Reliability of 2.5L STI engine

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12-29-2003, 10:16 AM

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Reliability of 2.5L STI engine

Wondering about the reliability of the 2.5L STI engine...
I hear rumors that teams/people who race switch to the 2.0L due to problems with the 2.5L STI engine in races... anyone know anything about this ?????

12-29-2003, 12:47 PM

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Re: Reliability of 2.5L STI engine

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I hear rumors that teams/people who race switch to the 2.0L due to problems

Any web links to these rumors?

12-29-2003, 03:43 PM

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Don't remember a link....

But I remember reading on some review board (i think it was MSN) that EVO guys talked about it....I know, EVO guys might create false rumors...
All I remeber is somthing about SCCA races and STI engine being bad...blah blah...
I was just wondering if anyone heard something too...
SIyah

12-29-2003, 05:29 PM

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Part of the rumor was the news that Prodrive blew up like 100 of them in development. What nobody mentioned, however, was the hellacious amounts of power being made. What's more telling to me are the dyno results of the modded STis around, and no news of anybody blowing one up yet.

12-29-2003, 06:08 PM

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i agree i just wish there was a place that had a 4wd dyno close by here in va. all i can do for now is guess by what gains others have gotten that have about the same upgrades as i do. ohh well its still fun.

12-29-2003, 11:35 PM

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i agree i just wish there was a place that had a 4wd dyno close by here in va. all i can do for now is guess by what gains others have gotten that have about the same upgrades as i do. ohh well its still fun.

Turbo XS is only a few hrs north of you. Driving Directions

12-30-2003, 12:07 AM

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Originally posted by BAN SUVS
Part of the rumor was the news that Prodrive blew up like 100 of them in development. What nobody mentioned, however, was the hellacious amounts of power being made. What's more telling to me are the dyno results of the modded STis around, and no news of anybody blowing one up yet.

errr!!!!!!! im waiting for the xede to come out!!!!! im not in a rush...take your time, because i know both you and me want the product to be reliable which i shouldnt worry about. but in the meantime can u dazzzzzlee us with something shocking...like 400 hp with just a few mods and ecu, that would be great, so that we know your working on it

get working:banana: :banana:
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12-30-2003, 12:12 AM

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Actually, with just a turboback and Xede, both the stock turbo and injectors seem to be reaching their limits. Stage II for the STi is going to include a turbo and injectors. Right now, nobody seems to have larger injectors for the STi in the states, so that's one thing holding Shiv up. (By the way, I no longer work at Vishnu.) Once the injector issue is resolved, development will start on new piping for the STi and a turbo, probably a GT3037 like the one on Shiv's Evo, which you can read about in the BAIC forum.

01-02-2004, 03:42 PM

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back to the male strip club?

Has shived talked to RC?

01-02-2004, 10:03 PM

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Once the injector issue is resolved, development will start on new piping for the STi and a turbo, probably a GT3037 like the one on Shiv's Evo, which you can read about in the BAIC forum.

Why the hell would he use a 3037 on the STi? It's gonna be way too small.

01-02-2004, 10:14 PM

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It's a purpose built engine, it's more reliable than the EVO's engine i'm sure.

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01-02-2004, 11:57 PM

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Why the hell would he use a 3037 on the STi? It's gonna be way too small.

I disagree. With the STi's lower redline and larger displacement, you can get the same amount of torque from the 3037, just at a lower RPM and with less lag. It's still a 500hp turbo anyway you slice it up and paste it to an engine.

01-05-2004, 01:41 AM

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so at this rate, ow long do u think it will take for the xede to come out?...i better start saving up

01-05-2004, 02:46 AM

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The Xede is available now. There just won't be any plug and play harnesses for a while (meaning one has to splice 5 wires... it's not hard) because nobody knows where to get the right connectors for the STi ECU.