Hi all,
I have recently purchaced my 1st scooby . Its a Limited edition 1999 JDM WRX STIv6 Wagon done 60k bought from Car Planet in Warrington.

the applied model code is GF8G5ED. If anyone has any additional info on it, it would be grately appreciated as im not having much luck finding anything.

Can anyone recomend a scooby specalist near Chester, as i would like to have her fully checked over before my 6mth guarranty runs out?

I am then looking at fitting a full de-cat sys, induction kit, walbro fuel pump and then having it remapped.

Does this sound like a sensible start?

are there any other stock bits i should change for peace of mind??

Thanxs
P.S. Pic's will follow as soon as i get some

 

GF8G5ED 300 WRX STi6 5 door

In what way is it special ?

 

it special coz its mine lol

no, it has a wrc limited edition plaque that says its one of 500

.......but for all i know that could have been glued in by anyone....

 

Induction = on these as it can and often does break the maf sensor (then kills your engine leaving you with a 2.5k+ bill for a rebuild).
A good DRY panel filter will suffice and you HAVE to use the highest octane rated fuel available, then go have a look at Phormula - Engine Knock, Detonation and Pre-Ignition Detection and Monitoring Systems and get a ks3/4 (one for sale in the for sale section at 250 quid ) to give you a bit more peace of mind

Tony

 

the end run of the STi6 wagon was 500 "WRX STi version VI Limited"........plaque with number, seats with SWRT swirl and STi logo, titanium gear ****, Kenwood hi-fi, pink stars badge.......and I think that was it

Shaun

 

thanx Tony,

will be getting meself a knock sensor, and panel filter not induction kit,

on the exhaust front, i want a full de-cat that sounds nice/not deafening any ideas? ( and do i need to retain a cat/exhaust section for mot use?)

I have been running it on optimax, herd that the best for scoobys?


......oh and could still do with knowing where me best local specialist is in wrexham/chester area, anyone?

 

just while I'm thinking it should have a blue dash and a helical LSD .........

Shaun

 

yeah all that seems right Shaun

not sure about the diff, what difference is there between a helical LSD and the normal diff? (i dont have DCCD, does this poss mean i could?)

Think it has got a close ratio box, also, maybe ??

have you found this listed somewhere??

are there any engine conponant differences? as most other wagons i have seen are either 240/280ps not 300. Would the extra power be from diff ecu map/higher boost pressure?

fanx again

 

Yours is a 280ps car (standard STI engine), they dont do a 300ps car (with the exception of the S201) in the classics, also limiteds are normally sonic blue

Tony

 

is this not 300ps?

Car is sonic blue (74F), gold 16's

 

This source says the STI 6 Wagon is 300ps...

Which Car is a WRX STi

...but all other sources seem to say 280ps!

Whatever, Subaru will have had to declare it at 280 (whether 280 or more!), because of Japan's 'gentlemen's agreement' arrangnement.

Only way of finding out is getting a dyno run on a set of 'truthful' rollers - ZEN's are as good as any.

If you combine the run with AFR set-up and boost gauge/KS3, then you'll kill 3 birds with one stone!

 

<pedant mode on>it will be a MY00 not MY99<pedant mode off>

rare beasite you have there Popz, v6 sti wagons are rare enough...I don't think I've ever seen a 500 version...stick some pics up

 

Haven't ever seen a late Limited wagon before. As above get some pics up! I've a '99 which is a V5. Brilliant cars and nicely understated... well probably in Blue/Gold.

They're generally 280-300bhp depending on which day of the week it is. I am jealous of your front diff, but I've got the best colour (cool grey)

Would recommend starting with an uprated rear ARB and droplinks all round. Some work to liven up the brakes is well worth it too. Then go for more power.

 

Whiteline 22mm adjustable rear swaybar, and rear drop links on there way
but jus remembered bout the postal strike

on the knock analyser front, is there much between KS3/4?

any recomendations on a de-cat system, like the look of scoobyclinic 3" sys, wif a 4.5" back box but would it be stupid loud, any vids/samples about?

was also thinking could get it mapped while i was there, what are they like?


