Here's my one:





I love it!

 

Dark grey - the best looking colour

 

Can't argue with that.... definately the fastest colour.

 

It is TILL the red one is mine

 

The real truth is the fastest car is the one with driver willing to take the most risk..... I'm not a racer but its lovely to have the power for the odd over-take...

Most the time the car sits in I-drive mode, enough power in that for day to day driving....

Hope you Enjoy, I am!

 

No no no.

Don't leave it in I-mode, leave it on S-mode.
At least it'll be responsive then.

I leave mine on sport until warmed up, but generally drive about in S# so long as I'm not driving about in towns/city centres etc.

 

Used to use I, then S but now S# all day long, well since Duncan had a fettle!!

 

How much difference did the fettle make? I guess mine is supposed to output 320ish... I know the difference in torque with the 320 makes a better drive since the power comes in a little lower...

 

that will make Tonys the fastest then

 

No, white is the fastest I should know - used to have a dark grey hatch. The white is much faster (320 vs 300), plus its faster to wash - you can't see the water marks

 

Put one of these lips on it




Mark @ HTAutos

 

Mark I have already ordered a dealer lip spoiler option

. I saw all your at K Prices and looked good but I'm after a different look to my last 4 scoobs. So not going for high level spoiler maybe a low hoop type.

Tony

 

A fair bit tbh, car drives better, power comes in earlier and lasts longer, could have gone for bigger numbers but Duncan held it back to about 345 due to there not being that much info on the hatch back when I had it done. Main reason was that I was not confident in the standard map and thought it was going to go pop anytime!

 

I think mike wood did the map for the 320R so should be safer the the standard map IMHO

 

I need to speak to you soon Mark for some bling

 

When I bought my last Hatch everyone on here recommended fitting a set of Rally Armour flaps because of the problems they had had in America in front of the rear wheel arches - wider track etc. Subaru then increased the size of the protecction film in that area in the UK but still everyone bought and fitted the flaps. I noticed you guys haven't bothered so how have you noticed any damage?

 

Why don't the UK's come with a rear spoiler

This is mine straight out of the box:









And is there any difference in power. In Aus we have 220kw with 405Nm.

Roo

 

Roo we've been the poor relation for a while in the UK. We don't even get the WR blue option.


I assume yours is a 2.0ltr the uk is a 2.5ltr

In the uk we seem to measure the estimated engine power and not normally indicate the actual at the wheels. My JDM 2.0ltr produces 350bhp/350lbs ft. Which is roughly 260kw and 450nm. Also some euro quote PS and not BHP

The 2.5ltr has lower bhp but Higher Torque IIRC

Tony

 

It's the 2.5ltr

Heres the Spec...

http://sti.subaru.com.au/showroom/wr...pecifications/

Pretty sure the JDM's are all 2ltr though.

Shame that the spoiler doesn't come as standard though, you'd have thought it was a bog standard addition. Strange, US influence ?

Have to say though having owned 3 MY99's modded and un-modded plus an unfortunate 3 years with an MY08 first gen before the power hike. I can say it come a long way and puts a mighty on the face [if it weren't for the pesky cops with their speed cameras ]

 

Stunning !

 

Ive gone for a AST coilover suspension, low level rear spoiler and a front lip spoiler. I ve also ordered some Rally Armour mudflaps from USA

The car should be ready within 5-10 days

Tony

 

Dam the saloon is nice why subaru tried to push the hatchback i don't know.

 

I've had to wait nearly 4 years for a new saloon

Only having a slight issue with insurance L & V who has insured all my scoobs for over 11 years declined to insure a Uk 320R or a 330S

yet insure both my last 2 JDM's 350+bhp cars FFS

Tony

 

Answering your questions in reverse order the original cars came with 221Kw/405Nm so same spec as Aus.

However the standard 320R upgrade takes this to 239Kw/450Nm

With a change of cat back exhaust you can easily increase that to 255Kw/488Nm


AFAIK the reason the saloon didn't come with a spoiler is that Subaru UK wanted to give people the option. However it wasn't until cars started to arrive in the UK, that Subaru Japan pointed out that in order to fit the high level spoiler a different trunk lid would be required (different holes in the double skin to access mount positions etc.). There are 3 variations of trunk lid listed for the saloon body.
Hence the talk of requiring a strengthened trunk lid.

 

Don,
Cheers for the info, I'm a bit green on UK cars but I'll soon get up to speed now

Tony

 

Should have said before but your car was at Brands at the weekend.........

Had a few extras on it

 

Those two look like the need a KFC in um.

 

I'll take the optional extra blonde please!!!

 

An unmolested one..............




and mine.........



(pics hopefully courtesy of Steve PPP at SE Scoobies )

 

Gary, there were quite a few in that queue