Mr Carr

Been saving for ages and finally afford a wrx !im looking at a UK 300 with a jdm sti dropped in but the car has a mis fire at 50 mph !does this sound a big problem , please help thanks

madmarx

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Is the engine light on or does it flash when the car misfires ?

Turbo Tez

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I wouldn't touch any unless it's running perfectly or priced as a project. A miss fire could be a 50 quid fix or a 5k nightmare.

Mr Carr

Not to my knowledge will check though ,if so is this a big no no ?

Turbo Tez

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Just seen your other post. 4 grand is pretty close to bugeye sti money. I'd pay a bit more and get an sti if I were you

Mr Carr

Cheers for the info ,think i might look at another instead ,shame though the rest of the car is spottless and cheap insurance too !but dont wont a problem car ! thanks

sonic93

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listen to turbo tez get a bug sti wrx be waste of time if u ever wanna put power through it to. better everything brakes ,suspention,gearbox ,engine loads diff

ilogikal1

Only if it's an undeclared swap, which would invalidate any insurance anyway. If it's declared, you'll be paying for a modified UK300 which will be as much, if not more, than an STi anyway I would have thought.

Mr Carr

Yeah your right its undeclared going leave it alone and save a bit more cash for a sti bug !

bigsinky

pat yourself on the back. you made the right choice. Always the STI FTW.

Midlife......

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UK300 was a WRX derivative so not sure how it's ECU and mechanicals drive the ap STi AVCS unless the heads have been changed.........

I'd personally look at another car.

Shaun

shorty87

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I recently brought a WRX to fix up and later found out it has an STi lump and ECU, i didn't pay very much for it so have put money into brakes/handling and a few other bits and pieces, so if it's top money then I'd say go for an STi through and through as with my car it was necessary to upgrade things to cope with the extra power the STi engine delivers, and the parts don't come cheap!!

Kirstiestar

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A misfire on mine just cost me a small fortune to sort out! Keep looking and find another one

alcazar

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No cheap insurance once you declare the mods, which you WERE going to do, of course?