How would you tell a genuine sti engine from a wrx one?
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Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster
looks like STi3/4 to me..
STi2 may have over bucket shims.. but def not hydraulic..
STi2 may have over bucket shims.. but def not hydraulic..
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
That was the way that I was understanding it thanks That second photo is pretty clear too
Which version heads are they by the way? This engine that I'm looking at is a sti 2 one apparently.
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Which version heads are they by the way? This engine that I'm looking at is a sti 2 one apparently.
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
apparently some sti 2 heads have hydraulic and some don't. Apparently it's a bit of a lottery. How would I tell those ones?
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You would need to remove a camshaft and the bucket to look under it and see if it's shimmed or hydraulic
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
I didn't know if you'd built a new engine It looks like it's on a stand being built
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Originally Posted by fiestaboy
2 out of the 3 sti2 engines that i have stripped down have had hydraulic tappets, the other one was shimmed.
You would need to remove a camshaft and the bucket to look under it and see if it's shimmed or hydraulic
You would need to remove a camshaft and the bucket to look under it and see if it's shimmed or hydraulic
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