Travis's 2019 STI 700whp Build: Nothing But Issues Today.....

[@trex4586]

Love how honest you are about the problems you encounter when working on cars, not many KZbinr's want to show themselves sort through the issues on camera and it's great to see you don't skip any steps and don't hide anything! I can't wait until I have enough money to build an engine and use all of your tips

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Honesty is always key, it is part of why i have the clientele list i do. Im very straight forward, and im doing what hasnt been done in the subaru community or high hp community that is... Being transparent, showing the real life side of things. Thank you for your kind words and watching!

[@Mike_Srt]

Totally agree. I have played with diesels my whole life. I love hp and tq to death. I turn wrenches for a living and am damn good at it. I can tell when someone knows their stuff* so to speak. Honestly I really like the content and can truly appreciate it as you do. I love my Sti and am new to the turbo gas side of things and enjoy the Videos as well. As a tech I appreciate his honesty as I can understand how things take longer than expected and don’t go as planed. Also no matter how good you are, mistakes happen. Can’t wait to get my Sti to high HP!! Keep up The good work and thankyou for the info Sir. Would love to Meet this guy someday but I’m in NH a long ways away!

[@malikbrett2040]

i guess Im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot the login password. I love any help you can offer me.

[@yehudafisher3896]

@Malik Brett Instablaster =)

[@abadichicago]

21:32 this is the reason I respect your work! You fix cars like it’s your own car, I like your honesty.

[@Mountain_Soldier]

I stumbled across this channel, I have an STI, but man, there’s no way I can stuff like that. Really good video bro!

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

Nothibg but pure magic happening when you put your hands on the motors Bader.

[@michaelweatherford4574]

Glad to see you show all the problems that you can have. Surprised to see you was able to manage it was out getting frustrated and throwing in the towel and making a short vid. Keep the vids coming.

[@Trh-kx5vn]

Awesome and informative video like usual Josh! I’ve learn something new every time watching one of your video’s. I always appreciate your HONESTY & DETAILS in all your work. I would like to get your name & great work out there to all my friends and local Midwest Subi enthusiast every way can so I would def for sure be interested in your sponsorship program once I am ready for my BADERBUILT engine. Keep up the amazing work my friend!

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Thank you for all your kind words! Im glad you're enjoying the videos and honesty. You're getting to see me as if you were a friend working in the garage with me.

[@owenmunson5698]

This is the first time I’ve ever seen this happen to someone else but I had to figure out how to fix it the hard way because no one else had the same problem that I could find! I had one used head that I had no clue if it’s been decked or not and one new oem head. So I took them to a machine shop and they said they were nearly the same and shouldn’t have been causing that issue. So I timed the car exactly the way you did in the video and car has been happy for over a year now and no cam codes!

[@carljoannette9785]

Can you explain to me how the head being decked to much could cause the car to be not timed correctly even though it’s technically times correctly

[@lancecholtko7430]

Keeping it real for the viewers. Best channel on KZbin hands down. I hope you get 1M followers one day

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Thank you for your kind words! I enjoy making these videos and i look forward to the future!

[@brianofarrell1977]

love your honesty and how straight forward you are, keep them coming!

[@Dave-so7sf]

You’ve been trying really hard at this KZbin thing I give you credit. The videos just keep coming!

[@GCJetskiFishing]

I normally don't comment on stuff like this on KZbin because I'm probably going to be wasting my breathe but i'm struggling to watch this so here goes. You are correct in saying you encountered the timing problem because of the block & heads being surfaced too much BUT you have adjustable cam gears on this engine so you need to learn to set up a degree wheel and degree in each cam individually setting them to appropriate specs for the cams you have. The timing marks are literally a ballpark guide only and proper timing can be achieved with a degree wheel even if there is no physical timing marks on the belt or cam gears, and is the preferred way of timing a modified engine. The timing marks could be 4 teeth out but if you set the timing with a degree wheel to the specs you want this over rules the timing marks, you can literally draw your own new marks once this is done. Hope this helps you understand a bit, buying these other pulleys you mention may look like they help but in reality you still don't know how much difference there actually is in the cam timing, just because the marks line up doesn't necessarily mean the timing is correct on a modified engine.