PM if you dont wanna post on tread

p.s will try and get some pics w/end

 

That source is wrong pretty much the same map as the v5/p1, and none of those ran anywhere near 300bhp, most ran 270bhp on uk fuel, same with the version 6's, just too many bs figures around

Tony

 

a couple of threads you may find interesting

https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...g-between.html

https://www.scoobynet.com/projects-4...fettle-14.html

 

I agree Tony!

I'm certain it should be 280PS (276bhp)... as for all JDM saloons - and STi-only Wagons - from MY97 v.3 to MY00 v.6.

 

276bhp for all sti variants be they 3, 4 or 5 door, non-sti 4\5 door variants ranged from 240-260bhp iirc

 

Nope.

As said, FROM MY97, all JDM saloons (whether STi or WRX) - and all STi-only wagons - were brought in line with 280PS.

Also from MY97, WRX-only wagons were 240PS (apart from MY98 which was 250PS for the manual - weird).


For pre-MY97 STi's:-

MY94 STi saloon: 250PS
MY95/96 STi saloon: 275PS
(no STi variants for MY93)

MY94 STi wagon: 250PS
MY96 STi wagon: 260PS
(no STi wagon for MY93 and 95).

 

I don't think you are correct (happy to be proven wrong though); only sti variants were 276...normal wrx variants were between 240 and 260 iirc

 

Nah. From MY97-00 (Sep 96 to Aug 00) all WRX saloons got 280PS! (as well as all MY97-00 STis - whether saloon or wagon).

The 240PS was for WRX saloons in MY93/94; 260PS for WRX saloons in MY95/96

 

Still think you are wrong and will continue too until I see that backed up by a reliable source, where does your information come from?

sti's had different engine internals (and gearboxes), for a start and why would you produce both models with the same power. That's just poor marketing

 

Mines a MY95 STi 555 Wagon 260ps

 

not a post 97 (phase II engine), though is it Stu

 

Although that link above in post #11 is wrong regarding the 300PS power outputs... it matches the info in Brian Long's 'Impreza' book and also in Chris Ree's 'You and Your Imprzea' book. 3 sources saying the same thing...

Just because the MY97 WRX's have 280PS, doesn't mean they are as good as the STi overall. It doesn't mean to say they have the STi internals/ECU map/suspension, etc. Don't forget that the regular 4-dr STi has lower gearing than the WRX too (and the R and RA STi's even lower!).

Also, it's hardly hard for Subaru to get just an extra 20PS over the previous MY96 260PS WRX either - upped boost and/or ign timing and there you go.

Don't forget that the MY97 range yieleded the all-new MASTER engine too.

 

Could be with a grinder and a bit of ally plate

 

For marketing reasons, Subaru would have probably wanted to maintain the STi output as bieng higher than the WRX!... but they reached the 280PS 'gentlemen's agreement' LIMIT, hence why they all ended up the same! (apart from WRX wagons).

 

Sorry I still believe that's incorrect...you would need to find some Subaru literature to convince me. The old SIDC faq before it was bolloxed up by the cr@ppy scoobypedia was accurate, iirc the information was taken from various Subaru trade literature. Telling me that three sources have the same information and one of them is incorrect dosen't help your case either

The sti variant was a biut more bling and had sexier kit but it was also the additonal power increase that set them aside from thier cheaper cousins.

Yes it is easy to get an extra 20ps but that's not my point; as a car manufacturer why would you devalue your premium model by releasing lower spec cars with the same power...you wouldn't and Subaru didn't; hence the lower price\spec and power rating of wrx variants.

Is the MASTER engine you are referring to another name for the phase II engine?

 

lol, get it done

 

Yes wrx was rated at 280ps after 97. But there was an agreement that jap companies would not market anything with a power output above that. So even if a sti made more power it would still be rated at 280ps. Didn`t you find it strange that Impreza,evo,skyline,supra, all with various size engines and turbo`s all made the same power as standard.