Evening folks,

many many years ago I was once a Scooby owner a mica black sti on a 54 plate not that I am trying to get back in touch with that motor.

I am now on the hunt for a Scooby hatchback 2.5 STI.

on searching the web high and low majority on EBay I’ve come across a few which seem to have been modified to around 400bhp which is an aim of mine, with this in mind they have also now hit the 100k on mileage, if they have been looked after, serviced according etc etc should I be worried?

any comments or replies would be appreciated so I have piece of mind.

All the best and once covid is gone hope to be at a Scooby meet in the near future (if I find the one to buy!)

 

Do your research on the 2.5 engine and don't buy unless it's been fully rebuilt and forged OR you get it done yourself (£5k ish)

 

Im looking at similar and 2.5 must be built for me or jspec, which is the 2l engine

 

What the others have said. Forged or get it done yourself.

 

I'm in a similar position where i've been searching for a hatchback for a while, i'm leaning towards a JDM car because the equivelant UK car will have been subject to our climate and road salt for around 12 years, thats unless your lucky and you find one thats been fully forged, ideally closed decked and has been garaged and never been out in the wet.

The minimum on the 2.5 engine from my own reasearch is to buy one that has been forged by a reputable company, if you buy one that hasn't been forged it's a potential ticking time bomb with ringland and head gasket failures the most common, because of the design they also have oil issues where the oil doesn't get to everywhere it needs.

Do your homework, the JDM engine is the better engine by all accounts, i'd tread carefully with the 2.5 engine, you need a lot of luck to have one without issues and it will be pricey to put right if at some point it needs a rebuild.

 

Thanks all,

the ones I’ve seen are all forged either by Andy Forrest or Scoobyclinic.

I guess these would be promising...

my only worry is the fact that they are over 100k on the clock.

 

Rob Day hatch is/was for sale
https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...500-500-a.html

 

They might of been built by the clinic but definitely not Andy Forrest.

 

Also, at 100k miles, that's alot of wear on other components. It would have to be immaculate underneath and enthusiast owned for me, but most at that stage are multiple owner dogs. Some are incredibly rusty, as there wasn't alot of love for the hatch until recently.

 

We are trend setters after all

 

You, Sir, just have a guilty conscience!!

 

Thanks again,

I really want the hatch, so need a forged engine if I’m buying modified by a rep company/ engine builder.

this will become my pride and joy, it will be garaged and well looked after for meets, and trips to caffeine and machine.

👍🏼

 

How are you getting on with your hunt Dom's old hatch was up for sale recently.

 

This one looks a bargain for £12000

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-Suba...sAAOSw6UxgY2Ct

 

Good spot there mate.

 

I am watching it 😆
need to sell a motorbike first then I’m all go for the Scooby

 

I am watching it 😆
need to sell a motorbike first then I’m all go for the Scooby

 

11.5k now not bad

 

Wait it was on for £12,000 wasn't it. So whos gonna buy it, at that price I'm sure one of the breakers will pick it up.

Anyone been to see it.

 

Very clean MOT history. Looks like it done just over 200 miles from 2019-2020.

 

It’s gone 😭

 

The only thing i didn't like about it is it was on 11mm head bolts, personally if i'd have gone to that expense of having it forged and closed decked i would have gone down the 14mm head bolt route which would cover you for further power which i'm sure a lot of people would have done.

 

on ebay is yellow hatch spec c for 16k, think some scoobynet member owed it and sold it few years ago

 

I get what you're saying but all depends on power levels. Spending say £700 (machining, headstuds, labour etc) might not be recouped when you come to sell. The next buyer might want to keep it at the same level. Others might be put off. But wither way its a tough one.

 

As you know Nossy, when you buy a powerful sports car you soon get used to the power and you want more. Whether your starting point is 300Bhp or 500Bhp you soon et used to it, considering a forged angine that's been closed decked will cost around £7k upwards depending on components i think 14mm head bolts would have been a no brainer if you'd already spent around 7k as it furure proofs you for further power upgrades.

 

Like I said mate I understand what you're saying

Something I saw on another thread and it really opened my eyes to mods people do. A guy had a semi forged build on a 2.5, no one could understand why they would do such a thing. Then one of the members on here said something along the lines of for his power goals semi forged was more than enough, from when it was built right the way through ownership and to the point he sold it. The fact it was semi forged and if the next owner wanted to up the power thats up to them. I understand that side of the argument too.Spending that extra probably wouldn't have seem him get much more on resale so if anything he was quids in when you look at it that way. But lets say it was a factory spec rebuilt 2.5 you would have been better to go forged. Its unanimous in that respect the 2.5 when rebuilt should be forged/semi forged.

Don't get me wrong it is often better to upspec but all depends on circumstances and item etc.

 

Cheers for the link

 

the one below