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    '11 LGT Stage 2+/IAG Cryotuned

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  1. Running the forged JE pistons which came in my IAG stage 1 block. No issues.
  2. Same here -- my builder recommended a valve job (I was at ~117k) while I had the heads off, which was a minor expense compared to the rest of the build. New valve buckets got a little expensive and were not in my original budget, though (I swapped a few with my builder but had to buy five or six new ones)
  3. I bought mine on NASIOC as well, along with new valve springs. Stock turbo is still the hp constraint at higher rpm, but the cams will provide growing room with a larger one. Other comments... Recommend having your heads rebuilt or freshened up if you're going through the trouble of building up a nice short block. My tuner said I'd need to upgrade to larger injectors (and fuel pump) with an 18g or 20g...ymmv. I used a $55 diy delete kit and die grinder, very happy with results. Take your BOM estimate and multiply by 1.3 to cover other costs (e.g. break-in tune for ~$150) and unknowns. My $.02 Sent from my P027 using Tapatalk
  4. Yep, that's the correct part number for the 'daily' version. I'm using the 'endurance' version (FJK1001-HD-OFE) with a stock flywheel; very happy with it so far. Sent from my P027 using Tapatalk
  5. Thanks!! My project got delayed due to travel and other projects, so I'm just getting around to putting the engine in the car (got delayed last weekend because I had accidentally ordered SOHC cam bolts). I noted the lack of a bung for the oil level switch wires -- good to hear I'm not going crazy. Thanks for the heads up on the upper oil pan. I'll take a look at that. Not looking forward to disassembling, cleaning, and resealing everything, but it's obviously a lot better doing that on the engine stand.
  6. Okay, that makes me feel a little better. I have not installed the motor, but everything else has been exactly the same as my stock block. I don't have the length of the studs. That said, I just went out to my shop and removed the engine mount bracket to take a picture of the bolts and studs: Hope that helps.
  7. I selected the 5th gen option when I ordered the block; maybe they sent the wrong one. I was too far into the job by the time I realized the problem. Live and learn. Sent from my P027 using Tapatalk
  8. I'm in the process of building up an IAG stage 1 short block (forged pistons, upgraded bearings, balanced/blueprinted) for my LGT, along with ARP head studs and STI cams in my original heads, which I had rebuilt. The LGT uses a different upper oil pan, as mentioned earlier. However, I was surprised to discover that two of the four forward mounting holes don't line up, and the block casting is slightly different to account for those hole locations. Also, other models use m6 bolts to mount the oil pan; ours has four m8 bolts at the front, I'm assuming for the engine mount load path. I had to drill and tap two holes in my shiny new block. :-( I filled the two unused holes with JB weld to minimize stress risers. There's not enough metal to tap all four for m8 bolts. I tapped two mounting holes for m8 and actually used studs instead of bolts, installed with red loctite. Unfortunately I had to use m6 bolts for the other two locations. In the end, I'm comfortable with the load path but imagine I could have problems with a really stiff or solid front engine mount. Hope that made sense. Just a heads up for others who try to use a non-LGT block. I'm sure this has been mentioned elsewhere, but I didn't see it. Sent from my P027 using Tapatalk
  9. Bought within the last couple of weeks: IAG Stage I short block (forged pistons, balanced & blueprinted), Invidia catted DP, TGV deletes, Turbosmart diverter valve, and a bunch of stuff for the engine rebuild (oil pump, oil cooler, seals, STI valve springs, etc). Cams from a 2015 STI are enroute.
  10. To clarify, I didn't know if there was an upper end to the STI model years (i.e., 2008-20xx), and I didn't see that. Sorry if I missed it. That's what I figured, but my wife will kill me if I buy an 18G along with the $3k+ engine rebuild, so it'll have to wait...
  11. I'm assuming we should source the exhaust cams from an 08+ dual-AVCS STI? Any problems running them with the VF-54, obviously with the car tuned with the cams installed?
  12. I have mine a little stiffer in the rear than the front for that very reason. Can't remember the settings off the top of my head, but the car handles neutrally without being uncomfortable.
  13. You can also get packs of clips from them via Amazon Prime. Just FYI. Edit: darnit...just realized JLGT basically said the same thing two posts above...
  14. We lived in Yuma, AZ for about five years, which is west of Phoenix on the CA-AZ border. My wife always loved AZ and keeps talking about moving back there someday. I'm actually flying her to Phoenix this afternoon and then driving her to a fancy lodge in Sedona for her birthday this weekend -- it's a surprise, so don't tell her. Of course, this just happens to be the one weekend out of the year when it's going to be raining the whole time...it's actually going to be colder in Sedona than where we live in CO...plus snow...
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