Does it not depend on the year of the car ? My 97r there in the middle of the inlet

 

What model/year is your car? version 1/2 has the slanty intercooler and the 4 not sure on the 3, has the same as the one you have pictured.

Im pretty sure the coil pack goes to the side on the version 5/6 along with the revised intercooler,(dumpvalve bolts on to it, rather than a pipe connecton.)
It look the same as my engine, mine is a uk calssic version4 MY98.

 

With the coil pack in the middle of the engine it makes it a phase 1.5, as in 97/98 cars, 99/00 cars had the coil pack to one side (rhs when you look into the engine).

Tony

 

Ok, this is a pic of a phase 1 engine (its on there somewhere )

Subaru : Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000 UK

Your phase 1.5
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...3032009326.jpg

Phase 2 (also in there somewhere)

Subaru : UK Turbo 2000 AWD 1999

Tony

 

WRX engine is the same as a UK one
Which is stronger? well supposedly the CDB ones (92-early 94) but the internals are what counts, so the STI engines will be the stronger, new age ones are much better (STI) but doubt there is much in it with the classics.

Tony

 

You a 97 R reg like mine? (facelift bonnet and headlights but early dash??) Looking at your pic, I'd say it is more than likely the correct engine for the year. As said above its a phase 1.5 engine. Its identical to mine BTW!!

 

Not unless they have changed the engine number on the V5, you can check that to see if the engine has been changed, otherwise its a phase 1, phase 1.5 or phase 2 engine

Tony

 

Bear in mind the engine could have had a replacment short block (or long engine) from a different year car and still retain all the original ancilaries, inlet and heads etc. Therfore it could look no different to the original.

Need the engine numbers really (although even then that won't tell you if its been rebuilt with a reground crank, or forged pistons etc).