westus1

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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

Eagle

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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

Christian and Beccy

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For a grand??!!

ellicoss

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

Puss2

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See you in the morning christian

Christian and Beccy

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

Physio

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

westus1

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had a scobby got bored with it old school more fun

Physio

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

westus1

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i aint got an s2 but i have an s1 haha

GARETH T

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

Physio

Ahhhhh that's ok then

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

Puss2

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pay no attention to AJ look what he drives

westus1

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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

westus1

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evo jap crap

Fiecos Dan

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, £70 from burton power
new water pump?
new cam belt,
newmans cam kit, and vernier
flywheel skim, and new clutch

Physio

Im not the one asking about an engine rebuild

Physio

& you can shut up

smitsturbo

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

Fiecos Dan

sorry head gasket.

westus1

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

Fiecos Dan

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.

Eagle

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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..

Fiecos Dan

Good point, Arp rod bolts, about £50 when i got mine.

smitsturbo

shit,no no im sorry