Imprezza sti

[FlickingTheVeeS]

Guys i have been looking for the link/website where you can put in chassis numbers to find out exactly which model you have. I have just bought a wrx sti(97 r reg) no.289/555 got all the normal stuff roof hatch, embroided seats, alloy bonnets, red top. but the log book says its a LX? anyone got any idea what numbers I should have? ej20 ?????

Any help will be much appreciated

Jim

Edited by FlickingTheVeeS on Wednesday 25th August 11:42

[GravelBen]

The 'applied model code' is probably the most relevant one, should be something like GC8C4DD, that will tell you most about the car. Roof hatch + embroidered seats means its most likely a Type-RA Ltd - does it also have short gearing, adjustable centre diff, and intercooler water spray?

There is a reasonable summary of chassis codes and associated engines/gearboxes here:

http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/wrx.html

And a (partially completed) model code decoder here:

http://www.scoobyprojects.co.uk/technical/appliedm...

Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 25th August 12:15

[FlickingTheVeeS]

Thats excellent Ben, it all matchs up to a wrx sti v-limited ver3 Mod is gc8d4ed 61c don't quite see what the c was at the very end. I think the lx on the log book must be an error when they imported it? It doesn't hav the water spray or var diff control but it does have the lighter pannels bonnet etc. It does feel like a short shift but i am not 100%.

The main thing which attracted me to the car is it is completely standard don't think i found another one on the web with a standard air filter.

Was also amazed how quick the car is over the normal wrx the pull in 5th from 80 and above is awsome.

Anyway i am offically a sti owner, pleased to meet you all!

Jim

[markCSC]

The LX models were front-wheel drive, and powered by a 1.6-litre engine.
A lot of WRX and Sti's where imported as LX's for some reason. It's quite common

[rb5230]

FlickingTheVeeS said:

It doesn't hav the water spray or var diff control but it does have the lighter pannels bonnet etc.

surely that would make it a wrx type-ra, and not an sti. dont all sti`s have the dccd?

[dnb]

No. Dccd was not standard on Stis until 2002 or there abouts.

[GravelBen]

All the Sti Type-RAs had DCCD whereas the WRX-RA didn't (lower spec engine too) but theres often misunderstanding about the lightweight shell - AFAIK all turbo Imprezas got the alloy bonnet etc, that doesn't make it an RA. The RA loses extra weight through thinner glass,less soundproofing and who knows what else.

They did make a WRX-RA Ltd as well as STi Ltd and STi-RA V-ltd, but the WRX-RA won't have a redtop engine.

Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 25th August 21:33

[FlickingTheVeeS]

GravelBen said:

All the Sti Type-RAs had DCCD whereas the WRX-RA didn't (lower spec engine too) but theres often misunderstanding about the lightweight shell - AFAIK all turbo Imprezas got the alloy bonnet etc, that doesn't make it an RA. The RA loses extra weight through thinner glass,less soundproofing and who knows what else.

They did make a WRX-RA Ltd as well as STi Ltd and STi-RA V-ltd, but the WRX-RA won't have a redtop engine.

Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 25th August 21:33

Yep i got totally confused too. all i know is when you put the number i got off the car above into that website it all comes out at one the man was selling, wrx sti v-limited , just trying to do some reserch on the history of the car really, i test drove another sti with a water spray but where the spray bottle was is different on the car i bought, will post pics about it because i was curious as to what it does. I thought i read somewhere that the water sprays aren't too much cop anyway, and some people had plumbed them into the windscreen washer jets as extra.

[ScoobieWRX]

dnb said:

No. Dccd was not standard on Stis until 2002 or there abouts.

2005

[dnb]

No. Dccd was not standard on Stis until 2002 or there abouts.

[ScoobieWRX]

There are no UK STi's with DCCD as std until 2005.

ETA: Standard on all newage JDM STi.

Edited by ScoobieWRX on Thursday 26th August 09:53

[GravelBen]

ScoobieWRX said:

There are no UK STi's with DCCD as std until 2005.

They didn't release a regular STi with DCCD until they got it working together with ABS in the Ver.8 STi - 2004 in Japan though I think. The only 2002 STi's to get DCCD were Spec-C (and even then it was still optional, 16" wheel package with DCCD or 17" with Brembos and ABS).

Edited by GravelBen on Thursday 26th August 09:57

[ScoobieWRX]

GravelBen said:

ScoobieWRX said:

There are no UK STi's with DCCD as std until 2005.

They didn't release a regular STi with DCCD until they got it working together with ABS in the Ver.8 STi - 2004 in Japan though I think. The only 2002 STi's to get DCCD were Spec-C (and even then it was still optional, 16" wheel package with DCCD or 17" with Brembos and ABS).

Edited by GravelBen on Thursday 26th August 09:57

Correct about the 2002 Sti's, but as standard on JDM STi's from 2003 V.8. There are plenty of 2003-2004 JDM STi's for sale in the UK and they come with DCCD.

[JollyGrnMonster]

To OP it will have been registered as an lx to get around the crash test certificate not being available at the time so they cheated and would have said it was an lx and hope no one checked in great detail

[japgt]

not all turbo imprezas come with alloy panels, normally only the sti's or the early special editions

[Hol]

Without seeing pictures, it does sound to mr like a wrx-ra.

Version 3 Sti-ra, and type R would have had no abs, manual Dccd and a an intercooler water bottle where the abs manifold would sit.

I had one of the first jdm sti 2003's to be imported. That had auto-dccd that you could operate manually as well.

Alloy bonnets should not have been factory fit to standard wrx and euro spec classic impreza's. But, soo many sti parts have found there way onto cars, fitted by previous owners.

The site you wanted was the FAQ section of Sidc.co.uk. Pm am email address and I'll scan a hard copy of that page to you.
Hol