1.4°
So info on the car
Engine:
-
- CNT Catback (fitment was great actually, I was quite surprised)
- AEM Cold Air Intake
- FMS Top Mount Intercooler
- DW65c fuel pump
- ID 1000cc Injectors
- Grimmspeed 3 Port EBCS
-
- Custom Lightweight Crank Pulley
-
- Cobb shifter bushings front and rear
- Cobb Accessport V3, Torqued Performance Custom Tune
- Steamspeed STX67
Interior:
- SMY Cluster
- AEM UEGO Wideband
- AEM Boost Gauge
Suspension:
- Whiteline 22mm rear swaybar
And this is what I hope to have planed.
Engine (built by me not a shop):
Reusing my current block
Reusing my current Crank
Manley 99.75mm Pistons
Manley H "Tuff" rods
King Bearings
ARP Head Studs
GSC Intake and exhaust valves
Felpro MLS
KillerB Oil Pickup
Some sort of Equal Length Header
Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors
TGV deletes
Driveline:
STI 6 speed transmission swap
Some flavour of Clutch
Stock STI Flywheel
So this is what the car looked like when I parked it in the garage last month. Was burning oil, compression was surprisingly even at 125 psi on all 4 cylinders but I knew something was wrong as the amount of oil I was burning was getting quite bad. I figured I had just worn the engine out and It has 107k km on it and had a downpipe on it since 10k km. I did it in really good when I pulled it apart.
I quickly dove into it, these cars are pretty quick work for me as I have pulled these motors over a dozen times on various subarus and all the engine bays with the EJ platform are basically the same with locations for mounts and what not. Only took me 2 hrs just putsing along listening to music and texting.
Oh and I really needed a new clutch seeing as this was stock and I had an upgraded turbo...
Also damn... Never had that happen and this is the newest Subaru I have worked on...
So I kind of got to into it and forgot to take a bunch of pictures but I found my problem. One thing this is with almost zero cleaning of the piston. I literally washed the oil off with some dawn dish soap. This is what good maintenance looks like!
So I was going to build the engine anyways but still sucked. There was no detonation marks on the piston tops, spark plugs, valves on head quench area. I am going to chalk this failure up unlucky or tight ring gap, drove it too hard or something along those lines. Rarely saw knock and I monitored it all the time. Most would be -1.4°