98sti coupe

[Guest]

Purchased a 98 coupe a month ago.

Bottom end went last night.

What are my build options from cheapest to a fully forged rebuild?

[DacerX]

when i did mine i think it was like 1k for the rebuild kit, like 300 for acid dip,heads harden tested and little bits and pieces i think it was like 2k all up

[dubbedup]

Did you build it yourself dacerx

[DacerX]

yeah should have mentioned that i did have alot of help tho

[kingersman]

in dunedin.. if you get a shop to do it.. your looking at high prices!

a few of us dunedin people are capable of helping you out to save costs..

maybe shrug could give him a slight hand josh?

[RAYDEO]

how long is a piece of string. i spent 8K on mine, Bruce Saxon builds brilliant engines. i got a few other things done at the same time, hence the cost but hes not cheep.

[DacerX]

 RAYDEO said:

how long is a piece of string. i spent 8K on mine, Bruce Saxon builds brilliant engines. i got a few other things done at the same time, hence the cost but hes not cheep.

forgies? injectors? head work? im trying to guess what would put u back by 8k

[RAYDEO]

clean, bore hone block, disassemble heads, cracktest heads, port and polish heads. new crank, JE pistons, eagle rods, acl bearings, arp headstuds, new genuine sti clutch, new oil cooler, cam belt pullies and tentioner, new fluids and filters all around, and labour.

everything in the engine bay that was showing signs of ware was replaced apart from the turbo.

i think thats the whole lest anyway.

[Guest]

How much power did you get out of your engine from bruce saxon?

How does a complete performance engine from PBmotorsport compare to the ones built by our local rebuilders performance and reliability wise?

[RAYDEO]

Bruce has done work for possum in the old days. id always suport local over anything else, and my engine has never missed a beat.

power is ralitive, its a good strong base to work from. as long as your ecu knows what to do.

[dubbedup]

If funds are short, you can always buy a 2nd hand motor and throw it in, not always recommended but a stopgap measure for sure.

[Koom]

Or an EJ207 shortblock from Subaru? Not sure how much they go for these days ~$2700-$3500??

Mine cost about the same as Ray's last time I did a full rebuild on it with new internals. If you're re-using the pistons and rods and not messing with the heads, it makes it a bit cheaper. Think its still about $4k to $6k from most places for a rebuild but at least you know what you're getting unlike if you go 2nd hand. (But 2nd hand is usually much cheaper).

[nt_a_foz]

 Koom said:

Or an EJ207 shortblock from Subaru? Not sure how much they go for these days ~$2700-$3500??

Mine cost about the same as Ray's last time I did a full rebuild on it with new internals. If you're re-using the pistons and rods and not messing with the heads, it makes it a bit cheaper. Think its still about $4k to $6k from most places for a rebuild but at least you know what you're getting unlike if you go 2nd hand. (But 2nd hand is usually much cheaper).

Yeah id say 6k at the least if you going forged and new cambelt, water pump all new gaskets and seals etc...

Prices pretty steep these days for parts..

[jacsmiley]

yeah mate some shops (theres one in rotorua) that have 2nd hand short blocks with new forged internals for say $3-4k on swap of your blown short block. i know youre in the SI but maybe there is somone down your ways that could do the same.

allow for a oil/water pump. may as well do all idlers and cambelt/tentioner and a seal & gaskit kit.

like the others said about 6k

[pedro]

Sorry to hear about your engine troubles.

Just out of interest,were you thrasing it when it let go?

Had you changed the oil and filter since you purhased the car.

Also the power produced from an engine is mainly dependent on the bolt on parts,ie turbo,exhaust,ecu and the amount of money you can afford for extensive tuning.

The amount of time that the engine will provide good power is increased by how much time and money is spent on building a strong long block.

Basically you will get what you pay for.And even then there are nothing to say the engine will stay togeather if it is asked to perform at near its max output.

[kingersman]

i learnt the easy way, when ya thrash ya car and dont treat it properly.. shit breaks!

i was lucky and only lost headgaskets + turbo

[dubbedup]

lol, now look what ya trashing, at least no turbo aye bro! you only gotta worry bout your cams running dry when...

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[kingersman]

ahaha me and my mate thinking of doing a b20 swap in both our cars so i can sus something out

[dubbedup]

go on, do ieeet

[shrug]

The b20 swap'z are all good, only real way to get real power outa a vtec is turbn it. Now they go well

[kingersman]

if b20 is a go ahead, wont turb it. Slap on a b16a pr3 head.. LS/Vtec then get a good tune!

[ODB]

i guess a rebuild is one way to do it.

If you are looking at 8k why not price a full v7sti engine import from overseas?

Its not too bad to chuck in.......less expertise required than rebuild fo sure

[Guest]

Doing about 4500 revs when started to knock.I did oil change when i bought it and engine went about 1000kms after.Cheers

[pedro]

Sounds like you did the right things with oil change.

Must have been on its way out when purchased.

How many k's on motor out of interest?

Have you made any plans to repair?