Have an aquaintance that owns what he believes is an sti impreza on an n plate it has no roof vent and no dccd but a red inlet manifold albeit flaking paint,the problem is he wants to sell it but cannot fathom which model it really is,could somebody please let me know if off these details what it may be?

chassis code gc8-****** .................no letters after the gc8 just a dash plus 6 figures
also states e gc8
engine type ej20gdw5pe
trans ty752vb4aa

any help greatly accepted
cheers steve

 

check out

http://www.sidc.co.uk/faq.htm

 

had a look but can't find the info l require,cheers though steve

 

The 7 digit "applied model" code found on the vehicle identification plate inside the engine bay is decoded in the following way.


Series code G=Impreza S=Forester B=Legacy etc.
Body type F=Wagon C=Sedan
Engine type 8=2.0L Turbo
Year code A=MY93 B=MY94 C=MY95&96 D=MY97 (facelift) E=MY98 F=MY99 G=MY00
Number of doors 2=2 door coupe 4=4 door saloon 5=5 door wagon/hatch
Model type 8=WRX 7=RA type E=Sti D=Sti Type R & RA
Transmission D=5 Speed Manual AWD P=4 Speed Automatic AWD

 

Try this:

http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/wrx.html

It looks like your car may possibly be an STI version 2 555.

 

as stated surely it should have a roof vent and switchable centre diff also to reply to the other post the chassis code only states gc8 then dash no letter and 6 numerical figures???????????
cannot figure it out
steve

 

i'm gonna presume its an import, i was looking at a sti v2 about the same age which was a standard sti but had a roof vent and was the same colour as a 555. There seems to be a bit of difference on some imports.

 

bttt,come on somebody must be able to shed some light on it????????

 

bttt

 

sounds like a sti v 2 gc8c4ed on that same is also the 555, i think your also reading the applied model code , not the chasis code,???though, not 100% sure