What company is the best for a crate engine. Stage 1 or 2.(right now) Don't know very many good companys.
Axis power....?
Please help, I just blew my engine last night.
And yes this is for a 2.5l hybrid.(stock 2.0 heads)

Apparently Axis is up there on the list

crawford also....

Contact TJL Performance. They are a need vendor here. Good stuff.

Axis FTW. Ron is the man.

What is the Website URL for Axis?

http://www.axispowerracing.net
Ron's engine's are the bomb.

Here the main players (there are others too):

AMR: http://www.automasterofwestchester.com/store.php?osCsid=ijv1a2pefopdaju5escvpa0eh1
Axis: http://www.axispowerracing.net/
Cobb: http://www.cobbtuning.com/categories/?id=2220
Crawford: http://www.crawfordperformance.com/products/db_cat.cgi?id=1
Gruppe S: http://www.gruppe-s.com/Subaru/subeng.htm
World One: http://worldoneperformance.com/index.php?cPath=54&osCsid=e63b166875d4db5e0d7bc985d54199e3

http://www.axispowerracing.net
Ron's engine's are the bomb.

Indeed!

:p

Go with Axis and do it right the first time.

-Matt

axis short block or crawford's short block? Those are the 2 company's that I have heard the most.
ONCE AGAIN, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP

I will be putting in an Axis stage 2 in my Sti. Ron is a great person to talk to. Performance Driven Parts of Jacksonvill is doing the install. They have done a great job of tuning my car on the stock block. Can't wait to see the results on a built block with some upgrades done to the heads. Sence you are local I would give PDP a call. I drive all the way from orlando on 104-110 octane just to tune my car. Matt really knows his stuff.
PDP's number is 904-645-5486

Dave

Fred Beans Subaru has the best deal on a 2.5 block and everything that you would need to swap it in. I just went through all of this and Tristan at Fred Beans helped out. If you are looking for a built engine that could handle high power applications then maybe one of the other companies that was already listed. Fred Beans was $2100 shipped for a sb, pumps, gaskets, etc. If you wanted to go further you could look into getting better cams either modified sti cams or maybe crawford stage 2 cams. They evidently help tremendously after 5500 rpms. Good luck.

axis short block or crawford's short block?
If that's your short list, do a search on both. It'll become clear who's happy, and who's not.

Fred Beans Subaru has the best deal on a 2.5 block and everything that you would need to swap it in. I just went through all of this and Tristan at Fred Beans helped out. If you are looking for a built engine that could handle high power applications then maybe one of the other companies that was already listed. Fred Beans was $2100 shipped for a sb, pumps, gaskets, etc. If you wanted to go further you could look into getting better cams either modified sti cams or maybe crawford stage 2 cams. They evidently help tremendously after 5500 rpms. Good luck.

+1 tristan is an awesome guy with ridiculous prices

Hell I call him up just to chat half the time haha

Still happy with my Axis Stage 2 block. Ron has great customer service and my block doesn't burn any oil at 440whp/26psi. The block was able to hold 480whp/500lbs during a couple C16 pulls.

You might give Cosworth a ring to see what they can do for you.

Curt

You might give Cosworth a ring to see what they can do for you.
Dang, I didn't mean to intentionally leave them off my list in the post- I just forgot. Cosworth is realtively new to the Subie scene, and they are expensive - but they probably deserve to be right near (if not at) the top of anyone's short list.

Good call.