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> Rev it up and watch it pop!, One way to blow up a Suby!!!
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post Jun 20 2008, 01:28 PM
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On the way home last week, sitting in a parking lot traffic situation on 215 east. Looked down at my temp guage... Holy shit it is reading 280!!! Pull off the highway, let the temps come down to 220, head towards home and about 3 miles before my exit.... Chitty Chitty BANG BANG!!! Smoke and steam everywhere!!! Definately blew the headgasket and warped the hell out of the heads (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

Looking like I am buying a new engine!!!

Actaully, I am not bothered at all about this... Come to find out that the so called WRX engine in my car is not a true WRX... It is a 2.0 but not with all the WRX goodies... Sooooo.

$2500 for a newer engine and should be even more powerful than before!

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post Jun 20 2008, 01:45 PM
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Umm, congratulations? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Good luck with your engine swap!
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post Jun 20 2008, 01:48 PM
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STI 2.5 short block and some heads
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post Jun 20 2008, 01:55 PM
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I am torn 50/50...

one half is happy this happened because there would be no way I would just throw the current engine away to get a true WRX 2.0

the other half is pissed... I do well, but don't have $2500 burning holes in my pocket expecially after buying our bass boat that goes 80 mph!

so...

either I can look at it as a bummer, or as a oportunity to put more power to the ground.

As far as the 2.5 option... I have all of the modified and/or custom pieces of the puzzle for the 2.0 and with a little tuning the 2.0 goes like hell. My ECU is programmable from Crawford Performance/I-Speed and I am definately keeping that as it was expensive as hell and it makes the stock 2.0 haul the mail.
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post Jun 20 2008, 02:21 PM
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80 miles per hour?? Isn't that kind of slow for a bass boat? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Jun 20 2008, 06:05 PM
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what is your opinion on having a radiator mounted to the firewall ( in engine bay ) for a non turbo suby engine conversion ??

have you ever considered putting a sub trans in your 914 ??

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post Jun 20 2008, 06:45 PM
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now jim you know it works. now if i can just figure why my timing belt slipped

as for the engine, get the 2.5 sti block and deck the old heads and go for it
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post Jun 20 2008, 07:04 PM
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would be nice if renegade offered a kit for IN engine bay radiator install - for non tubo engine conversions.

scott - is your engine mounted further rearward than renegade puts their suby powerplants?
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post Jun 20 2008, 08:19 PM
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you know me

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would be nice if renegade offered a kit for IN engine bay radiator install - for non tubo engine conversions.

scott - is your engine mounted further rearward than renegade puts their suby powerplants?


I spoke to Scott at Renegade, and he says he felt that the raditator in the front is the most reliable way to cool the car. Stating that the Rad in the engine bay had erratic cooling behavior. (Cools at idle, overheats at 70.)

I am going to try in in the engine bay regardless. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Always liked a challenge.

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post Jun 20 2008, 10:57 PM
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Sorry to hear about your motor Keith.

Now there are at least 10 non-running 914's within a 1/2 mile radius of my house (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Jun 21 2008, 06:04 PM
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MASSIVE boost works better...

It's fixable, i promise (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)
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post Jun 21 2008, 08:58 PM
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my engine is mounted with the stock tranny mounted on the stock tranny mount. never had any problem with over heating at any speed with one minor exception, it got to 220 in new mexico when doing the wwc 05. including idleing down hill at one mph in death valley, willow springs where i was not being nice to the car. the most worried i was, was when i lost my shifter bar going to see grasshopper in WV. drove home at highway speeds in 4 th gear, it wanted to climb but i coasted down the hills.
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post Jun 24 2008, 04:24 PM
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Well, it is looking as if I am switching to the STI block. It is looking like about the same money spent with more available power. No brainer!!!

Once complete, I will take a short inside video of the acceleration.

We shall see what comes next...

bigger turbo?

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post Jun 24 2008, 04:34 PM
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QUOTE(LvSteveH @ Jun 20 2008, 08:57 PM) *

Sorry to hear about your motor Keith.

Now there are at least 10 non-running 914's within a 1/2 mile radius of my house (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)



Sorry about the motor Keith. It will be even better now...

So Steve if 7 are yours and one is Keiths, who owns the other two (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Jun 24 2008, 09:47 PM
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QUOTE(Ferg @ Jun 24 2008, 03:34 PM) *

So Steve if 7 are yours and one is Keiths, who owns the other two (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)


My wife's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Jun 25 2008, 07:12 AM
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Do you know what caused this cooling failure to happen on the 2.0 litre? Sounds like your fans didn't turn on perhaps? Scary to think it could happen again with your fresh STI block.

Good luck no the swap.
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post Jun 25 2008, 09:20 AM
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As a SVX powered Vanagon owner you may want to watch for something the Vanagon-Subaru community has noticed. The Subaru water pump does seem to be able to push much water at idle with the increased run of the water lines. If I let mine idle for more than 10 mins the temp starts to climb rapidly. Hold it at 2000 RPM for a few mins and all is well. I know water is not flowing because the the rad fan sensor does not come one. Also in the winter my heater does stay warm if I sit and idle for a while.

As soon as you raise idle the water flows and the fan comes on.

The radiator hoses are not as long in a 914 but you way want to check for this situation.

John Daron

QUOTE(WRX914 @ Jun 20 2008, 12:28 PM) *

On the way home last week, sitting in a parking lot traffic situation on 215 east. Looked down at my temp guage... Holy shit it is reading 280!!!

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post Jun 25 2008, 09:22 AM
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QUOTE(WRX914 @ Jun 20 2008, 11:55 AM) *

.... expecially after buying our bass boat that goes 80 mph!


Last I checked, bass don't swim that fast (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Jun 25 2008, 01:35 PM
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QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Jun 25 2008, 08:22 AM) *

QUOTE(WRX914 @ Jun 20 2008, 11:55 AM) *

.... expecially after buying our bass boat that goes 80 mph!


Last I checked, bass don't swim that fast (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)



They sure don't Kapt'n...

But when I fish tournaments, you better have a fast boat to get to the honey holes before your competition. And I can't own anything that is slow, just not in my nature...
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post Jun 25 2008, 02:23 PM
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For about half of what you will pay elsewhere,

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