Karls

[Karl]

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/Liber8_Me/FrontSeats-1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/Liber8_Me/RearSeat-1.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/Liber8_Me/P1010079.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/Liber8_Me/P1010071.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/Liber8_Me/P1010073.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/Liber8_Me/P1010068.jpg

Specs
2.5L Motor put together by Phil Lowe
-Phase2 Doweled EJ25 N/A Block (Thick Liners)
-Dowelled block for added strength and diamond finish crank cases
-Bore and plateau hone with torque plates.
-reground crank pins for oil clearance,
-balance bottom end
-Mahle Pro Race Forged Pistons
-EJ257 STI Crank
-EJ257 STI Rods
-ACL Race Bearing
-Viton Head Gaskets (Cometic i presume)
-AVO Head Studs
-Subaru 12MM Hi Flow Pump
-98' WRX heads , Reconditioned, Ported and Polished
-Kelford Custom Grind Cams
-GT Spec 2nd Gen Headers, Jet Coated and Ported
-GTB yellow Top injectors hi flowed to 750cc
-Sard FPR
-Custom Split Fuel Rails
-GFB pulleys .
-AVO Fmic and Stu's old piping
-GT3582R V Band
-Ringwood performance exhaust 3" TBE with 4" Dump
-Tial 44mm Waste Gate

Gearbox and Diff
-MY99 WRX gear case
-1-4 PPG Helical cut synchro gear set
-MY01 WRX 3.545 Rear Diff
-New Exedy sports organic clutch

Wheels and Brakes
-MY03 STI Rims resprayed in Custom Gold
-Front Brembo 4 piston Caliper with Standard Pads
-Standard Brembo Front Rotors
-Standard RS Liberty brakes and Rotors

Interior
-MY96 Wrx front seats and Rear Bench
-Standard RS Liberty Door Cards and dash
-Apexi Gauges


.. Still not finished though :(

[rs guy]

nice gen 4 man really nice car

[Karl]

Thanks Alot, no rs tho :(

[Marv]

Ah what an awesome daily driver...

[Geach]

i like the colour :D

[Karl]

Picked up a 1993 genuine Aust Delivered Rs tonight Maroon, fell in love with it when i first saw it . Top bloke who sold, he and the missus were pretty dissappointed, felt bad for them. A fair bit of work to do ,but cant wait for the money pit to be on the road properly!

[Mouse]

nice buy mate, and it looks like you picked it up for a good price aswell, well done

[DiscostU]

was watching that car good buy.

[christuffa]

sexy time :)

[Riddock]

Thats hot

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

Any updates Karl?

[Karl]

Not much jarrod waiting on the important stuff to come , ie engine, coil overs, cv shafts and a quote from a panel beater.
Minimal stuff done, engines running as best as can be expected , solved misfiring issues, got rid of pod .. blah bla. January holidays should have alot more progress and pics.
Cant believe your sellin the wags... youll be back

[Karl]

Update

[Soop]

Cool
Wet rag will get that engine bay shmick mate.

[mitch]

nice work karl, didn't realise that you were going all out. Needs more cam cover action though :)

[Karl]

nice work karl, didn't realise that you were going all out. Needs more cam cover action though :)

Neither did I :rolleyes:, thought i was going to get out of a subaru. Cam Cover action Will be sweet. :)

Paul you want to come down clean it for me? :tu

[Soop]

Want to gimme a free return plane ticket?

[shaun12345]

paul i'm flyimg down on friday for work we can smuggle you in the suitcase

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

Karl, go down to 1/4 Canterbury Rd Braeside to a place called DBJ Chemicals. Buy 4l can of Engine & Parts Degresser. Its about $20-25 cash from memory. Put it in a spray bottle and clean out that bay...this stuff is way stronger than the pressure pack or the concentrate you can buy from Repco etc...

[Karl]

Thanks Jarrod, think i might do that next week.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

We use it at work all the time to clean out wheels, engines and door jams before paint. Best stuff you could ever use and it lasts.

[steve83]

hi Karl. do you have more pics of your beast. bet you cant wait to see her on the road :)

[Karl]

I need a digital cam Steve these phone pictures suck. If i can get one soon i will, but not much to look at atm. :).
Counting the days mate.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

You cleaned that engine bay out at least yet Karl?

[Karl]

Couldn't get to it, had to work and was fiddling around with sh*** passenger side rails. Thinking i might get the car cleaned up and resprayed before engine goes in as well.
On a good note though block is pretty much finito, just needs the headers on. Lined up a turbo too which has been proven to make a pretty nice figure, so i'm hoping he holds it for me.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

Updates...pictures...updates??

[Karl]

No real updates to speak of Jarrod, just doing little things to the get the car rolling and ready for engine and gearbox to be put in. Then It has to go to AVO for twist mount , exhaust a few other bits.

Just alot of messing around at the moment trying to get my Diff, shafts and some wheels organized (because some cnut bought STI rims at rampant around the same time i needed them. You know who you are.). Cars suck.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

Now you put the pics up huh, the Brembo's are going to look trick as on the RS.

