classic impreza sti without brembo's?

[pidsy]

would that be right?

looked at one on saturday being sold as an STI but i have my doubts. it did have the STI interior but standard 4-pot brakes. it had an FMIC so i couldnt tell by the intercooler and the turbo didnt look big enough to be a TD05.

up for £2950 which seemed steep for an N-reg.

[BerksJack]

pidsy said:

would that be right?

looked at one on saturday being sold as an STI but i have my doubts. it did have the STI interior but standard 4-pot brakes. it had an FMIC so i couldnt tell by the intercooler and the turbo didnt look big enough to be a TD05.

up for £2950 which seemed steep for an N-reg.

Yep that's correct mate, the brembos were only added to the newage STI's.

The 'Subaru' embossed 4 pots are now standard on the newage wrxs

[BerksJack]

If your having doubts about it being a genuine STI, ask the seller for the engine code and check against that

[Marf]

Engine and chassis codes is what you want

[5paul5]

The standard n reg Sti i had did not even have 4 pots !

[5paul5]

It should have the intercooler water spray if its a genuine Sti, it could have been aftermarket fitted of course.

[pidsy]

Cheers guys!

It seems the ebay ad has now been changed to -

"mint wrx with STI upgrades"

Cheeky sod.

[RESSE]

The 7 digit "applied model" code found on the vehicle identification plate inside the engine bay is decoded in the following way:

1.Series code G=Impreza S=Forester B=Legacy etc.

2.Body type F=Wagon C=Sedan

3.Engine type 8=2.0L Turbo

4.Year code A=MY93 B=MY94 C=MY95&96 D=MY97 (facelift) E=MY98 F=MY99 G=MY00

5.Number of doors 2=2 door coupe 4=4 door saloon 5=5 door wagon/hatch

6.Model type 8=WRX 7=RA type E=Sti D=Sti Type R & RA

7.Transmission D=5 Speed Manual AWD P=4 Speed Automatic AWD

Applied Model:
WRX
GC8B48P, GC8B48D, GF8B58P, GC8C48D, GF8C58D, GF8C58P, GC8C48D,
GC8D48D, GF8D58D, GF8D58P.

WRX (STi Version)
GC8B48D, GC8C47D, GC8C4ED, GC8C4ED, GC8C4DD, GC8C4DD,
GF8C58D, GF8C58D, GC8D4ED, GC8D4ED, GF8D5ED, GF8D5ED.

[pidsy]

Thanks for that!

I'll be using that from now on.

[5paul5]

Lots of cars for sale as Sti,s when clearly their not !