red top
 

sorry guys i am just wondering in some adverts it states that the car has a redtop engine, can someone please explain what this is? what are the advantages? or do all classic sti's have the redtop engine

id be guessing the 'red top' refers in this case to the red painted inlet manifold found on all STi models, classic and new age

'Red-Top' refers to an STI engine.
The inlet manifold is painted red on these engines, hense the 'Red-Top'.
This was on sti's from MY97 onwards (sept 96).
The sti's before this just had the normal 'steel' colour manifold.

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From what i know all STi's have the manifold painted red, which can flake off after timer due to the high temperature, however if you are buying an STi or a Limited Edition model make sure you check the 'Applied Model' code which can be found on the SIDC website in the FAQ.

An STi has hardwearing internals among with extra goodies i.e. quickshift, ic water injection spray, lightweight components etc.

guys what are the power difference between the 96/96 wrx and the sti?

All listed here in PS

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

1 PS = 0.9863 BHP

1996 STI V2 275 PS: 1996 WRX 260PS.