Which engine is stronger V2 Sti ra or V3 Sti ra?
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Maybe its just me but I havent seen that many v2 engine rebuilds on here, are they stronger? I would have thought the v3 with its better breathing would be a bit better?
Does the closed deck on the v2 make it stronger??
Does the closed deck on the v2 make it stronger??
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The closed deck does make it stronger, but I think it's more to do with the mapping. Between v2 and v3 the standard power went up from 275ps to 280ps. Maybe v3 cars onwards are mapped for a higher octane, and so when they come over here and new owners don't put high octane fuel in them, the older cars will be less affected.
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I don't know the exact year Japan got 100 Ron fuel and so I was proposing that it happened between v2 & v3 due to the higher standard power and torque.
It's just my theory on it.
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I dont think the 101 ron fuel was available in Japan till the version 3 came out, so you could say the ver 1 or 2 may not have as much issue running on the lower grade of fuel.
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Thanks lads, thats something I was not aware of. A properly aftermarket mapped ecu for v3/4/5 etc for lower grade fuel would sort out that issue and make it on par if not better than a un mapped v2 running here? Would I be correct in saying that?
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^^ If every thing is working as it should be, yes.
There's also an issue with the MAF sensors, v1/v2 MAF sensors are very reliable, where as the v3 - v6 ones are not so. Reading on here the v5 ones are especially fragile.
The newage cars seem to right again.
There's also an issue with the MAF sensors, v1/v2 MAF sensors are very reliable, where as the v3 - v6 ones are not so. Reading on here the v5 ones are especially fragile.
The newage cars seem to right again.
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