xluben's 2011 WRX: Spec B 6 Speed and Rotated PTE 6266 - Page 49

Celery GT-5 · 03-08-2012, 12:30 AM

I think from the part out/sell perspective you have to wonder how much longer the tranny will hold up at these power levels, you could rebuild the engine and then blow the tranny the next day

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brett192 · 03-08-2012, 12:34 AM

Build a sick new motor and swap in an STi trans?

Celery GT-5 · 03-08-2012, 12:39 AM

swapping in an sti tranny is very expensive and complicated, it would basically eat up all the cost savings of starting with a WRX

96accord · 03-08-2012, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben

I'm here. Just reading the comments and thinking....

Hi Ben.

Good Luck with whatever route you go. Either that be fix the Subie or sell it and get another car.

We are here for you (no homo)!! We would rather you not leave the Subie community but we understand it's tough being without your car.

I was watching all your videos last night. They make me

bicycle_wreck · 03-08-2012, 10:54 AM

I agree. Good luck, Ben. I just don't want you to make a hasty decision because you're not feeling the love for your car right now. If you're truly bored/over the car, then move on to something else. However, if you're just depressed because you popped the motor, give it a few days/weeks to get some perspective on it.

xluben · 03-08-2012, 12:03 PM

OK, enough is enough. The car is not being parted out or sold. In fact, it is already back on the road! Thanks to the help of the NF crew, the motor has been pulled and the shortblock was swapped for a built block that I purchased a few months ago.

I took a bunch of photos throughout the swap process. Enjoy! (click photo for more):

96accord · 03-08-2012, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben

OK, enough is enough. The car is not being parted out or sold. In fact, it is already back on the road! Thanks to the help of the NF crew, the motor has been pulled and the shortblock was swapped for a built block that I purchased a few months ago.

I took a bunch of photos throughout the swap process. Enjoy! (click photo for more):

Sweet!!

Celery GT-5 · 03-08-2012, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celery GT-5

he's rebuilding

called it

RancerEvorution · 03-08-2012, 12:12 PM

when will you be getting a retune with the new motor? building the trans?

bicycle_wreck · 03-08-2012, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bicycle_wreck

I don't buy it.

Good work, Ben. Give it hell.

xluben · 03-08-2012, 12:14 PM

Thanks to everyone who supported me. Everyone who said "other" things, I'm not mad, I was asking for it, lol. I guess I was trolling my own thread. It was frustrating when the engine went out and left me without a ride (had to borrow a car from my parents), but I never considered anything but swapping the motor. I love the car and wouldn't want to part with it. NF Performance got me back up and running very quickly. The car is even better than before, and I think I have a new found appreciation for it after all that work!

96accord · 03-08-2012, 12:14 PM

Ben was enjoying trollin' us!

Edit:

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben

Thanks to everyone who supported me. Everyone who said "other" things, I'm not mad, I was asking for it, lol. I guess I was trolling my own thread. It was frustrating when the engine went out and left me without a ride (had to borrow a car from my parents), but I never considered anything but swapping the motor. I love the car and wouldn't want to part with it. NF Performance got me back up and running very quickly. The car is even better than before, and I think I have a new found appreciation for it after all that work!

We posted the same time. But I definitely think you were asking for it. Glad you got some enjoyment

xluben · 03-08-2012, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RancerEvorution

when will you be getting a retune with the new motor? building the trans?

We have done a little bit of tuning. So far things look great. I'm going with more boost and a more aggressive tune now that the built motor is in. We'll probably do some more tweaks this weekend.

I was really considering going to a rotated setup while the motor was being swapped, but I decided to stick with the 20G XTR for now, and (hopefully) build the transmission before going to a bigger turbo.

I'm really looking forward to this summer! The car is a TON of fun now!

durtydurt · 03-08-2012, 12:21 PM

So was it a ringland failure?

xluben · 03-08-2012, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by durtydurt

So was it a ringland failure?

We didn't take apart the stock case halves, but that's still what I believe it was. There was no damage visible on the top of the piston or the cylinder walls.

olazy · 03-08-2012, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben

OK, enough is enough. The car is not being parted out or sold. In fact, it is already back on the road! Thanks to the help of the NF crew, the motor has been pulled and the shortblock was swapped for a built block that I purchased a few months ago.

I took a bunch of photos throughout the swap process. Enjoy! (click photo for more):

you wascally wabbit

RancerEvorution · 03-08-2012, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben

We have done a little bit of tuning. So far things look great. I'm going with more boost and a more aggressive tune now that the built motor is in. We'll probably do some more tweaks this weekend.

I was really considering going to a rotated setup while the motor was being swapped, but I decided to stick with the 20G XTR for now, and (hopefully) build the transmission before going to a bigger turbo.

I'm really looking forward to this summer! The car is a TON of fun now!

Lol in my head i was like... what was this guy thinking? pushing the limits of the motor knowing it will pop and when it finally blew he wants to sell the car.

glad to see your already back in action and im definitely excited to see what numbers you put down with an engine that can handle the power. just be carful about that trans!

nighthawk06si · 03-08-2012, 04:01 PM

hahaha good trollin' Ben.. glad to see the beast is back up and running! dunno if nasioc would be worth checking daily if your thread didn't exist anymore

jockeygolfs · 03-08-2012, 04:04 PM

Damn you. Good luck. What internals did you go with?

SLO_Flat4 · 03-08-2012, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben

OK, enough is enough. The car is not being parted out or sold. In fact, it is already back on the road! Thanks to the help of the NF crew, the motor has been pulled and the shortblock was swapped for a built block that I purchased a few months ago.

I see what you did there

xluben · 03-08-2012, 10:58 PM

What?

SLO_Flat4 · 03-08-2012, 11:15 PM

You made it seem like you were going to partout because the motor blew, but you actually had a motor on standby...

Celery GT-5 · 03-08-2012, 11:16 PM

What?

xluben · 03-08-2012, 11:16 PM

Yeah. I was just kidding.

brett192 · 03-09-2012, 12:46 AM

Lol. You had me shaking my head last night reading this. Now today it all makes sense, good to see you didn't give up!

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RancerEvorution Scooby Newbie Member#: 235190 Join Date: Jan 2010 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: North Jersey Vehicle: 2011 STi WRB	when will you be getting a retune with the new motor? building the trans?

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xluben NASIOC Supporter Member#: 261612 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Vehicle: 2011 WRX 5 Door NF Performance Stage 1	Thanks to everyone who supported me. Everyone who said "other" things, I'm not mad, I was asking for it, lol. I guess I was trolling my own thread. It was frustrating when the engine went out and left me without a ride (had to borrow a car from my parents), but I never considered anything but swapping the motor. I love the car and wouldn't want to part with it. NF Performance got me back up and running very quickly. The car is even better than before, and I think I have a new found appreciation for it after all that work!

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Celery GT-5 Scooby Guru Member#: 98210 Join Date: Oct 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Upstate NY Vehicle: 2011 SWP WRX 5 Door TorquedPerformance Stage2	What?

03-08-2012, 11:16 PM	#1224
xluben NASIOC Supporter Member#: 261612 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Vehicle: 2011 WRX 5 Door NF Performance Stage 1	Yeah. I was just kidding.

03-09-2012, 12:46 AM	#1225
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