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    wide the f*** open sloLs1's Avatar
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    subaru wrx opinions needed!

    ok, i picked up a 03 wrx for a "winter beater". it blew a timing belt and has bent valves... needless to say im pulling the heads off a to see if theres any piston damage(hopefuly not).

    my question is, the car is basically stock, im keeping it that way... what kind of head gaskets/head bolts should i run?! what are the factory headgaskets and bolts good for hp wise?! debating if i should spend the extra cash for nice shit or if i can get away with "factory oem" style parts!

    thank you!
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    What are your HP goals?

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    I've installed Cosworth MHGs on a customers STI and he's had no issues. He's at about 500 awhp for about 3 years. Here's a site with different head gasket. Cometic is another good gasket.

    http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/perf...e/Head_Gaskets

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    If your intent is to keep it stock, run stock gaskets and stock head bolts. That is an interference engine FYI. My extensive research indicates that pistons generally break well before the head gaskets on subaru turbo cars.

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    thanks guys, basically stock hp levels maybe throw an intake exhaust and tune on it eventually. If the pistons are broke... looks like itll be getting a use motor for it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Haulin' Oates View Post
    If your intent is to keep it stock, run stock gaskets and stock head bolts. That is an interference engine FYI. My extensive research indicates that pistons generally break well before the head gaskets on subaru turbo cars.
    Agreed with this 100%.

    If you plan to keep it stock or thereabouts I'd go OEM everyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

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    ...and even with OEM parts you can still throw a turbo and bigger injectors at it without worry. The factory 2.0L motors are plenty strong for the average bolt-on daily driver
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    ya im sending the heads out tomorrow morning... all but two valves are bent, almost no piston damage. just a few nicks.... nothing i havent seen before. Ive been looking around and maybe in spring if the car lasts through winter and such i may end up putting a sti turbo and injectors in it. i see a lot of people running similar setups making 300hp and being totally reliable.... exactly what id be looking for. but for now i just want to get it on the road!
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    Honestly if you are dead set on doing that and can afford it, do it now. It's a dirty whore to get those parts installed when the motor is in the car.

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    Do a vf39 and you can get 350ish out of it with tuning. I had a vf39 3" straight pipe from turbo back and built boost (20lbs) fast as hell and perfectly reliable
    a vid I took showing it build boost in 6th on the freeway
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm-zt7Afbmo

    and for the hell of it a pull with some granny shifting and low rpm shfts it was on a conservative tune at 289whp
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    i totally agree haulin! kinda wanted to do that stuff now but i already have 1k in parts just to make it driveabe again! sooo mods might have to wait!

    and slo5o.... ive got a 2.0l wrx... nothing near what your sti would be ahaha these wrx's are such turds bone stock... an intake exhaust and tune bring it close to a stock sti lol and at that point the turbo and intercooler and inj. are damn near maxed out.... or so ive read, not really big into subarus so its kind of hard for me to speak about them!
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    just an update... car is back togather and runs/drives great! thanks for the help, i ended up going with oem headgaskets/head bolts. Everything else was aftermarket. i did pick up a full exhaust and im looking for a cobb tuner. No more mods after that!
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    Awesome congrats. Have fun with it.

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    Cool man.

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    ill get some pics up soon... i ended up getting a up pipe for it aswell. It has tien lowering springs(id rather have it stock) and some shitty axle back muffler on it right now. I dont know when ill have time to put the exhaust on and im not sure if it will throw a CEL for not having cats. So i will wait till i get a tuner to put that on. I almost forgot, i have a greedy profect b boost controller ill throw on it even though im not really uping the boost.
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    Exactly what Slow5oh said! My 02' has very minimal work done....Intake, full 3" catless invidia exhaust, Sti pink top injectors, VF39 turbo and a tune. Put down 361 @20lbs and rips mid 13s to the grocery store everyday

    Good luck with your new toy...my favorite (handling) car to date.

    And lets see some pics
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    PICs! I just got an 03 myself, bone stock 93k mile lady owned
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    Great looking bugeye wagon Russ! Makes me miss mine. Do the timing chain and tensioner on it soon especially if you intend on driving it hard. The 03s really benefit from some tuning so consider that. Makes them drive like a totally different car.
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    Im gonna work on the Starlet and keep the wagon stock for now....well less gutting the up pipe, front mount from my pile...MBC set constant reasonable level...2000+ H6 rear brakes.....stock for now
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