building my 97 impreza into a 2.5 race machine

catalunya 172

right just thought i would do this thread as i have been wanting to do this for awhile so her it goes

i have had the car for 4 and half years now and have done work all work my self exept the mapping ect.. and a few weeks ago was on my way to go on a run and the bottom end went

i was pushing the standard internals to the limits tho as this was the spec of it before it went

Apexi avcr boost controller
Apexi power fc and commander mapped by Jolly Green Monster running 1.4 bar boost
Apexi turbo timer
rather large front mount intercooler
Baileys ventura dump valve
Jap inovations down pipe de cat with heat wrap
Magnex centre section de cat
Afterburner vortex back box jap style
gruppy s style stainless steal headers
andy forrester 20 gram turbo
z32 nissan maf
550 injectors
Walbro 225 fuel pump
fuel lab pressure regulator
Blitz sus filter
Roger Clarke lightweight alloy pulley's
Blue samco silicon hose's
alloy race radiator
Sytec braided fuel hose's
Braided hose's
Crome fuse box/battery cover/air intake pipe/oil cap
spec r alternator and pulley cover
19 row oil cooler
mocal sandwich plate with thermostat
forge motorsport crome header tank
blitz 1.3bar rad cap
Hks oil catch tank
ngk laser platinum pfr7b sparkplugs
Mobile 1 15:50 oil full synthetic
and here it is
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i have started stripping the engine already and have got a 2.5 block ready to build so i will be posting up my progress as i go along as my money is tight as my other half is pregnant so this build will take me some time

will post some pics of whats been stripped asap and any help and advice along the way would be great

will be selling some parts soon to fund new parts for the 2.5 as i need a crank bearings and pistons ect...

beef-on-the-bone

good luck!!!! looks a nice one

gt the parts up for sale asap eh.............

trails

Good luck with your project, can I have your race rad

catalunya 172

i think i will be keeping that as it cost enough

catalunya 172

thanks fella and parts will be up for sale as they come off

trails

lol, thought as much; but don't ask don't get

catalunya 172

started stripping some parts of now and started with all the shiney bits first

first to take off was the inter cooler pipes, then the battery , washer bottle then on to the air filter

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then i removed the expansion tank and the alternator plus the air con pump,
and have disconected the fuel lines and put the pressure reg to the side for now.
when i rebuild the engine i shall be reversing the manifold to run shorter pipes for less lag as i think the manifold i have can just be turned around and just mods to alternator ect need to be done ,

here is what it looks like and how far i have got so will have another hour down my second home later


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kjdmk1

Watching this with interest Lee

Dont forget to keep all those little nut's and bolts safe

Good luck matey

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Kev

catalunya 172

cheers kev and my first good tip

right guys been down the garage for an hour and managed to get the turbo off ready for sale , also got the alloy rad off and soaked in the prosess as i had a bit of a blonde moment and had the front end jacked up and pulled the bottom hose off while under it lets hope i dont have many more of those
any how managed to get a few other parts off and will get pics and better info on whats off but as it is at the mo im a little wet and very dirty
so will sort it 2morow

Silver Scooby Sport

Good on you Lee, I shall be watching for hopefully regular updates

catalunya 172

hi si been having internet probs all yestarday and tonight but managed to get it back on for five dont know how long for tho

will get pics up as soon as i get this internet sorted and then an up date

wrx287

Good luck with the build Lee. Sounds like it's going to be a cracker

catalunya 172

thanks fella will be updating this soon

catalunya 172

here are some pics and info of where i have got to so far

got the car jacked up and got bottom hose off rad and disconnected fans then pulled rad out in one
i also removed turbo ready for sale and removed coil pack ect..

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and some pics of my rad

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and some of my lovely almost like new andy f 20g turbo

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when i get an hour soon i will be removing my injectors and headers and those will be for sale plus undoing the gearbox ect... then wont be far off getting it out

Silver Scooby Sport

Lee check this out

Carl Davey, specialist Subaru Impreza parts supply

Carl offers some very good products so it's worth a look at for you at this stage.