Yes i think i'm going to go for the hawkeye jdm sti at the mo, but finding it hard to find any sort of info.

1 Hawk jdm sti not as good as 2 right? whats the dif?

2 Hawk jdm sti spec c better then 1 yes, but depends on budget (to striped out for me i think)

cheers

 

Of the top of my head.

Ball bearing turbo VF36
Lightweight roof panel
Aluminum boot lid
Reinforced front suspension turrets and A pillar to frame
Roof vent
12L IC spray tank
Less insulation
All black interior
Mechanical rear LSD
Radiator with transmission cooler
Engine oil cooler
Anti surge fuel pump
No boot trim
No assist grip
No passenger sun visor
No HID
No headlight washers
No boot release
No side skirts

All of which adds up to 70kg savings from a JDM STI.

 

think the lsd's are the same on sti and spec c,

 

I guess i was referring to the 07 JDM STI. Yeah, the 06 hawkeye does come with the same lsd as the spec c. But not the 07. Thanks for pointing out.

 

What would you rather get, a 2003 JDM spec c or a 2002 S202???

I have been looking at both i want a daily driver that can be used for trackdays and ring trips as well.

 

spec c as twin scroll a better base car in my opinion, think the s202 engine is not as strong as later twinscroll engines

 

I think you are wrong about the S202 engine, it may not be a twin scroll but it was the last proper engine to be breathed over properly by STi.

 

Hi Cannon

you had an S202 and now have a blob spec c if i'm right whats better?

 

For handling definitely the S202 as it has all the STi uprated suspension goodies as standard, the seats on the S202 are better than the Spec C seats although I believe the Spec C Limited models do have the same seats (black with red STi logo's).

For the engine side of things my S202 was putting out 348bhp with just an Ecutek remap, uprated panel filter and a sports cat exhaust system. My Spec C is putting out 366bhp with an uprated turbo actuator, 3 port boost solenoid, a Milltek sports cat exhaust system plus a few other tweaks.

If I were considering a track car it would be around an S202 with an uprated turbo, ported headers, sports cat exhaust system getting it up to around 400bhp which would be a really good track car.

 

I am sure it was Shaun who sold his project car and was looking at either a hawkeye spec c or Jdm sti

Sure he went with the Jdm in the end, he has started a project thread so take a look I am certin he put his reasons for it in there, think he said for the weight difference you would not notice it on the road or track unless competing and trying to shave 10th's of seconds off lap times, think he even worked out calculations to show it. And being near on 4k more expensive the oil coolers can be added and still come in cheaper etc

Think the earlier spec c like 02-03 had big differences to the same year jdm sti but the later ones shared similar if not the same internals and parts

 

The later the Spec C the more like a JDM STi it is ... or is it vice versa early Spec Cs are much "better" compared the same MY version of the JDM STi. Shauns Spec C was slightly ghey as it even had sound deadening under the bonnet

TX.