i have just sold my r33 due to my wife being a pain in the **** moaning about the boot size,2 doors, rwd, sideways in the wet and in the dry,harsh ride etc etc etc..blah blah blah !. so i said what do you suggest ?? blank ! so i have decided to make it either an evo 4 or impreza ! but wanted to know the in's and outs . i basically wanted to know if you could tell the difference between an sti and a wrx by looking at them . i am going to a jap auction (where i got my skyline) and sometimes they are described as sti's when they are not (according to a scooby mechanic i met there). so short of pestering him every ten seconds, i decided to ask you guys ! sorry if that was a bit long winded ! by the way ! hello ! ps i am lokking for the high 270's to 300 bhp's

 

www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm is your best bet for info

 

excellent info but doesnt say how to tell the wrx's from the sti's by looks alone, only spec ! i just dont want to pay over the odds to find out in fact i have bought a wrx and not a genuine sti ! sometimes the auctioneer describes it as an sti but isnt. i just want to be able to spot the real differences as some cars are already modified when they get here !

 

denpends on a lot of factors. the first being. are you going for a classic or a newage?

 

Could be a daft question? But here goes..............

What year are you looking at? Are you after a classic/wagon, Bugeye/Blobeye?

If people have an idea what your after, they may be able to assist more


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sorry guys, probably around a 95-97. ive seen a few runing around and they look good ! saloon or wagon but prefer saloon. other than that no real preferences !

 

Yep ! that really was a stupid question !!!


NEXT !

 

more tolerance needed i think !

 

oooh helpful... this forum needs helpful people........

 

look under the bonnet, in the ages your looking at an sti should have a red top engine (i.e. the inlet manifold painted red) the WRX wont. Thats the most obvious one TBH....externally they do look much the same, a true STI will have a few subtle decals saying "STI" but tbh, its not uncommon for a WRX previous owner to stick them on anyway...

 

Neilo... I hope you're being honest !

 

yip ! this is the kind of stuff i am on about ! cheers mate !

 

without being able to take off cam covers and other stuff im not sure theres much else you can "see".....so red top is a decent starting point

 

Is'nt the suspension strutts on the classic supposed to be red as well, i know they can be changed but it is another way of telling.

 

WHAT ABOUT THIS ?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...DME:L:RTQ:UK:1

 

Look at the Applied Model Number on the build plate located on the NS inner wing. A WRX's number ends 48D; a Type-RA (cheaper but more fun/extreme) ends 47D. If the APM ends either 4DD or 4ED youre away! If the last number is a 2 then itll be a two door; but there shouldnt be too much doubt as to what it is then.....

Simon

 

Taxi for Rab

 

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Thats a real STI but: STI V2 'Wagons use a Z4 ECU & TD05 turbo and they produce 260PS which is the same as the standard C-Series WRX (I believe that they use a completely standard WRX Saloon engine) and not 275PS like the STI V2 Saloons.

Simon

 

are you going to be a **** all of your life ?????

you wont last long on any forum !(before you get booted out by an administrator !)

 

so 4 dd or 4ed is the way to tell ? and the one to get ?

 

Geez Calm down mate ! you need to wind your neck in a little !

 

34 DD more like !

 

Do you have a small *****? Go on... Admit that you have a tiny dick and I will stop giving you jip.

 

I've only got a 3 inch *****......but I find it's wide enough for most women !

 

Correct. For example: GC8D4ED is a D-Series (MY1996) WRX STI and GC8D4DD is a MY'96 WRX STI Type-RA.

Simon

 

cough couTOSSERgh cough

 

Something isn't right about that wagon.

The rear light clusters are wrong

Rob

 

good man !

drboobfondler, if ye fell into a bucket of ****, ye would come out suckin yer thumb ! now go away !

 

Barrel of **** ! silly twot !