[@ricardoguerra9693]

I just want to do a light build on my EJ and seeing videos like this were errors/problems that occur and are shown seriously helps. keep up the vids man, subb'd.

[@alexmoore5970]

You have me wanting to purchase another project car. STOP! I am "this close" to buying an STI because of your videos.

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Go for it!

[@crimescene25]

I would highly recommend, i bought a used 2017 sti last month with 32k on the odo. I FUCKING LOVE THAT CAR.

[@Mike_Srt]

I love mine. Go for it

[@alexmoore5970]

@@crimescene25 so I have a BRZ, love it. I test drove an STI but it felt "slow" , "laggy" and rode high compared to the BRZ. I know it's the faster vehicle but didnt feel like it. That is why I keep asking the owners of this channel if he may build a BRZ.

[@sandman900rr]

@@alexmoore5970 build the brz, much more of a drivers car!! But you already know that..

[@AlexTer221]

Thank you for the in depth videos gonna help me a ton when the time comes to put my block together

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Im glad they are helping :), thank you for watching!

[@SubiSkank]

A long upload!!!!!! THANK YOU!! Now I’m content!!!

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Hope you enjoy!

[@thomasmurphy5906]

Way to get everything sorted out, Travis's whip is going to be a ripper ☮️

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Hes looking forward to it!

[@tonyregalado7281]

@@BaderBuiltRacing any benefit going with those cam gears versus Avcs stockers?

[@6CylAddict]

the quality of your channel is crazy considering how early in the making your channel is! im excited to see what you can do with an fa20 i need some motivation to tear mine apart

[@mrmaj1k427]

Great video man thoroughly enjoyed that ,at least your so honest we all run into problems, you’ve got to power

[@iChris023]

I really enjoy watching your work and thorough knowledge about the EJ257. You create some top notch STI's out of your garage and do some really quality work. I only have one complaint, I understand your a one man show however your camera work sometimes gives me motion sickness with the movements and it going in and out of focus. I suggest a gimbal for your shoots to eliminate this issue.

[@jonwillfixit]

I just subscribed to your channel, I’m glad I found it , I’m doing a head gasket job on a ej25 wrx sti Turbo and I had the heads decked , now I’m getting cam and crank codes and I know I put the belt on right, but when I turned the engine over by hand it went out of time, I thought it was a bad belt , now I’m thinking otherwise, I was wondering how you got it in time without the Adjustable pulley’s? And what are you under on Facebook?

[@soopermarkus]

would have been cool to see a close up of the AVCS delete screws and ultra grey placement. Great content.

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I apologize, i should of zoomed up for you! I was hoping i explained it well enough.

[@soopermarkus]

@@BaderBuiltRacing no worries man. You had a lot to try and accomplish in a day. Keep up the great work. Glad to see more Washingtonians cranking out the content and sharing great info.

[@atlasrx2541]

I have a 2015 sti, I love watching your build videos. I’m just curious what it would take to reach about 350hp I don’t have a ton of money so doing a full blown build isn’t going to happen any time soon I just want enough that’s stock block safe but still gets goin you know?

[@DegenGolf]

Wondering where you got the block off Allen heads at for the cam gears, I’m running bc 272 cams and bc adjustable cams, been watching for a little since my 15 is torn down

[@1018Tim]

Hey Bader! Aside from the cams and AVCS delete are the heads otherwise stock? No machine work, +1mm valves? Just wondering for my build how far to go with the heads. Shooting for 550-600whp.

[@oscarcarrillo3248]

Love your videos! Can you make a video about twin scroll vs single rotated turbo set ups please.

[@diogenescapellangomez5576]

Awesome video brother. Keep them coming. Can't wait to see tomorrow's video 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@pab1it05]

Where do we find all the torque specs for each bolt? Amazing work too my guy.... Its great how easy you make this look.

