MRSIMPSON

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How can you tell if your car is a v4 sti or v5 and what are the differences?

My vin starts with JF1GF8KD...

New to classics, so any help appreciated.

richiewong

Don't bother with the vin, look at the plate on the near side front strut. It'll have your model code which should start GC8.
Check here: http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.php/SidcFaq/SidcFaq

TonyBurns

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As richie said, you need the applied model code on the vin plate, will have transmission, model, option and paint code (plus engine code etc).
Thats the best way to tell, other ways are steering wheel, version 5's have a nice shiny momo centre cap, on a v4 its pressed and black in the steering wheel, v4 is a phase 1.5 engine with the coil pack centre of the engine inlet, in a v5 its offset to the right when looking in.

Tony

MRSIMPSON

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Thanks fellas, the coil pack is in the centre so I guess it's a MY98.

The model number is GF8FK8D.

BLACK V5

That looks like a uk code so its not any type of sti version as there import only. Sti would end in ED.

MRSIMPSON

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Sorry my mistake, I was really trying to find out if it was a MY98 or MY99, as I've heard that you can't map the ECU on a MY98?

Midlife......

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MY89 started in September 1988............ It's the way the Japs did it LOL


Shaun