Kyle T
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Was that a P1? Didn't they have shonky bottom ends or something?
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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Originally posted by Kyle T
Was that a P1? Didn't they have shonky bottom ends or something?
Yeah. The chap who rebuild it the 2nd time before I purchased it used a v7 bottom end in her which turned out to be far more reliable indeed.
I ran her at 321 wheel hp and 1.4 bar for 6 years without any [engine] issues.
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Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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My impreza turbo engine is 14 years old and still going strong !
Surely not original. Ultra low miler or rebuild(s)?
Just a bog standard uk turbo so only 220bhp. Never been re built but does have Fsh and 85k on the clock
If you don't mod them much and look after them they go on forever. There are loads of 150k +ones nocking about that have never been re built.
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
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So many things to be said here but I really can't be arsedas most people's opinions are already set in stone.
Like any used car though it's a gamble...If he's keeping it get it forged and ramp it up to 300hp and you'll have a solid car for many years to come.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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If I was spending a fucking fortune getting it forged, I'd want more than 300bhp 
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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I know bout about Scoobies. Does this engine come in the Hatch?
I quite like them 
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Just buy an evo, surely
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Ellis
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
If he's keeping it get it forged and ramp it up to 300hp and you'll have a solid car for many years to come.
You say that like it is a simple procedure. To buy a car and then spend a small fortune installing forged engine parts is a large and committed undertaking. Besides, achieving only 300hp from a forged engine build would be a monumental let down.
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Brett
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It's all internet drama anyway. I've had two classics and two blobs, and my dads had a blob, a hawk 2.5 and the 2014 saloon 2.5 STI and (touch wood) neither of us have had anything major. About my only complaint would be the suspension in the blobs. Brilliant cars, wouldn't keep getting them otherwise. I've had an X5 too where the gearboxes always shit themselves and guess what, didn't happen. Like any car, look after them and they'll look after you.
[Edited on 29-05-2015 by Brett]
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Ellis
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Amen to that. I'd have another in an instant.
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Nic Barnes
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my mate had an impreza
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
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Maybe 400hp then I was being cautious
They are fragile after all lol
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