MattyB1983

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All STI V2 onwards had aerial on rear quarter. First STI had A pillar aerial.
Type R and RA's got A pillar aerials too.

MattyB1983

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I'd imagine the car in the link is a V3 STI type RA but for some reason has had a different rear quarter put on.

It's also got a sticker on the boot that can't quite be made out. Wonder if it's a late registered V2 STI RA Vlimited with facelift bonnet, grill and lights put on...
Really need the 8 digit number from the vin plate, it's the only way to be sure.

sonicvr6

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but mat didnt we fined out the other day they changed over and over ?

MattyB1983

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Na, found out that first STI had A pillar along with type R, RA and early WRX. V2 STI onwards deffo got rear quarter aerials. I've had a V2 and V3 and both had rear quarter mounted aerial.

Doggz

My Scooby comes up as a GX when insuring, but I checked the vin no. and it's a Type RA. I'm puzzled as it I don't have a roof vent thing, but it was originally white and is an import. I checked all this in dept as I wanted to know what I had andes this thing was quicker than previous scooby's I'd driven. I found out it was the 280bhp version. Oh and it has the arias on the rear quarter.

LegacyAdam

From version 3, the STI type RA had the roof vent but the WRX type RA didn't... I think!

Doggz

Ok, but I can assure you this is definetly an Sti. I eat wrx's in mg zr turbo, but this would definetly give me trouble it pulls very hard and I find my self changing gears really quickly.

sonicvr6

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the wrx ra v3 was 280 bhp and the sti was 300bhp

MattyB1983

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STI V2 WRX STI RA had roof vent.
I would imagine if you have a RA without roof vent it is a WRX RA. Still a very quick car in standard form fella.
Stick up the 8 digit code on the vin and I'll tell you the exact model.

MattyB1983

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All 'V3' models (sep96/aug97) were 280PS except the wagons which were 240PS. These ofcourse are the figures issued by Subaru, some sources believe the numbers were actually higher but because of Japanese laws Subaru could only state a maximum of 280PS..

LegacyAdam

Look it up here

LegacyAdam

Agreed, both the WRX and STI (saloons) produced 280ps (276bhp) @ 6,500rpm, but the STI version produced more torque... The STI was 253.1lb ft to the WRX's 242lb ft.

Doggz

I already did this research and checked the VIN as I thought it was a load of rubbish when I first got it, but after fixing the knock sensor and changing boost sel, it came to life. At that point I needed to know what I had just unleashed. A beast I tell you! I know for sure this is no WRX.

Doggz

Ah, she rips through the gears so quickly it's carzy. Boosting hard from 5000rpm. It just use to back fire at this point before I got it sorted.

TonyBurns

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No one noticed that little badge on the left hand side of the boot?

I'd say it was a version 3 STI v-limited, the colour gets me though, they are normally blue but it wouldnt be the first time you had a white one turn up (its been known, either a factory prototype or a 1 off), which may account for why it has 2 arials (and a rear wiper).

Tony

LegacyAdam

The type RA had shorter gearing so yes, they do rip through the gears.

I have a DCCD gearbox from a version 6 STI type RA fitted in my Legacy GT-B and I'm forever hitting the rev limiter so I know the feeling well!

MattyB1983

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I did notice the badge Tony as in my post above. This would account for the rear wiper but as you say, always blue....
Still shouldn't have 2 aerials though that's for sure.

MattyB1983

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What's the number chap ???

TonyBurns

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I think we actually found a version 6 STI type RA v-limited in white and they were all sonic blue, even had a plaque etc, was actually the above car but in white so its not impossible

Tony

Doggz

I'm gonna have to get it out from my picture file as the car is in lock up at the moment due to me rebuilding the engine. Give me a while gonna have a smoke and search through the pictures on the laptop.

Doggz

Gonna have to get it off the car tomorrow as its not saved on this computer. Will post it around 5pm or just before. But I'm pretty certain it's a Sti RA.

MattyB1983

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What year is the car buddy ??

Doggz

1996-1997 P Plate. With carbon Sti dials. It's had a face lift also as its a v3

MattyB1983

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Maybe it's not an RA but a STI V3 like my car.
Get the code up when you can buddy so one of us can tell you what it is for certain.

sonicvr6

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i got some of them carbon dials going in 2moro

TonyBurns

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Its fitted with a rear wiper so it wont be an RA, hence v-limited comments above which had the roof vent and rear wiper but based on a standard STI.
You would be amazed how many people thing that because it has a roof vent its an RA and advertise as such.

Tony

MicaDan

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If it's an STI RA it will have a roof vent and DCCD. I've had 5 RA's now, 3 Sti's and 2 WRX's and even the WRX's are manic.

Paulo P

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That make sense Buying an impreza is always a minefield because nobody seems to know what they have! There was a huge debate over my car before I bought it because people thought it wasn't a 555 I've seen white 555's since lmao

sonicvr6

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i know what mine is it's a scooby-doo my 4yo told me

jayallen

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Surely if it is a V-Limited it would have colour coded door handles...