dan100381

Hi
I have been on here for some time now but never posted as I thought I wasnt worthy of posting if i didnt own a scooby, but now I do!!

Now the proud owner of a W reg Impreza

Has a few mods, Scorpian CAT back exhaust, lexus lights, bailey DV, and A huge K&N which I will be putting back to standard as I have heard that these can cause damage to the engine?

One question for you, this is an RB5 model. What does that mean?? Is this a good thing?

I am good friends with Ian W on here and want to thank him for all his help with finding me a nice scooby

pauld37

Welcome to SN, enjoy your scoob. The RB in RB5 stands for Richard Burns, not sure about the 5 though

pauld37

.........oh, and the link doesn't work

STI_V2

Hi mate and welcome to SN.

Enjoy your car....here are some more info on RB5 (courtesy of www.sidc.co.uk)

RB5

To celebrate Richard Burns' first year in the Subaru World Rally Team, the RB5 (5 was the number Richard used during the 1999 WRC championship) was launched to critical acclaim by the press. 444 examples of this car were made available to the general public. A "WR Sport" version of the car was available at extra cost, specified at delivery time by the first owner.

* Blue Steel metallic paintwork
* Fully colour-coded exterior (mirrors, door handles, skirts and driving lamp covers)
* Blue 'Alcantara' and suede-effect interior trim, with black 'jersey' surround on seats
* Special graphite trim for the centre console
* Air conditioning
* Unique titanium/pewter coloured 17in, 6 spoke Speedline alloy wheels with Pirelli 'P Zero' 205/45 ZR17 tyres
* PIAA front driving light conversion
* Prodrive quickshift
* Roof-mounted map reading lamps
* RB5 side and rear decals (and also on driving light covers)
* RB5 embossed carpet mats
* RB5 interior-mounted, numbered plaque "Limited Edition" only 444 availabl
* On the road price: £24,995


WR Sport Performance Package

Prodrive High wing (similar to the new STi 5 but with the brake light on the wing rather than boot lid)
Prodrive Performance pack, consiting of Prodrive ECU, exhaust and revised intercooler piping.
On the road price: £27,500

dan100381

thanks for the info....
There is a SIDC sticker on the back window so i guess it was owned by someone on there.

What sort of BHP should i be pushing out then? Sorry for all the questions!!

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Hello and welcome.

Congrats on your purchase, the RB5 is a very nice special edition.

A few words of advice: Loose the DV, completely pointless, rather annoying after a while and IIRC may damage your engine. Same goes for the K&N induction kit. MY99 and MY00 Scoobies have rather fragile MAfs that can be damaged by induction kits. Dodgy Maf = wrong fuelng, wrong fueling = Det, Det = engine rebuild!

Other than that, look after it and it'll give you years of reliable service!

All the best and enjoy!

NS04

MattW

oh and lose the Lexus lights too, very chavvy!!!

I don't have an Impreza, but hello anyway!!!

Maylee

Hey there ...x



Mx

dan100381

yeah I previously owned a Calibra turbo which was running 260 bhp and they didnt like the K&N either. I need to get hold of a standard airbox from somewhere. Im sure I will find one on ebay.

Are the DV not liked by the scoobies then? I thought they helped the lifespan of the turbo?

Anyway thanks for all the advice, i want the scooby to have a nice long life.
Im suprised how friendly all you scooby drivers are, seen two others today both of which have given me a wave!!!

Cheers

Dan

IanW

No DAN its not an RB5

Give me a shout over the weekend and i'll give it a oce over with you and let you know whats what. I may even lend you a set of decent rear lights

Standard MY00 Impreza is 215BHP

dan100381

I realise that now looking at the spec on one. The garage I brought the car from put the wrong V5 in with the rest of the Docs!!!! I have a green slip for an RB5

Im off to the DVLA today to sort it all out!!