[@wkjeeping9053]

I have mine at 3 degrees and no problems

[@jvh22a]

would love to see how to degree the cams. I have a 96 coupe with a wrx swap with BC 272 cams and just ordered BC cam gears. just found your channel a few days ago and love it!

[@jesussantoyo4557]

when the motor is rebuilt with forged internals does the motor still have ringland failure?

[@percivaljarrett8228]

No bro, that's why it's forged so all the parts are stronger therefore you get rid of the problems it had b4

[@matty992317]

Love your videos dude keep up the good work, very informative. How much power can you make out of a stock STI block?

[@tynanmuehlemeyer3714]

What would be the advantage of deleting the oil going inside the cam gear?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Not so much a benefit of deleting oil in cam gear, but gaining control of the cam in a way im wanting to.

[@tynanmuehlemeyer3714]

_BaderBuilt that makes sense! I do appreciate the transparency in Travis’ build!

[@jmj5150]

Thanks for the little tips nobody else talks about.. Appreciate it!!!

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@basedSTi]

I want an sti just not looking forward to the payment lol and damn i was hoping to hear it turn over today!

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Theres always tomorrow wink wink lol

[@subymtdan6137]

Any ideas or opinions about putting oversized oil pans on the belt drive Motor. They all suffer from the same problem, oil starvation when making long sweeping turns.

[@nonosong1964]

Thanks a lot!!! Amazing job!! Very good video!!!!! watching you from New Caledonia in The Pacifique

[@wrxstivideos7422]

Why did it sound like that sound so cool is that the hks bov?

[@subarukid86]

Hey nice videos... Enjoy watching from all the way here in sunny Barbados... Keep up the great work... Awesome job!!!

[@DJC3.]

Just curious why delete avcs?

[@maker000]

Yeah, it's an odd mod.

[@johnreese3762]

Great video! Thanks

[@gheygladiator]

Dude wearing an alphalete shirt! 👌

[@onyx_sti9311]

Hell yeah! Love that shirt. I need to get more

[@frostback8160]

Thanks for sharing more detail

[@nguyenjohn16]

What oil brand and weight you recommend for stock ej motors with stage two and e85 and stock?

[@CesarGonzalez-we5sp]

nguyenjohn16 i run motul oil 5w-40 , i have a 2007 sti stock block ej25 running e85 on stock turbo but that’s me !!

[@jamesshankland3691]

Was jus wondering what you guys think of the arp ca 625 plus head studs and what head gaskets are best for power ?

[@MrGsxrme]

Do you ever remove the clutch pedal spring? Or recommended it?

[@JEgkt]

Does the 2019-20 sti needs the Vems EJ cooling balance kit?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I dont run any kind of cooling balance kit, cylinder 4 cooling mod or any of those. Never have an issue.

[@triplej0922]

Following suby enthusiast here🥰

[@joshmorrow424]

Reviving a old video 😅. I'm starting to think I have no choice and needing gears. NO matter what or who has put my belt on... it looks very similar to this. Am I correct to assume you just started by setting the cam alignment to what stock marking would be? Or degreeing the cams (BC272 in mine). I'm not looking for every little HP at the moment being fuel limited I just want it running tuned AND out of the damn garage

[@jordan2223ac]

On the adjustable cams what do u put the adjustments to cuz I wanna do avcs delete on my 08 sti

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

What are your thoughts on the new wrx/sti coming next year?

[@unclejamesx9808]

Why is the passenger side cam gears different than drivers side?

[@bikesloth]

Do you do the cylinder #4 reverse cooling mods at all on your engines? Curious of your thoughts on that relative to ring land failures etc. Do aftermarket blocks have a different design for cooling at all?

[@solomonsmucker2436]

Aftermarket blocks are just built OEM cases. And the cooling mods are a good idea

[@extremeforce7566]

is the AV CS delete what makes the car have a lopey idle?

