Topic: Am i too hard on my wee little 1.8l? (Read 2019 times)

Trev · « **on:** May 05, 2011, 04:21:48 AM »

Well, it seems lately, (thanks to pitcrew, letting me drive a rs and having power) i've been beating on my car pretty bad, been taking corners at higher speed, accelerating real fast, (6k redline shifts) but never hit the rev limiter. I've heard the 1.8's are tough, but i don't wanna send a rod through my case... So am i being stupid and going to ruin my car? Or am i fine and it'll take it?

spoolordie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:54:21 AM »

any car your age 93' i would be hesitant to beat it idk the mileage but in my old DSM i was in the same position 117kmi

Pitcrew · « **Reply #2 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:07:50 AM »

Sure blame me.....it'll be fine til it goes...then you can do that swap you want to do....

SideshowBob · « **Reply #3 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:37:03 AM »

When my parents had their Legacy I beat that thing as hard as I could from 90k to about 150k. I mean viciously. The only thing that ever broke were axle parts/CV Joints. We sold it because it was old and we needed something that could tow but it still ran like a champ.

byroll01 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:17:22 AM »

this 1.8 brighton I bought off Pete is noisy as hell when it's cold. It's gotta be the worst case of piston slap I've ever heard. It sounds like rod knock...but it goes away after it's warmed up. I've delivered in it 4 times now and put over close to 600 miles on it and it's still knockin' away. I'm just gonna drive it 'til it dies or something better comes along.

Trev · « **Reply #5 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:25:45 AM »

231,xxx I've gone thru 2 sets of cvds the life I had it. I never geton it until its warm up. Oh well. I'lol just be careful

MDLP412 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:29:07 PM »

i had/got a 2.5 leggy with 219,xxx i hit the 6.5k redline just about everyday leaving the tolls. change your oil at regular intervals and you should be fine

beat22 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:32:35 AM »

they are tough motors. i beat the everloving sh*t out of my 1.8 and my 2.2 the only subie motor i have been successful at killing is a 2.5 dohc that knocked for at least 10k miles

rshaw123 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 06, 2011, 09:26:45 AM »

I have killed 2 2.2L motors.

Iant333 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 06, 2011, 09:38:01 AM »

rev it to the sky, beat it, blow it up then buy the 1.8 that I'm taking out of my Brighton.

Honestly though you prolly arent going to really hurt it. A lot of people cringe if they have their engine revved way high or whatever but it doesn't really hurt it as long as the oil and cooling systems are working well. Hitting the actual limiter isn't good on closer tolerance engines because it temporarily leans way out which can cause a little bit of knock but otherwise you are probably ok.

Photofixer · « **Reply #10 on:** May 06, 2011, 08:04:36 PM »

Fuck, my 2.0l is getting ready to explode..I started it up last night after sitting for a week and it sounded like a wrench was inside it..

I don't redline.. but im wot all the way to 5k everywhere think eventually I'm just gonna drop a built 2.0 in it instead of getting another car..

then do it all over again..

Don't know why but I can't have a Subaru past 70k without significant problems..

Trev · « **Reply #11 on:** May 07, 2011, 12:33:23 AM »

Haha, i've hit the rev limiter once, downshifted on rt 149 to vermont, this car slammed his brakes and i shifted to second doin 60, scared the shit outta me, but i do shit around 6k for fun, im building a 2.2 motor to turbo this summer so fuck it..

Trev · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2011, 05:55:57 AM »

http://youtu.be/CT3DRwfVFB0

Iant333 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2011, 04:55:06 PM »

Now that I picked up my Brighton I understand your pain. There isn't really any power to be found anywhere in the rev range with that motor, plus without a tach the fuel cutoff has snuck up on me a few times hahah.

Trev · « **Reply #14 on:** May 08, 2011, 08:24:50 PM »

Haha. Yeah. They have no power.. at all.

And! This was filmed out in hartford at 4 am on a 55mph road.

Zeeeek · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2011, 12:58:02 AM »

With 231k miles on a powerless engine, I say run it into the ground.

Trev · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2011, 01:05:19 AM »

Yeahhh. 232,5xx haha

acwrx · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2011, 10:43:05 PM »

if its got 213, especially on those....beat the balls off of that thing. you'll have a lot more fun with that than being nervous that your driving to hard.

Iant333 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2011, 11:19:26 PM »

My 1.8 is actually kinda fun since I dont care about it. Prolly hit the rev limiter 20-30 times since I got the car 4 days ago. Even easier to do without a tach.

Mines still running so I'd say you are pretty safe.

Trev · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2011, 12:12:39 PM »

Thats how im getting, but not rev limiter, i stop at around 6100.

mine has a high rev bounce, at about 6500.. But, i drove a 2.5l turbo wrx the other day and now i want boost even more...

Iant333 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 19, 2011, 03:44:29 PM »

That 1.8 holds some abuse. I was gonna roll the car into the garage to start tearing it down today but first we tried to kill it again, drove it about a mile in 1st gear at 30mph, basically bouncing off the rev limiter the whole time. Took it back and bounced it some more and it still ran fine so I poured a bucket of water down the intake while it was running, now it doesn't run any more.

I even pulled the plugs and it wont turn over past a certain point. Probably bent a rod

. All in all though, solid engine while I had it.

I'll prolly break the engine apart before I bring it to the scrap yard and see what actually happened to it.

Trev · « **Reply #21 on:** May 20, 2011, 02:31:49 AM »

Poor 1.8..

Pitcrew · « **Reply #22 on:** May 21, 2011, 06:59:11 AM »

If you didnt destroy that 1.8 Trev coulda bought it for a pack of gum.....

Iant333 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 21, 2011, 06:53:52 PM »

Why the hell would you ever put a 1.8 in a car when a 2.2 is an almost direct swap and still a dirt cheap engine?

Trev · « **Reply #24 on:** May 21, 2011, 06:58:09 PM »

Because not even i can afford a 2.2 right now..

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