Please can anyone tell me if there is a significant difference in gearing between '93 import and '99 UK turbo?

I might be buying a '93 for the wife, but I wouldnt want her to 'suffer' driving to and fro work with high revs (and noise) on the motorway bit.

Thanks in advance.

 

Lets just say that 70 mph is going to be around 3300 rpm. Its that bad..

 

So what is a '99 doing at 70mph?

I cant remember what it does revs wise (sorry) but its so fast I have to watch the road

Seriously, is it much lower geared?

 

Very mate. When I was cruising with Rich and Steve, they were only putting along at 3500 rpm. I on the other hand, was struggling to keep up with them at 5000 rpm. You can guess what speed I was doing..

 

Are you saying that at 3500rpm in a uk is 5000rpm in a wrx '93?

Or am I just a little dim ?

 

Basically yeah. And they wonder why I couldn't keep up. Especially since I was running on fumes that day at the end of our journey.

 

Mmmmm, thats a bit too low geared, praps I wont be getting one!

 

But then again, it could be because these guys were cruising at 120 mph!

 

Is that all?

 

I'd like to keep my license. You won't believe how many times my radar detector went mad on that day. Add to the fact that the stupid 911 boxed me in, yada yada, excuse, excuses...

 

not the 911 again katana, you told half of santa pod already

christ MD, two scoobs and a brand new motor for mole.......giz a job

chris

 

Chris, no no no no no....youve got it all wrong!

I'm skint!

My mum used to say (and still does), "you'll never have a penny all the time you've got a hole in your ****!".

Well I reckon shes about right

 

4000rpm in top is about 90 mph about 10 mph less than a uk car , so not that much lower unless you go for the RA version .
Hope that helps Dave

 

Dave, thanks for that...I will test drive the car on Monday and see how it goes.

 

Not being funny, but my 93WRX does 4500rpm at 90mph ! Roughly 3500 at 70mph ...pulls quicker and harder than a UK model of course at that speed...crazy for overtaking people doing 70mph !

 

Yeah, there are 'two sets' of ratios for that year on wrx, I have been reading up.

That doesnt include RA etc.

 

Spence, you are correctish. Do you think our engines can keep a constant velocity of 130 mph? Not to mention the 911 and my radar detector going off ain't it ChrisD...

edit ~ dad, the gearing is worse on an RA btw...

[Edited by Katana - 7/21/2002 7:39:54 PM]

 

Correctish?? Which bit?!!

Well 130 ish is around 6500rpm so although I'd probably say yes I reckon 93wrx engines on 98ron could cope, I wouldn't want to do it having heard the rumours about poeple on autobahns who drive on the red line for a while and get engine go bye bye problems.. ! !

6500 is a bit close to bone for me although I;ve wound it round to 7000rpm (140mph ish) a couple of times for a short time though. Wouldn't cruise at 130 myself though I'm sure it'd handle it cos it isn't quite cruising at 7000. I think real damage is cruising at 7000rpm !

Who knows though. I wouldn't risk it for very long though I know that! The beast is too damn good to risk

 

Well, 70 for me is 3300 whereas yours is 3500. Maybe our speedos are not accurate. Anyway, please tell this to TurboSteve, Rich a and Chris_D on why I couldn't keep up with them on that day. We're in the same boat...

 

katana....

yeh the slow boat

 

Hmm, the only way for me to redeem myself is to get a 12s time in Santa Pod right?

 

i'm sure you will.....

just had my defi gauges fitted at scoobymania yesterday,nice...but on way home i was following another scoob and my boost gauge went up to 1.4 and holding,in third it hits 1.3 and holds.....spoke to scoobymania and they said its equates to just under 20psi...doesn't sound to good to me

 

Cool! How much was it in total including the pods?

 

katana....

don't think running just under 20psi is cool....

about £500 inc vat and lab....very rough estimate

 

Rich, I'm running 21 psi now.