[@derrickgarcia303]

Josh. What advantage you gain on deleting AVCS

[@jcv8371]

Wats the advantage of deleting the Avcs

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Preference, ive always been different and deleted it. Ive invested alot of time / testing into them and its paid off. Its proven on the dyno to pick up 40whp / 40wtq across whole powerband and quicker / more responsive spool time. Obviously power of the car plays a roll in how much itll pick up ect. You also get a actual cam lope at idle.. With the series grey build, I only used 272 cams in that car due to not expecting to push it like i did. It proved on the dyno that we got every bit out of the cams with the adjustable cam gears. It reacted like 280 camshaft but spooled sooner. Deleting AVCS isnt for everyone, once you get into higher power (800whp+) the exhaust avcs gear will actually fluctuate and move with the amount of cylinder pressure. So having control of that cam gear locked where i want it benefits throughout the whole powerband.

[@jcv8371]

Dope thanks for the knowledge keep up the badass builds bro

[@dumpsteroo5956]

For oil pumps In Travis's car and hyper blue are you using modified 11mm or modified 12mm pumps? And what modifications are you doing to them. Thanks.

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I modify 11mm oil pumps, I don’t disclose the mods unfortunately as that’s what sets me apart from the rest.

[@dumpsteroo5956]

I completely understand. Thank you for the response and keep up the awesome videos! 👍

[@trxg9]

Great video! 👍

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Thank you! 👍

[@errickbrooks1804]

Just bought a 2019 STI what would you do

[@errickbrooks1804]

!?

[@jesuseduardo4444]

How much Hp have you seen on a stock block Fa20??

[@C.JPhotography]

What a video !!! And what a rough time . Good stuff though

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

It was definitely a rough day! Head down and keep working, and we got through it :)

[@kylebreckenridge769]

Why delete the avcs?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Preference, ive always been different and deleted it. Ive invested alot of time / testing into them and its paid off. Its proven on the dyno to pick up 40whp / 40wtq across whole powerband and quicker / more responsive spool time. Obviously power of the car plays a roll in how much itll pick up ect. You also get a actual cam lope at idle.. With the series grey build, I only used 272 cams in that car due to not expecting to push it like i did. It proved on the dyno that we got every bit out of the cams with the adjustable cam gears. It reacted like 280 camshaft but spooled sooner. Deleting AVCS isnt for everyone, once you get into higher power (800whp+) the exhaust avcs gear will actually fluctuate and move with the amount of cylinder pressure. So having control of that cam gear locked where i want it benefits throughout the whole powerband.

[@joelpeter3908]

@@BaderBuiltRacing Would it be correct to think that avcs delete is more advantageous on higher horsepower STi s? Like 500whp and up?

[@nickdoescher9957]

Or you need to adjust your cam gear

[@sdlrebuilds7175]

Any body got the link to buy the brian crower camshaft avcs oil plugs

[@ramonpena3011]

Great info. Thousands thanks. 🙏👍

[@Thesaurus-Rex]

Can I put a 2.5 EJ in my 2017 WRX (fa20)???

[@jaffarjaffar8386]

How much horsepower is the Subaru WRX STI 2.5 2019 no turpo

[@bertramboyce6630]

Keep these videos coming bader love your content It actually makes me wanna buy a subie

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

That not a bad idea!

[@isaiahmoise2119]

Love the vids bro. Love your honesty more

[@nrogers1057]

Benefits of take avcs off?

[@kchanguito]

Why not twin clutch set up ? Power ?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

The honest answer? Budget. The other side of that answer, I would never recommended a twin disc. Triple disc for drag racing this car will be doing, but in the mean time I’ve used these 6 puck ACT with great luck if you are a experienced driver 👍

[@daltonholm5275]

why wouldnt u want to run avcs on either intake or exhuast side?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Preference, ive always been different and deleted it. Ive invested alot of time / testing into them and its paid off. Its proven on the dyno to pick up 40whp / 40wtq across whole powerband and quicker / more responsive spool time. Obviously power of the car plays a roll in how much itll pick up ect. You also get a actual cam lope at idle.. With the series grey build, I only used 272 cams in that car due to not expecting to push it like i did. It proved on the dyno that we got every bit out of the cams with the adjustable cam gears. It reacted like 280 camshaft but spooled sooner. Deleting AVCS isnt for everyone, once you get into higher power (800whp+) the exhaust avcs gear will actually fluctuate and move with the amount of cylinder pressure. So having control of that cam gear locked where i want it benefits throughout the whole powerband.

