After much worrying, I just got approval from the SVA and British Department of Transport to import my Type-R STI V5 into the UK.
Got the SVA test booked tomorrow in Larnaca.
Had a rear fog-light and fuel neck restrictor installed and speedo converstion carried out today.

 

i thought they wern't importing type r 's anymore!

 

If you notice, our friend here is in Cyprus!

You can still import them in the UK AFAIK but nobody has a model report on them so ESVA is not possible.

Shame too, such a nice car if I say so myself

 

They ain't, but as my car is being imported from another Europen country, its ok. Plus they have model reports available here.

 

get your hands on some copies of the model reports
am sure loads of people would snap your arms off for them.....

Raf.

 

Can you import one into Cyprus, register it there and then import into this country???

 

exactly what I was thinking although I would go for an S15 200sx

 

Also; as a Personal Import (virtually all imports are commercial imports); it'll only require an SVA rather than an E-SVA......


Simon

 

already got an sti4 type r so yes very nice car.

 

anyone post some pics of me baby for me.

 

Well just back from the test. Started at 8.30am and finished at 6.30pm! God they are ****!!!! They test EVERYTHING.

I didn't need a model report in the end as my car is a personal import. BY the way you can import cars from Japan via Cyprus for the SVA test. Check out the back pages off Japanese Performance mag. for adverts of the SVA Centre in Larnaca, Cyprus.

My car passed everything apart from the emissions. Going back tomorrow to re-sit it. Don't know whats wrong with it. They said exhaust and cat were ok. Turns out I have the standard STi backbox, but a Cusco centre section.
The car is not running level when idle. ie. it rev counter moves slightly. Also they found that some cables had been meddled with and I have an after market ECU and Goodridge braided brake hoses.

I bought the electronic Speedo converstion from Import Solutions and it has been fitted correctly. Speedo and Odometer in miles now. Problem is, when I get to 40mph in 1st gear, it hits like a limiter, then 2nd gear at 45mph, 3 rd gear at 50mph, 4th gear at 60mph, and 5th gear at 80mph!!!!! **** knows whats wrong now!!!!!

They also found that in 1st gear there is whine from the gearbox when lifting off the throttle. Anyone know what this could be?

 

so just to confirm. if I was say to purchase a STI version 6 type R in Japan. I could import it into Cyprus, have it tested/registered there. Then import it into the UK with no problems????

 

my car failed emmisions on it's MOT last week ,was hitting the 0.83 co2 needed to get the reading down to 0.2 so the test examiner suggested i take the car for a little blast so as to warm up the CAT of which i obliged came back did a retest and past with 0.2 so try this method as it worked for me.

 

I need to get mine down to 0.5. It was doing it, but it needs to stay there for at least 5secs. Everytime I got it down there, the Lamada and fuel mix went up!

 

had the same problem when i had to register my RA, turned out to be the lamba sensor, changed it and kept still at 0.2.

 

5 seconds you say i had to wait 30 seconds at around 2000 rpm ,it was the longest 30 seconds of my life ,i could of drove to 100mph and back to a stand still in that time.

 

I would love a copy of these for my STI V5 Type'R' if possible......

Thanks

 

me too

 

What noticable differences are there between the V4 and V5 is it only cosmetics ie different front bumper ,grill , correct me if i'm wrong but mechanicaly they are the same .

cheers lee.

 

The V5 has the Phase 2 Boxer Engine which is alot stronger.
Not sure about other mechanical differences though.

 

so you say the V5 has the phase 2 boxer engine opposed to the V4 having the phase 1 engine,so what is the difference between the phase 1 and the phase 2 .cyprus are all the type r's STI's.

 

Don't know the Main differences and I can't check in my big Scooby book as I've lent it to a friend. I do know that it is a stronger engine.
Not all Type-R's are STi's.
There's a WRX Type-R parked right outside my room now.
The non STi Type-R's don't have the DCCD, I/C waterspray, 2 pot rear breaks or(obviously!) the red top STi engine, STi pink suspension or the Group N 'box.
They do have ABS which the STi doesn't have.

 

It doesnt work like that. The only way is to fund the necessary comparison tests and pay the MoT to create a Model Report from the data. The Model Report doesnt ever leave the MoT; when you hire one as a punter you dont have any access to it at all, you simply receive a letter authorising its use to present to the test station.


Simon

 

so would you say in fair honesty that the sti type R with a phase 1 engine is as strong as a wrx type R ,i was lead to believe that the sti has uprated forge pistons and conrods a stonger crank uprated fuel pump etc...

 

Your right, the STi does have the stronger engine.

 

There's quite a few V5 & P1 owners on here who would disagree with that statement!

 

Bring em down lets here what they have to say ,i always thought that the sti was stronger than a standered wrx and the P1 engine which i was lead to believe they were different engines again.

 

It doesnt have a stronger crankshaft though; Chris Rees was wrong about that.

Simon

 

The Phase 2 Engine was designed to be a stronger engine. Yes there are plenty of people who have had engine replacements but it is still stronger than the Phase 1.

 

The air meter is the achilles heel of this engine.