Shortyturbo

ive been looking at the wrx, i see they go from 240bhp to 260bhp then 280bhp.
are all these engines the same but just a different map on the ecu?

Mother Theresa

The WRX engines do vary across the years but not by alot; the bracing around the cylinders has increased so more modern ones can take higher boost pressures. WRX powers do start at around 210 - 225 in standard form so higher figures than this have probably been modifed. You can get 280 on standard turbo etc so it may just have been the map that has been changed though other bits may also have been changed (exhaust, filter etc).

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

not quite true, the earlier cars actually allegedly had stronger blocks (closed deck) which meant there was less chance of cylinder distortion. As the cars were developed, the ecu maps were changed allowing higher boost etc and along with other changes like cylinder heads, possibly cam profiles and injectors, these have given the different power outputs through the years.

Shorty, if you are in the process of getting a car be careful especially of the autotrader, there are a lot of wrx cars advertised as 280ps models when in fact they are probably only 240ps

Peanuts

iTrader: (15)

you should also keep a bloody close eye out when looking at RA's that they still have the cdb in place

Ive seen three now that have odb without the owner knowing it, no names no pack drill

Shortyturbo

cdb?
odb?


if anyone sees any half decent ones for below 4000 give me a shout

Shortyturbo

ah! closed and open deck.

dont get too technical, im new too the scoob.
looking for a wrx in the north east if anyone has anything

scoobfan

All WRX variants have the same engine, but different ECU's to go with the different turbos's used (td04 & tdo5), hence the reason for varying power outputs.

The engines differ on the STI versions, these have stronger internals and the engine has been blue printed.

Rob