I have one....rubbish or okay!? I have no idea...!!

 

z5 is from a 1995/96 wrx RA rated at 260ps think the redline is 7500rpm instead of 7000rpm

 

Yep,thats what my 95 RA has,with the 7500 red line.

 

hmmm...yea 7500rpm...so how do I tell if its not the original? Or (sounds stoopid now!) how would i tell if the car is a wrx ra?

 

Does it rev to 7500? As the standard WRX red's at 7000. It's likley the old owner fitted the Z5 for the more aggresive map. If you did have an RA,the engine would have a 5th injector on top of the inlet manifold,just in front of the throttle body.

 

Easy way to check is here Which Car is a WRX STi and check the applied code for what it should be but also check what mit has said for physical proof.

 

If its the car in your profile then its not an RA.

 

Did they ever make a silver RA? Im pretty sure the car you have i almost bought myself,would have been round December time. You say you've had a head gasket problem?

 

yea... Its the one in view my scooby...but it has had a respray, but the original colour was silver. It doesnt have the 5th injector, so it must have had the Z5 added as you said. The head gasket problem, yes, well it was brought to light around a month after I bought it. Its nearly ready to go back together now! So you say you might have looked at it in december!? Where abouts?

 

but yes..it does rev to 7500rpm too...

 

I saw it on ebay,i was set to go have a look,but he had a lot of interest in the car,as it looks very smart with the wheels and face lift.He re-listed it and added a grand to the price,but was still a fair price.