scooby uk

hi i bought a new impreza uk w reg ej20 on my way back home the head gasket blew what a bummer the car was mapped by jgm to 341 bhp so im now into getting the engine rebuilt can anyone tell me what the standard engine components can stand. should i get a sti engine or have mine rebuilt with either stock parts or should i start forging. any help would be great

thenewgalaxy

Similar thread to this on here at the moment. Can't imagine a W reg being worth much. A rebuild will cost a fortune!

My suggestion would be to break it for parts, keep the bits you want and find a new car.

CutMasterT

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Depends on your budget. For around 3.5k you can get a fully forged short motor built from reputable builders- that could handle 350bhp without breaking a sweat..

Maybe more than what the car is worth right now but once you have a fully forged block it will certainly add some value to the car - not a lot but if you document the build with receipts and pics it will help when selling it on later down the line

Alan Jeffery

An EJ20 with forged pistons and everything else pretty much stock will handle 341 bhp. You'd use multi layer head gaskets of course. If you're going to keep the car for some time rebuilding your own engine is your best bet, at least you know it's been done right. Other than that, you pays for your second hand and takes the results.
If you do it the right way, it should be once only!
At the end of the day these cars cost you money, period. Does it matter? of course not, or you would have bought a new Kia, wouldn't you? If you didn't like the car, you wouldn't have bought it, so breaking it now would be a bit of a shame. Fix and enjoy, that's the way to go.

scooby uk

thanks guys i found a garage in rainham Essex he is going to strip the engine down sandblast skim heads put new pistons and rings bearings cosworth head gaskets and give me a bit of warranty for 1500 quid what do u guys think will the stock internals handle 341 bhp or should i tell him it needs forged pistons!

Alan Jeffery

Sandblast? Which bit is he going to warranty?

fat-thomas

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Sandblast...... Sounds legit. Is it kwik fit?

scooby uk

he will warrant the work hes done but just read some reviews and they dont look good there called auto engines in rainham essex. im thinking of buying a sti engine off ebay apparently there alot stronger the guy has sent me a vid of the engine running and he said its covered 66 thousend km what do u guys think!

Gear Head

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A 2nd hand engine is a gamble. End of. Better with proper rebuild.

Gear Head

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And the crank?

ditchmyster

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I think you should take your time and do some research.

Call a few of the engine builders on here, Mr jeffrey above would be a good place to start.