[Spooky]

Here’s some pics and a vid…


























And it sounded like this shortly before it retired :’o(





It’s now gone in for the following:

Closed Deck Block with under piston oil squirters
Striped, cleaned, honed and bored
Rear thrust converted
14mm head stud converted
Machined block faces and modified oil ways
2150cc Stroker kit
New 2.5 STi nitride crank cross drilled
Manley steel H section rods and ARP2000 bolts
Mahle 2618 race material lower deck stroker pistons, rings and pins
ACL full RACE bearing set
Full gasket/seal set
0.6mm 3 layer Cometic head gaskets
ARP 14x12mm head bolt set
Skim and clean cylinder heads
12mm RCM modified high flow oil pump
New cam belt, rollers, and tensioner
New modine oil cooler
New sump pan and pick-up
New water pump
Fuel lab FPR complete with braided lines and pressure gauge
Reversed fuel rails
Cossie sump baffle plate
RCM light-weight pulleys Nickel Plated
Cool running thermostat.


Then for uber-blingness I am getting parts painted or powder coated in 74F / Red / Black and replacing bolts with shiny stainless options:

Painted engine block
Rocker covers
Header tank
PS pump reservoir
Timing belt cover
Pulley cover
Fan shroud
Rad brackets
Fuse box cover
Ancillary brackets holding alternator / air-con / PS pump etc



I look forward to pestering you all for info but also doing my bit for the community where I can. And hopefully attending some meets!