ok guys what version is best for tunning i no of the v5-6 maf limits the power etc:

 

think the v3 has the best heads and possibly block but could be way wrong, sure someone in the know will be a long soon, where mr burns when you need him

 

v5 and v6 have got the stronger gearboxes, you can ecutek the car as well so no need for seperate ecu, heads on the v5 v6 are also good, seen 470 on standard heads

 

V1 and V2 come with closed deck blocked don't they?

Thanks
Sam

 

Best version of the type r would the subaru impreza wrx sti version 6 wrc limited, to give it its full title lol

 

Tuning to what? Power or handling?
To be honest, at the age they are now, I'd be more interested in the condition rather than which version it was.

If it is a ballistic missile you are looking for, get a type ra!

 

The 5 & 6 have the best engines out of the classics, the original STI has a CDB but then again has naff internals.... but since the Type R didnt start until the version 3 (deemed at the time to be the best engine subaru had produced, later bettered by the 5&6), it would still be the 5 & 6.

Tony

 

and the words of wisdom are right here.

 

banny can i ask why?

 

Sti version 3 type r. Awesome car.strong engine. Close ratio box.one of the meanest scoobs out of the box

 

ok guys v3-4 is this the one i should be on the hunt for?

 

Version 5 and 6 were better, more tunable engines and stronger gearboxes.

Tony

 

No, the as I have said, the 5 & 6 are better than the 3 or 4 (also the 5 and 6 have mappable ecu's, the 3 and 4 dont, and the myth that the 3 was the best engine, pfffft, codswallop).

Tony

 

Tony can you explain why banny says the v6 wrc v-limited are the best?

 

It also has the benefit of the sti 2.25 lock to lock rack, roof vent and all the usual type r extras.

 

Wont matter on the version 6 anyway, all the type R's had quick rack on that version a v limited on a 5 has quick rack but a standard 5 type R only has a fast rack

Tony

 

ive got a quick rack on my 5 and no roof vent

 

Then its been fitted after it came out of the factory, probably an old STI RA quick rack, not standard on version 5's unless its a limited (I know, I own a version 5 STI Type R and an MY03 Spec C limited )

Tony

 

The version three stuck in my head cos it was one of the very few times that when it was put back to back test against the evo it came out on topt.

 

good thing I bought this baby then aye Tony

 

right thoughts on this please

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2084855.htm

 

very nice jamie you gone of the idea of a newage again and bk to the classics

 

just keeping options open wayne i;am going to put a phone call there way today there is also a v7 type ra in white on ph i,am really considering looking at cheers

this one is just up the road from me

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2285250.htm

 

By Version 7 RA do you mean the Bug RA...............the one they dropped out of the line-up after a short while ??

Shaun

 

Intercooler isn't any kind of " UPRATED OEM STAGE 2 TOP MOUNT INTERCOOLER WILL SUPPORT 400 BHP" Its not even a V5 STi intercooler, looks more like the V3/4 one

Great looking car though, sorry if ive been pick just when i spot stuff like that, i start to wonder what else is "as described"

Edit: Hasnt got a baileys BOV either?? Maybe old pictures of the engine??

 

please keep the comments flowing as i dont want my money spent on a piece of crap what i don,t like about the bug ra is those wheels

 

Ps by no means saying its a crap car, it looks stunning and in the pics you can see alot has been spent.

The other thing that would put me off, as with any classic, is it hasnt been rebuilt yet. IMO ticking time bomb unless you have funds to allow for an inevitable rebuild? I say inevitable loosely, but if i bought another classic i would want a one that had been rebuilt by the likes of SC, API, etc etc.

Plus i just noticed the price

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2285250.htm

Bug RA was a bit lukewarm and didn't sell well or last long. It was withdrawn and the "Race Altered" moniker never re-appeared.

Subaru retired to lick it's wounds and came up with the Spec C.............. and never looked back

Shaun

 

V3 heads on my car

TX.

 

Version 3 heads had the "hottest" cams of the classics IIRC, having said that I'm on the lookout for some Ver 5/6 heads for my 2.5 conversion

Shaun