06 sti blown engine
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Originally Posted by Armani_sti
yea, mike did e-mail me back was wondering if i was going to reuse the existing block and would save me $1,200 dollars or get oem brand new block for $2,800. but i pretty much put i was being offered from gruppe-s but dont know if he is trying to figure out if he can match gruppe-s on built short block and extra parts as for turbo upgrade and cobb ap2.0??
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sti blown engine
Originally Posted by BigD54
i know downpipe is a bigger reason for damage than the catback, but would a catback alone mess with the tuning?
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I wonder how many of your posts are "...". A catback isn't going to mess with the engine or effect tunning or anything, unless its super restrictive. The downpipe is where most of the restriction comes from. If you swap the catback, you might notice slightly better response but its not going to be huge or anything. So have you set up a date with GST yet?
not to flame, but damn...
First of all your grammar really sucks. It would be easier to read if you typed it all in backwards...
Secondly, how the hell were you driving your car??? Did you beat the hell out of it EVERYTIME you drove?
Thirdly, don't modify your car without upgrading its brains... As seen at the GST Dyno Day, the 06-07 wrx/sti's have crappy stock maps. They run like **** from the factory, which is why tuning would be worth it on a stock 06-07. But you upgraded the uppipe, turbo back, etc., and didnt get a tune... Have you seen how crappy your car's stock map looks? Ask the guys at GST... the 06-07 stock maps aren't pretty...
Good luck with getting it fixed, hopefully you wont drive it like such a maniac if you want it to last... and get a tune!
First of all your grammar really sucks. It would be easier to read if you typed it all in backwards...
Secondly, how the hell were you driving your car??? Did you beat the hell out of it EVERYTIME you drove?
Thirdly, don't modify your car without upgrading its brains... As seen at the GST Dyno Day, the 06-07 wrx/sti's have crappy stock maps. They run like **** from the factory, which is why tuning would be worth it on a stock 06-07. But you upgraded the uppipe, turbo back, etc., and didnt get a tune... Have you seen how crappy your car's stock map looks? Ask the guys at GST... the 06-07 stock maps aren't pretty...
Good luck with getting it fixed, hopefully you wont drive it like such a maniac if you want it to last... and get a tune!
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Originally Posted by Armani_sti
my bad for the confusion it was not stock at time of engine failure, first time i took it to the track it was stock, i tranny mount problem @10K,no parts, pitch stop and motor mount broke @ 23k,no parts, engine failure at @ 29k with dp, up pipe, exhaust, recirculating bypass valve
I think what happened here is you didn't get your car tuned. You can't just go throwing parts on a F/I engine and not tune for them 
Sorry for your misfurtune. Sounds like that motor saw a very high rpm 30k. Mine has been beat on too for 38k but I always check oild and fluids and have a tune. I am also going the built motor route. Too bad they weren't forged from the factory like we were told
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Originally Posted by 06WRX4ME
sounds like you dropped the clutch the wrong way at the track and blew out the mounts, and as far as the exhaust with no mapping, very bad. Did you ever throw a Check Engine light for overboosting? If you kept going WOT and overboosting you could have damaged the internals due to the fuel cut going on so many times.
'06 plastic mm are a known issue man. They break on everyone and that's why they ditched them and are using the '05 type again.
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06 sti blown engine
Originally Posted by wrxtunerd
so whats the latest, have you got a new engine?
