Need major engine work :(
11-06-2013, 12:00 PM
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Need major engine work :(
Hi All,
I haven't been hanging with BAIC peeps in a while so I'm not plugged in on good local shops to get work done.
Looks like I'm going to need some major engine repair/replacement in a stock 2008 STi
. I checked out the Vendor forums but that seems to be a ghost town.
Unfortunately with two kids now I don't have the time to work on it myself, and since it's my daily driver I need it done quickly. Who can I trust with my baby to do some engine/turbo repair that is close to San Jose these days?
Thanks!
I haven't been hanging with BAIC peeps in a while so I'm not plugged in on good local shops to get work done.
Looks like I'm going to need some major engine repair/replacement in a stock 2008 STi
. I checked out the Vendor forums but that seems to be a ghost town.Unfortunately with two kids now I don't have the time to work on it myself, and since it's my daily driver I need it done quickly. Who can I trust with my baby to do some engine/turbo repair that is close to San Jose these days?
Thanks!
11-06-2013, 12:08 PM
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Kind of depends on where exactly you are in BAIC. Quite a few shops, but different recs for different areas. I'll go with the default Mert @ RBMS in Hayward for a motor rebuild. Sorry to hear it man. SJ is kinda big and not as many shop in the south bay.
Last edited by 04GG; 11-06-2013 at 12:47 PM.
11-06-2013, 12:15 PM
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Give him a call, or email, he responds fast.
11-06-2013, 12:27 PM
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sorry to hear man. Make sure you get a proper tune on the thing. I look at it as the turbo system as a whole everything it takes is pretty complex but for some reason subaru doesn't bother tuning them safely. I think a lot of issues in the sti are from the stock tunes.
11-06-2013, 12:52 PM
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I'm in South San Jose, so Hayward would be a ways out and a long way to tow... that would be a stretch.
Goals are just reliability as I'm happy with stock power... but if there is power to be had for the same price I might consider minor upgrades but that's a dangerous game to start playing.
Goals are just reliability as I'm happy with stock power... but if there is power to be had for the same price I might consider minor upgrades but that's a dangerous game to start playing.
11-06-2013, 01:28 PM
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11-06-2013, 01:31 PM
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Just pointing out... if hayward which is 20 minutes away is too far then LIC which is well over an hour away is more than likely too far.
Otherwise LIC would be at the top or near the top of my list of recommended shops for this sort of maintenance.