it made me laugh when i come accross a subaru wrx estate on ebay which as far as the bloke has said has got no mods
can someone please tell me where this power button is on my scoob i have looked everywhere, under the dash the glove box, in the ash tray and i cant find it? lol

 

its the mute button for the mrs so she dont complain when ya put ya foot down

 

yer, i installed one of those a while back. works a treat! also know as the stereo! lol

 

Think someone was on the wacky backy when they made that add!

 

the power button is actually on the auto box models,you press the button on the side of the selector and the box changes to power mode,it then changes gear a lot faster,it does exist

 

lol does 280bhp on a standard wrx auto exist too with no mods?

yer i know the power button exists on the auto, i just embarresingly looked it up after this post, but still! lol i thought it was funny! doh!

 

Think the early auto WRX's were "only" 220bhp, later ones I'm not 100% on but doubtful 280bhp.

 

Thats STi territory!

 

email sent

 

Haha Here we go!

 

You in the market for another one then?

 

lolz

 

Lol

 

"comes with unique number plate perfect for a scooby (m418 ubu)"

Hahaha. Top ****, very rare!

 

always looking!!

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-SUBAR...ht_1056wt_1139

it does very well on petrol to say its 2L my new car (vw sharan 7 seater) uses twice as much as the scooby!

is it the rare v8 sharan then???

an automatic turbo impreza, it just says economy driving to me! at least 65 mpg lol

 

That's quite modest, most eBay Scoobys are 350+bhp with just a back box and an induction kit.

 

My classic wagon is automatic, it was totally std when i bought it and in std form they are rated @ 208hp. As forementioned they do indeed have a power mode which totally changes the way the gearbox operates (excellent bit of kit if you ask me), the auto's can also be used manually and come winter time they also have a hold function for specific gear holding from a standstill on ice and snow (puts any manual to shame especially on slopes). They also have the availability to manually lock the centre diff to 50/50 torque split, normally 45F/55R (impreza auto's have vtd centre diff). Obviously mine is no longer std and is quite modified under the bonnet and now produces 295hp/251lbft but if the car quoted by the op is std and unmodified then no way is it 280hp.

 

My manual has a power putton. Its on the floor on the drivers side, next to the brake pedal somewhere if I remember right?

 

button.

I'm an idiot.

 

"(puts any manual to shame especially on slopes)"

hahaha .... nice one rogos .... your funny!

 

yes i think they all had that one fitted as std .

 

Tempted to set the alarm for 2:00am and phone to see if he will take £500 for it

Shaun

 

No seriously put it next to a manual on an uphill climb on ice and snow, you'll see what i mean. A lot of other scoob owners in my local club have argue'd this with me and the best way for me to show the difference is to do a side by side pull away, its because of the torque converter dellivers the power very consistently and smoother than a manual. Viscous couplings don't shudder or ****** like a direct drive manuall clutch, so the difference in traction between the two in bad weather is night and day.

 

I only paid £600 for mine

 

ok, my apologies, youve got a point there!

i misread your post!

 

+1 when you lock the centre diff by inserting a fuse under the bonnet ,it totally transforms the way the car drives in the snow .
Last week i completed my 4th td04 to td05 conversion for an auto wrx ,and with the 6K ecu,full decat with vortex ,walbro fuel pump, 440 injectors, & induction kit the car is pretty damn close to 300 bhp.
All classic auto's have the power button which allows you to remain in the gears longer before changing up,but i prefer to hold it in gear manually and change when i feel the need to change.

 

No worries just trying to put some info out showing some differences between the two types, not slagging manuals down at all as they have there advantages too.

 

I tell you what, its really suprising how much difference fitting a td05 makes. I am running a genuine cdb sti ra engine which i built with a td05h, 7k ecu, syms equal length headers (very expensive), hks (maff killer) ind kit, bailey dv, home made 3" straight through exhaust to rear silencer-cobra, walbro pump, sytec fuel filter (high flow). Still on the grey 380 injectors tho so its at its limit on power and the afr is getting close to dangerous, in the real world i need to get some 440's and an esl from jolly to make the most from it all but funds need to be replenished first (god i wish i was rich). I know exactly what you mean about holding it in gear, its easy to forget its auto + i love the pops and bangs on lift off and left foot braking is so much easier