[@andrewb7057]

curious what head gasket you recommend for a 600whp build

[@classics07]

look at his previous video titled what headgaskets should i run. in the video he says for most people he recommends the standard je pro seal mls gasket. going north of 800 wheel he recommends the athena fire ring head gaskets, but for your level he recommends the mls je proseal

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Thank you classics07!

[@MatTheDragon]

Magic 🔥🔥

[@floZone007]

What would 700hp cost?

[@haydenn_yeung]

Why would you delete the AVCS system?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Preference, ive always been different and deleted it. Ive invested alot of time / testing into them and its paid off. Its proven on the dyno to pick up 40whp / 40wtq across whole powerband and quicker / more responsive spool time. Obviously power of the car plays a roll in how much itll pick up ect. You also get a actual cam lope at idle.. With the series grey build, I only used 272 cams in that car due to not expecting to push it like i did. It proved on the dyno that we got every bit out of the cams with the adjustable cam gears. It reacted like 280 camshaft but spooled sooner. Deleting AVCS isnt for everyone, once you get into higher power (800whp+) the exhaust avcs gear will actually fluctuate and move with the amount of cylinder pressure. So having control of that cam gear locked where i want it benefits throughout the whole powerband.

[@luciosanchez9416]

What is the music

[@DIZZYDAZZLER2011]

Clutch bearing?? where is it??? or am I blind?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Throw out bearing?

[@A90MKV_]

I would Iike to purchase a block from you whats the best way to contact you in regards to my project

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Email is best sir, [e-mail] My blocks are all available on the website if you would like to take a look at them, link is in description 👍

[@A90MKV_]

_BaderBuilt I just want to get more info on them and stuff but I will email you I would like to set up something but want to know what’s best

[@Redstone256]

Awesome video

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thefastestscalper]

How much do I need to spend for making my sti +750 whp?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

700whp begins at 40k with me sir 👍

[@MrBRIIIAN]

love this video

[@mendez_guzman9661]

Hopefully you can answer my question I sent ya through your website contact. I understand your super busy and all. Just really like to know an estimation for when I get me an STI. Or what is the best way to get in contact with ya for question?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

I will have to look into why the email isnt coming through from website. I was worried about having this issue. Send me an email directly to me at [e-mail].

[@eduardosantiago4324]

What does it take get a sponsorship? Doing a twin scroll set up and I know I’m going to need a new block soon. Thanks for the informative content 👍

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Send me a resume to my email on your build / goals / what you have to offer ect. [e-mail]

[@ryanrodriguez2736]

I support the Subaru’s but I’d kill for a 4g63 video 😅😅

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Coming soon, Gonna be working on the evo :)

[@renedion2515]

BOB THE BUILDER 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@garrettwelsh7424]

Spokane mosquitoes are the absolute worst

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Agreed!

[@paulmarsdensr8199]

Man the devil is in the details right?

[@fifik6990]

Who's Bob the builder :-)?

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

The complainer across the street, if you look back in older videos he got his nickname since he likes doing loud home improvement in his garage, and then call the cops on us for warming cars up lol

[@GreenGenerationTV]

it’s off a toof

[@westtexas501]

Whatever can happen will happen.ITS THE LAW lol

[@jameswhiteman6901]

Lol

[@adin9264]

Buying Sti to go fast you buying a wrong car

[@BaderBuiltRacing]

Good thing we make them fast and don’t care what it costs 😁

Why use adjustable cam gears if you are off that much. You're a full tooth off on the right. You should be dead on.

[@mjt-ew8rs]

not impressed with your cake boy music. got a thumbs down. next is to report. done!

[@stefanvanbraam9792]

Great video