yes u will find that jdm sti's do have a close ratio gear box not just the type r and ra, and yes again they are mapped for super fuels version 5 onwards are mapped for 100 ron fuel and the v4 and below are mapped to run on 98 ron, and they dont need mapping for when they come into the uk, my sti still has its jdm map

so please carry on

 

so back to the bugeye info?????

 

You really should read up more before posting. All JDM cars need mapping if you want to be 100% safe with UK fuels. Yes, you can run them on 99 Ron, but I personally wouldn't want to take that risk.

The gearing is slightly shorter on the sti's, but the boxes are no stronger than a UK v5 box.

 

dj jon,do u know what the differences are between the v7jdm sti and the uk v7 sti? apart from the higher insurance??

 

The JDM car has shorter gears, 5th & 6th on a uk car are longer, & suit the uk motorways better. Some owners think its a big jump from 4th to 5th , but having driven both, I'd say its not that bad & you will appreciate teh longer 6th if you buy a uk car.

I'm not 100% sure on what the other differences are on a JDM car, I would have thought it will need a remap for uk fuel, but MartynJ @ Enginetuner should be able to confirm that.

One thing I would say, JDM cars tend to be in better condition than UK cars (the ones I have seen in the flesh, anyway) there is less corrosion on them, especially on the underside. I looked at 2 different bugeye's, a 2000 & a 2001 year, both were immaculate underneath.

Go & look at a few & test drive them, its the only way to be sure it is the right car for you.

hope that helps.

 

thanks again mate,is the jdm any easier to get big power from,or is it all moreless the same as regards engine, ecu, turbo etc? do u know if the jdm is restricted in top gear? sorry for all the questions mate.

 

Hmmm, good questions. I'm not sure about the differences in engines, I've got a book with the details in it, I'll have a gander tomorrow, see what I can dig up. I beieve that all japanese cars are restricted to 112 mph, but that's not really a big problem to address. The ecu should be the same, but mapped for 100 ron fuel, again, I'm not totally sure on these facts without consulting the all knowing impreza book.

hopefully someone will be along shortly who knows more about them.

No engine is bombproof, you know that, right? I know a chap that imports impreza's from japan, the v7 he bought recently, came with a duff engine. What I'm getting at is, if you push a standard motor to 400bhp, it will blow up/**** itself eventually, depending on how it's been treated.

 

it would be treated like a baby,the mrs uses the car mainly as a daily driver,then i have my fun at the weekends but i certainly dont abuse/launch etc etc.any info u can find on the different specs would be great,thanks mate. im seriously thinking of going down the v7 route,hopefully sometime next year.

 

Do a search on here & on google, it should yield some results. If I can fond some info I will post it up.

 

yeah,cant seem to find any info at all on the jdm,did quite alot of searching mate.

 

I did a quick bit of searching on Google & the differences I can find are as follows:

JDM:
Lower gearing
ECU mapped for 100 rn fuel
no underseal
odo in KPH (although this will probably have been converted for SVA)
112 mph restricter
Different rear spoiler

If it were me I'd try & find a nice clean low mile UK300 model.

 

I bought a 1 owner W plate 115k wagon last year for 1500
not a minter (supermarket door dents), interior mint and working air con

1 owner and standard does more for me

i'm not into buying cars that have been messed with tho
I wouldnt give more than 2.5k but i'd prefer a lower miler for less and prob get it

you wont see 4k+ for it when you can get newer with lower miles

 

im selling my non standerd uk bodyed, JDM engined WRX and i been told to not expect no more than 4k for it. thats with leather etc...

Good luck tho mate.

 

4k for an R reg UK Turbo 2000 (with a WRX engine, which is the same as a UK motor) is hopefull, unless it is exceptionally low mileage, i.e 20-40k.

Wagons tend to worth less, even though they are more practical, which is a pity.

 

yes but the engine in my car has only covered 35-40k. i wont be selling for the same price as a high mileage car! also lots of other parts that would be worn after that sort of mileage has been replaced.

 

thanks dj jon,but dosent the lower gearing on the jdm mean quicker acceleration? i personally think the jdm does look slightly better?

 

1st - 4th are the same ratios on a UK car, so the acceleration is the same, until you get to 5th.

Go and drive both

 

having said that the uk 300 does look quite nice,this is the sti motor right? and the 6 speed etc?

 

got that wrong, the UK300 is based on the WRX: http://www.iwoc.co.uk/my2001uk300.html

 

ok,so there are not really any assets to buying the jdm really! i know the jdm will be pricy on insurance compared to uk.

 

ok mate,so back to the uk spec sti? is this the same spec as the jdm other than what u mentioned?

 

i think i read somewhere that the uk sti has manual intercooler spray and the jdm is auto.

 

If you buy a JDM model, you might get a few extras that wern't supplied on UK cars, the one I looked at had built in sat-nav. The main advantages of JDM cars is lower mileage (usually) and less corrosion.

 

thanks for all the info mate.

 

I paid £1600 for my uk wagon (in green) with 112k and although it doesn't have the same power as yours, or a rebuild/new engine, it is immaculate.

For £2.5k i could get a new engine in it with mods for that sort of power so that would be £4k all in - and be brand new.

I won't claim to know loads about these as i'm still a scoobie newbie, but i do know that the bottom has fallen out of the new car market - so i'm sorry, but i just can't see yours pulling that sort of money (£4.5k)!!

Still a nice motor though - and green IS the fastest colour

 

yes i think ive already come to the conclusion i wont be fetching 4.5k.ill be fetching what i can get for it if i decide to sell,at the end of the day,i know how good this car is. like i said before i wont be selling really cheap as its worth more to me in love than a poxy 2.5k its an excellent motor that is 100% and has been maintained to the max. so if i do go ahead and sell,i wont mind if i have to keep it as i aint given it away.ive spent loads on it and i realise i wont be getting that back.if i have to own 2 scoobys then so be it!

 

Lovely looking car mate.

If you were to put it on ebay you would probably c near £2300 I think id contemplate taking the after market parts off and selling them on replace them with standered then sell the wagon on at a lower spec. Thats just my opinun you would see alot more than selling as is.

You would have chosen a bad time off year to sell up if you do mate, for some reason they always semm to do more nearer summer.

Good luck with what ever you choose

 

thanks mate,i wont be selling that soon even if i wanted to,but maybe in the future.