mattp11

How many of you Scoobynetters own these and what do you think of them?
I have a standard Uk Turbo at the moment how do these two cars compare to each other?

Cheers Matt

92typeRA

ive got 1 mate cant say much as ive never driven a uk

short box tops out at 125 mph but gets the very fast
no good for motorways but who cares
can be very loude when driving hard as thay have no soundproof ( earplugggs can sort that)

theres alot off info at Welcome to Type-RA.co.uk - Home of the Subaru Impreza WRX Type RA, Impreza WRX STi Type RA, Impreza Type RA V Limited, Scooby V. Ltd

but i love it to bits

Jap Import

I've driven both!

A UK what???

No comparison, get an STi RA and your'll see

rooferman

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A completely different beast .....get one

rabskyline

i had a 94 wrx type ra and now a 555 sti ( the same only without dccd) and a very fast car indeed ! forget the rest.....get the best !

Neilg7777

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Had both love them both but the RA is something else

Got my RA on wednesday and having problems with the radiator but still glad i got it.

mattp11

Sounds a bit of machine, are these easier to tune than my Uk Turbo?
Wanting to get into the mid 300 bhp, it seems to me you have to spend alot to get a Uk Turbo to this state , are the gearboxes strong enough to cope with this on a Ra?

Cheers Matt

Anger

iTrader: (4)

I had a Uk turbo and wanted to mod it to about 340bhp and added up how much that would cost

Have a Ra now running 330bhp and ive never been so happy, they make Uk's feel so slow

When i first got mine the first thing i did was to get some decent gearbox oil, the stuff in it was like water, The new oil's made by Redline and its taken a beating with out any problems at all

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Had mine for approx 18 months. As long as you don't do much motorway stuff then buy one. Mine has around 320 brake plus other supporting mods, brakes, roll bars etc.

The gear box is amazing, very close ratio's, you can't change gear fast enough. The box is the best part about the car, oh and the lightened shell/parts.

If you want a proper WRX this is the one to go for.

spuddy

just bought an import ra, VEEEEEERRRRRRYYYYY nice to drive, enough to make u'r eyes water, can't compare the two though as never driven the UK version, the short shift box is lovely but is a little noisey on the motorway however it's a limited edition wrx ra! what more can i say

mattp11

Thanks for all you advice guys! Been looking on Pistonheads there seem to be a few nice ones available ,which year are the best ones to go for as the bhp varies doesnt it?
What are the best mods to go for?

Cheers Matt

wrx_driver

PS varies from 240 upwards depending on MY & lots of other things.

Best place for this info is Welcome to Type-RA.co.uk - Home of the Subaru Impreza WRX Type RA, Impreza WRX STi Type RA, Impreza Type RA V Limited, Scooby V. Ltd as mentioned above.