Blizzard Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ok I'm officially a bit worried here. Good luck Stu, hoping I don't join you sometime in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Well I'll get some research together for parts. Otherwise looks like I'll order a Maxwell Power built engine or MA Performance. Just remember they're going to need a 5th gen EJ shortblock if they start the build from scratch. Otherwise the oil pan, etc aren't going to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Ok I'm officially a bit worried here. Good luck Stu, hoping I don't join you sometime in the near future. No need to worry. Maybe do a conpression test for peace of mind. @Rutchard....point noted. I was having the convo with the guy who helped me. Hes had prob 10+ modified subies of the years and everytime we do something on my car he always scratches his head ccompared other generations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDowell Performance Tunin Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Rather unfortunate I know. I have a feeling this one moment of driving doesn't correlate to the overall problem. If anyone remembers I was trying to figure out why my car was burning oil and discovered it was a bad o-ring? That was earlier this summer so that was replaced.. Odds are this was more or less the issue. Onward and upward for what's to come I guess. Gotta find a positive out of this, being negative will only poison my love for this car. How many miles do you have on your stage 1 map? Shouldn't have been running as rich as the plugs indicate. Hope you're able to get back and running with the least cost to you. Good luck. www.facebook.com/mcdowelltuning [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Click Here for Stage1, Stage2 and Stage3 Tuning and eTuning Info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainchild Customs Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 bummer:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Starting to do a lot of reading for builds on nasioc. Pros and con's of various brands, compression differences and seeing what it takes to squeeze out a few more liters. Hex many go completely one off and go for broke for first over 400hp on our platform. Just gonna take money of course waiting until I get through the holidays to focus on work and family first. Then tackle this by pulling the engine and getting options lined up for some sort of rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeZero Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 s2, talk to me on FB. I can send you what i am doing now that I am almost done with the mundane parts. As a member of the Blown motor club, I welcome you buddy. You can get through it and I have some mistakes I have made that you can learn from to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Will do comrad. I'll be in touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Car is going on a trailer to outback here in the next few days. Sad but excited for the rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.clipse Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Vf48 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Prob 20g we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I just saw this post. The #3 spark plug looks like detonation to me. (those are pieces of your #3 piston on the plug) The detonation didn't just start happen with the installation of new air filter, judging by the amount of aluminum specs on it. It was going to happen sooner or later, the air filter maybe been the last straw or coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 Of course an "air filter" didnt cause the issue. Like you mentioned though it seemed inevitable that something was apparently wrong, partially my fault for not logging things more often. But i figured a build would be instore before 60k....and well here we have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 It's a bummer, and most of us have been through your pain, including myself. I actually enjoyed pulling my motor apart and reinstalling the new one. The only thing I didn't enjoy is all the little parts start to add up quickly. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2baru Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af38/stu-nami/S2BARU/IMAG0868_zpsgw6ywn5d_edit_1458005963463_zpsd9fh3woe.jpg I never thought I would revive this thread but it saddens me that the hood will be staying off for awhile until I figure out what happened today:(. Hopes were high since I took the hood off to go for a little drive. Went to start the car and within about 5-10secs I heard a *thwack and iy sounded terrible....instantly turned the car off. It saddens me to go through this again, it seem my run of luck with this car only happens in 6month intervals. I either threw a rod, valve or shredded a bearing. Needless to say my engine has to come out...again. Made it about 18000miles and they were great miles at that. Met several of you on an epic cross country trip of a lifetime. Don't really know what to think of it yet until I crack it open. Lots of unknowns. Lots of heartbreak and lots of thinking. Sadly I might be brining this car to an end. It'll be weeks before I can get into it. I'm caught up in other financial endeavors to whearas I can't take immediate action. Im too stubborn to ask for help at times but I may need it this time. Trying to stay positive once again so send me some good vibes for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hoooo-leeee sht! Sorry to hear this s2. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaSniper Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 That made me frown and shake my head.... fuc k man. I hope thing's arent as bad as they initially seem, and I wish you the best of luck. On that note.... I can't seem to remember but what was the root cause of your first engine going dead? I distinctly remember it being oil blowby, but would you happen to know what was causing it to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acumenhokie Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I'm so sorry to hear this. What a disaster. I thought I was having a bad week. Guess I can be happy to have a working engine (knock on wood). I guess we should always ask about what oil you were running and if you had run low recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackal8788 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 That sucks S2 - so sorry to hear. VF54 to 20G to VF54 to 18G build thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrxwhit Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Cmon Stu WTF!! That's always the worry with these boxer engines. Once you modify the vehicle for more power stock or forged internals etc. they just won't last. I baby the shit out of mine for the fear of this, but of course I also like to have some fun. The stock 2.5 is a great engine until you decide to increase the pressure. No auto cross, drag strip unless you got some serious coin to spend. Good luck STU! Hope all pans out for the positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkCRATE Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zee199969 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 man that was a terrible read... hoping for a positive outcome for you s2 My "Build" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBPeik Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 So sorry to hear this S2. Hope it is not too bad when you crack it open. Good luck My someday I will be done with it thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 ... And yeah FBs are not a stout motor by the way. The angled rods are very weak. Add forced induction to a BRZ and start the stop watch...it's only a matter of time before the motor goes. i've seen people say this before, but they use offset rods in loads of diesel engines. so the design can take the torque just fine, the question is what kind of safety factor Subaru has built into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 No auto cross, drag strip unless you got some serious coin to spend. Good luck STU! Hope all pans out for the positive. come on man autoX is barely any tougher on your car than street driving, especially on the motor the motor doesn't hardly get it's neck rung half the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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