[Karl]

They look the part i suppose, but i miss my old 4 pots just so much easier to work with, it's such sh** looking for aftermarket wheels for them.

[Karl]

Small Small Update.

[RSwagz]

/waits patiently for the update...

:)

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

/waits patiently for the update...

:)

He cleaned the engine bay...

[Karl]

^ The motor , first time i have actually had a picture of it , i know it doesn't seem like much now but hopefully just after Christmas/ New year should have it in the engine bay alongside a 35R :wink:

[sti_02]

any pics with the green wheels on?
35R you say, thats news, not sure you'll be able to handle the powaz.
I bags first ride after your b/f old matey boy. :P

[Karl]

any pics with the green wheels on?
35R you say, thats news, not sure you'll be able to handle the powaz.
I bags first ride after your b/f old matey boy. :P


your dreaming, I live 10 mins away from the location.
You want me to add 45 mins to my 10 min journey, I think you should be picking me up.

^^ Remember that :).
I told you the other day in the car while you were talking about your old Honda powaz. Won't be as quick as the Blue STI but close enough for me.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

^ The motor , first time i have actually had a picture of it , i know it doesn't seem like much now but hopefully just after Christmas/ New year should have it in the engine bay alongside a 35R :wink:

This is how engines should look :P
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e178/deva87/7UnwrappedFront.jpg

[CRUISN]

So when's the wagon conversion happening Karl? :P

[Karl]

So when's the wagon conversion happening Karl? :P

When you get a sedan. :tu
You three stooges, in your garage convinced me i didn't want a wagon :D !
Unless of course your donating that nice wagon in your garage????

[mutnose]

This is how engines should look :P
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e178/deva87/7UnwrappedFront.jpg

No its not....

it has **** heads on it.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

No its not....

it has **** heads on it.

WRX heads = sh1t in your books?

[Hodgey]

EDIT - beat me to it Matty.

Theres the shite heads point, and the fact that Karl's motor will be about 11ty Billion times more powerful than an RS motor.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

EDIT - beat me to it Matty.

Theres the shite heads point, and the fact that Karl's motor will be about 11ty Billion times more powerful than an RS motor.

Umm incase you didnt realise that was my motor (see post I made above)....just an RS block (closed deck) with WRX heads. I chose the RS cam gears as they were metal not plastic like the WRX ones I got with the heads Hodgey. So in fact the heads are not sh1t. Unless that makes everyone with WRX heads on their rebuilt motors sh1t then...

[CRUISN]

Unless of course your donating that nice wagon in your garage????

Ummm......... NO. :D

[sti_02]

No its not....

it has **** heads on it.


Umm incase you didnt realise that was my motor (see post I made above)....just an RS block (closed deck) with WRX heads. I chose the RS cam gears as they were metal not plastic like the WRX ones I got with the heads Hodgey. So in fact the heads are not sh1t. Unless that makes everyone with WRX heads on their rebuilt motors sh1t then...
PWNED by RSLC.
When will you learn?
There is no love for some.

Was that the motor that was rebuilt to stock specs with dollars tha could have produced something that performed alot better?
Sorry to hijack your thread Karl, but he's your mate maybe you could shed some light :P

[Hodgey]

Umm incase you didnt realise that was my motor (see post I made above)....just an RS block (closed deck) with WRX heads. I chose the RS cam gears as they were metal not plastic like the WRX ones I got with the heads Hodgey. So in fact the heads are not sh1t. Unless that makes everyone with WRX heads on their rebuilt motors sh1t then...

They're only early WRX heads, which are only marginally better than RS heads, IMHO. However, 97/98 GTb, STi and WRX solid lifter heads are much better. I for one would never rebuild a motor with early WRX heads, as for not much more you can get 98 WRX heads which are a fair step better.

But this is not a thread about your motor Jarrod, it is about Karl's monster 2.5. Go you good thing!

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

When will you learn?

Was that the motor that was rebuilt to stock specs with dollars tha could have produced something that performed alot better?
Sorry to hijack your thread Karl, but he's your mate maybe you could shed some light :P

Maybe you should learn to read...Im not going to hijack Karls thread into a sh1t fight with you as there is no point.


But as far as I know something that started with RS heads and RS pistons and ended up with WRX heads and WRX pistons/cams is not a stock rebuild.

As for performance...no one on here went in it when it was running at its best so no one can comment on what it performed like.


They're only early WRX heads, which are only marginally better than RS heads, IMHO. However, 97/98 GTb, STi and WRX solid lifter heads are much better. I for one would never rebuild a motor with early WRX heads, as for not much more you can get 98 WRX heads which are a fair step better.

But this is not a thread about your motor Jarrod, it is about Karl's monster 2.5. Go you good thing!

Hodge I am aware of who the thread is for. I wont get into massive detail about my motor, I used what was available at the time and at my budget. Remember that motor ws built over two years ago and parts went as cheap as they are now.

