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I'm told the car is a 1993 JDM WRX with an Sti engine fitted. When were the first STI's? 1995 v3?
You have to buy it as if it had a standard engine. Unless the owner can prove its had an engine swap then it adds no value.
I would take it with a pinch of salt. Its not the first time I've heard sellers say 'yea its got an sti engine mate' or 'my mate works for prodrive and built it for me'.
99% of the time its BS.
First STI appeared in early 94 and was based on a wrx which was taken off the production line and modified.
I would guess the one in the pic is just a standard engine with a painted manifold and along the line somewhere someone has thought the red manifold indicates an STI motor.
Last edited by MattyB1983; 26 June 2013 at 01:35 PM.
As long as it runs tidy it makes **** all difference for the year of car It's ODB if it's a V2 and that's about as exciting as it gets for the STi lump You may well have had a CDB in the WRX being a 93 and if the STi is a V1 that may also have been a CDB. However if the Mani is off the new engine the Redtop only came on the V2's IIRC.
My 95 WRX and STi were modified to the same spec and it made no difference at 320 bhp what engine was underneath