Tk wrote:unless you plan to mod the arse out of your engine and run silly boost and power the open deck block is perfectly fine
opendeck scaremongering
Yep, I have no qualms about running 1.6bar and around 380bhp on my open deck engine. It has forged pistons and rods, race bearings and stronger head gaskets and studs. As a standard engine before the rebuild it was mapped to 1.5bar on the standard turbo with 350bhp - the mapper's considered opinion was that avoiding det was THE issue rather than absolute level of boost (Paul at Zen, one of the most knowledgeable of Impreza mappers).
The cause of the rebuild was unrelated to boost.
I think closed deck is only relevant if you're going to blow it really hard with a GT30 or SC46 or similar.
Things are looking good, however as you'd expect it's now becoming harder to find a wagon as of late. Would appreciate if everyone would keep their eyes open if they happen to come across one (that isn't too silly far away)