The picture was a demonstration of how clean a new motor is and should look...well thats what Im expecting Karls to look like. Now back to Karls updates.

[sti_02]

Im not going to hijack Karls thread.But you have anyway



But as far as I know something that started with RS heads and RS pistons and ended up with WRX heads and WRX pistons/cams is not a stock rebuild.Pretty much a Subaru recall build of an RS. Hardly a performance build



As for performance...no one on here went in it when it was running at its best so no one can comment on what it performed like.I cant think of too many members here that would want to be in the same car as you.



Hodge I am aware of who the thread is for. I wont get into massive detail about my motor, I used what was available at the time and at my budget. Remember that motor ws built over two years ago and parts went as cheap as they are now.From what Ive heard you could have had a very good performance build for not a great deal more.
But you wanted to keep the same engine block number and were on a budget, hence why you didnt get Phil Lowe to build your factory recall spec motor



The picture was a demonstration of how clean a new motor is and should look...well thats what Im expecting Karls to look like. Now back to Karls updates.Stop stalking Karl asking for updates, he'll post them when he has them.

[Jarrod|crzyrs|]

Pretty much a Subaru recall build of an RS. Hardly a performance build

Which is basically what I wanted. Something new not over the top. Why risk $1000 on an import with no history and only the kms the wrecker says? Blows up and Im up for another engine at $1000 or a rebuild.

If I had the money and wanted some horsepower hero engine I would have built it. But could I justify it for what it needed to get there...no I couldnt. And I wasnt going to borrow money to off the bank to get it there.



I cant think of too many members here that would want to be in the same car as you.

Well from where I sit some feel the sameway about you.



From what Ive heard you could have had a very good performance build for not a great deal more.
But you wanted to keep the same engine block number and were on a budget, hence why you didnt get Phil Lowe to build your factory recall spec motor


You wernt even a member when I built that engine so all you have is hearsay...passed on from person to person to person and what is written in a thread 2yrs old. That engine was well and capable of making good power if I wanted it to. Injectors, bigger turbo, air intake etc is all it would have taken.

But Im sure in stalking and sussing out on here in threads and from members everything that I have done is some sort of pleasure to yourself. Like I said you were never in that RS so you have no right to comment on the performance. If you were then I would have no argument for your opinions of it. But you wernt.



hence why you didnt get Phil Lowe to build your factory recall spec motor

Oh its funny that you mention Phil Lowe. As he and I use the same engine builder/workshop. So if they are qualified to machine is engines/heads/cranks etc for a 600hp Wrx and balance tailshafts for 5 or 6 v8 supercar teams, I think they are quite qualified to build my engines any day.

And that is all I have to say on that matter. Its long and gone. If you have anything else to say about it take it up via PM Darren like the admin will say. Leave this thread to Karl. As it is about his RS. Not yours, not mine not what we have done in the past/present or future.

GL with the build Karl I cant wait to see this thing finally hit the road. After all you did outbid me on eBay for it didnt you :P

[sti_02]

Why didnt you PM me the above response. Instead of continuing the hijacking
Cause your just a short man that wants to be heard. Bue your car to famey a soap box.

Karl if you ever let him in your car, I'll belt you and him if I catch you both and wont drive your car to all its potential fame and glory :P

[bosc0]

Karl if you ever let him in your car, I'll belt you and him if I catch you both and wont drive your car to all its potential fame and glory :P

wow that was gay... like seriously, if i were Karl, I'd be worried.

update, update, update.....

[sooobi]

Fark that clean engine is farkin clean but!!

Karlos it sure sounds like a weapon!

[Karl]

^^^ Sounds haha getting it up off the ground again without motivation is tough. Tried to have it finished before Chrissy but now i'm hoping before the ROC.

Oh yeah Hijack away boys your arguments amuse me, keyboard warriors :P!

No updates for a little while Boss man, things are slowing down at work :(.

BTW You have to see me before you can catch me Darren which i know is a bit difficult for you.

[sti_02]

have you given up on this farkin thing yet???

hang on.. late mail, late mail...just in.

diff flange has been changed.

[Hodgey]

What is the update Karl?

Is the motor in and running? Run in yet? etc etc

[Karl]

have you given up on this farkin thing yet???

hang on.. late mail, late mail...just in.

diff flange has been changed.

Go back to McDonalds you hobo, you spend too much time on here that's why they probably passed you over for a promotion.

Nah Hodgey, still in the back yard, but should be going to Phil's in 2 - 3 weeks to have the motor and box put in.
Then it it will be sitting in Dandenong for some Fab work for a while.
Just had Bills to pay so car has taken a back seat for the time being.
Turbo should be on it's way soon tho :),

[steve83]

any progress? :)

[RSwagz]

any progress? :)

nah he's wasting his time and money at knox! :P

get back to working on the car! :D

[Karl]

nah he's wasting his time and money at knox! :P

get back to working on the car! :D

PFFT :) thats the pot calling the kettle black.
Updating pics tomorrow.

[Karl]

Updated, yes i know i am slow! :)