firstly happy new year guys and gals .I am gong to rebuild my s2 engine but dont know what to do i have a grand for the build any ideas

 

lower comped pistons, shot peened rods or new pukka ones. large turbo, front mounted intercooler, ally rad, twin fans, lightened and balanced bottom end, new oil pump. ap organic cutch, chip the ecu and have a nice healthy 230 ish bhp

 

For a grand??!!

 

THINK YOU MIGHT NEED MORE THAN A GRAND TO DO THAT LITTLE LOT

 

See you in the morning christian

 

(Now where's that box of old scrap CVH bits......)

 

Best thing to do would be to sell you RST, add in the grand that you already have & buy a Subaru wrx, 260 - 280 bhp out the box!!

Quicker than an RST, better looking than an S2 RST, better handling than an RST, more reliable than an RST.......... i could go on all day

 

had a scobby got bored with it old school more fun

 

You cant class an S2 as old school, now if you had a mk2 THAT would be old school

 

i aint got an s2 but i have an s1 haha

 

buy a few books on how to rebuild engines properly, not just take them appart,, bang new bearing in, and bolt them back together

 

Ahhhhh that's ok then

S1's are so much better looking than S2's but still not old school enough imo

 

pay no attention to AJ look what he drives

 

dne a few rebuilds before just dnt knw what to go for never tuned a rs was thinking low comps, stge 3 head ,arp bolts ,heavy duty shells and bigger turbo might run over budget but have already got front mount ,cam kit whats you think

 

evo jap crap

 

Std pistons are fine for 250-260+ bhp if tuned well.

But if your going for 210+bhp i think going low comp is best, which a stg 3 head with std pistons will be about 7.9:1 which is perfect.


So if your block is good, and not worn, and pistons are good, then a hone and rings, if not rebore, and new pistons/rings,
shells, gaskets,
ford rst h/g, non strench bolts,
new oil pump and high pressure spring, Ł70 from burton power
new water pump?
new cam belt,
newmans cam kit, and vernier
flywheel skim, and new clutch

 

Im not the one asking about an engine rebuild

 

& you can shut up

 

Fiecos Dan
what do you mean by ford rst h/g what does the h/g mean

 

sorry head gasket.

 

cool where the best plce for low comp pistons then so low comp pistons way a stage 3 head is ok

 

If you use a stg 3 head, it will be 7.9 :1 c/r on std pistons and headgasket.


if not, buy new RST pistons, and skim them down, amount needing skimming depends on the c/r you want, and head being fitted.
then get them pressed onto your rods.

 

if you look hard enough you can get bargains...
oh and dont forget to fit arp big end bolts ...

was just pointing out some of the things that can be done ... all depends on the condition of the original engine tho..

 

Good point, Arp rod bolts, about Ł50 when i got mine.

 

shit,no no im sorry