hoagie

Hi.

I spotted a nice MY97 in Japan and now im thinking about buying it.

Does anybody have an idea where to find some Technical Specs about it?

It's hard to find anything thats helpful in the Subaru Model and MY jungle.

Are there any common problems with a MY97 WRX ?

Which engine and transmission is fitted compared with a STI 3 or 4 Model.?

Why the car comes with 280PS? I think its not just increased boost pressure and other ECU/Fuel mapping?

I want to find out more about it before i buy. I hope you'll understand.

Thanks!!!

hoagie

Uppppp

rbaz

iTrader: (1)

Look here
Eta Tauri Site Impreza Reference - WRX Frenzy

And here Which Car is a WRX STi

These sites show various power ratings for cars think it’s due to a gentleman’s agreement in Japan saying they will not produce cars over 280ps but some are actually higher. Some say STIs that year closer to 300ps.

If you can afford it (and the insurance) go for an STI much better spec car

hoagie

Hi

I allready know these pages. Im looking for some other informations like.

Which Turbo is fitted ?
Which remap opportunities do i have?
Which ECU is it?
Why the MY97 Models have 280Ps??

Such things i would like to know

How is the performance compardes with other MY? MY93 for example. ( which i owned before )

Or are there any common technical faults??

Hope you understand what i mean.

Thanks!

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

Remap will require new ecu
turbo is vf22 iirc
compared to the 93wrx they will be slightly quicker

hoagie

Is it bigger compared with MY-96 TD05 Turbos?
What about the brakes??? 4pot or 2pot?

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

brakes are still the crappy 2 pots (think they were only uprated on the last few years of the wrx)
Can't help with the turbo size i'm afraid

hoagie

2pot with factory 280PS. Thats bull****....

I think the vf22 is bigger. Or why does the MY97 have 280PS??

myblackwrx

iTrader: (1)

the STI got the 4 pots way before the wrx and in 1999 they were introduced on the wrx iirc

280ps was a gentlemans agreement so Subaru officially rated it at 280ps ,fuelling,timing and boost levels were altered to reach this target

StickyMicky

i have one

i was doing 4.9 0-60 times with a cat back exhaust and a panel filter 6 years ago

comes with a lot of STI parts on it, i would recommend one over the sti as you get the performance without the extra cost

mine pissed all over 93wrx`s and came with 260lbft when we rolling roaded it

despite what you might think, 2 pots can be fine for average road use with decent pads, although bigger brakes are a good option, most people upgrade when the 2 pots are not working properlly

i upgraded after 5 years!!??!! because my wheel bearing collapsed and shagged the front calliper the 2 pots would have stopped on the car otherwise, most of my driving was on the way to work or motorway stuff, living by twisty roads might be different

car comes with the bigger sti/22b 90mm maf, airbox, 440`s etc etc usually come with a midlevel spoiler and i have only ever seen 1 car without the "sti" rear lights

true performance bargain nowadays, although i paid close to 9k for mine years ago

StickyMicky

ps. you also get the sti gearbox which helps things along nicely

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

I have one too and to be honest I dont have a problem with the brakes allbeit with upgraded disks and pads all round they are fine for fast road driving. Mine is standard bodywise with none sti rear lights and low level rear spoiler. As previously mention you can't map the standard ecu unfortunately.