scottishtaffy

im still here and still have my old ra too. tho i am not posting as much

the hks is a brilliant one but expensive. me personaly love the twin trumpet turbo smart mega sonic bov.. up there with the hks plus very adjustable to your needs and about half the cost of a genuine hks

its not what i want lol its more of what its worth. i know i wont get back what ive put in to it just wondered what the value is

i am a member on there already but thought i would try a non biased approach first lol

just out of curiosity . are early type ra's going up in value? been toying with the idea of selling mine for a while tho there is a great sentimental value to me in this car but also told genuine 559 red ra's are very rare. anyone shed some light on this? mine is a my95 wrx type ra in 559 red i love the car to bits and its was my first scooby too but not sure wether to sell her and get something else. just to add mine is in the middle of being rebuilt as we speak....... a year in and think im just over half way now..... just after some outside thoughts on the ra's tho

yeah. just had update on the engine for the ra but will start a new thread on that subject

well as some may know my ra rebuild has turned into a bit of a farse . what started as a 6 mth project is now into its 14 mth and still not finished. this is the first yr in 26 yrs of driving ive not had a car on the road or done meets or shows. after the latest debarkle with a so called ' rebuilt bottom end ' failing on me ive given up setting a time frame to finish the ra. plus have now decided that the way ra prices are going up in price and mine being a rare 559 original red one that im now going to put the body back to normal size and just slightly mod it. in the meantime ive picked up this........... uk 2000 stripped for track use and some back wood rallying. got it for a steal and goes like stink. 6 mths test still left on it . new coilovers all round . brakes disc and goodridge hoses. this is jus a pure toy lol. love it too bits plus gives me some breathing space to do the ra right

tough one this. i like a pimped up wagon. they look good so if i was going to do one i would look for something like yours to start with. others will want some thing already done. you are , however , right on the ' getting thin on the ground ' bit. ive noticed this last year that classics are coming up in value for good ones as so many are being broken now. as a rule i look on ebay to see what price range they go for. then work out an average for a price for yours. are you wanting to get another scooby with more power? are you just wanting to seel to get something completly different? if you like the car then keep it if its been good to you as like you say i think they will come to be an investment in a few years more

there was one at the colin mcrea weekend at knockhill. it was on a garage tall set up with a couple on brand new br and new sti. i will see if i can find the pic. they sell all kinds of performance stuff

anyone going down/up to this?

right on the fling side of mthings as dave cant do it i said i would have abash and think it will be the first weekend of june or laat one in may. nothing definit yet tho but will keep all posted on dates as soon as i have numbers of who is going

i will be there too

happy xmas everyone. got my type ra prezzie sorted for the new year already. xmas jumpers, sock or deodarant . give me car stuff

welcome along bud. nice looking motor. im not far from you and work in aberdeen. which barrats place are you in as that looks like the ones at bridge of don, but then again a lot of the sites look simular lol.. hope to see you at some of the meets. taff

my list so far..... get rearshocks sorted, trouble finding replacement ones, fit new ecu, injectors and pump for mapping and now fix front kit after car slid into the back of the house on black ice in the drive after i parked it. then sat in the house and heard the thump and even with handbrake on it slid off itself!! not a happy bunny

hellooooooo what motor have you got and wher you from? more in fo lol

welcome along bud. if you look down the outer sides of the manifold where it bolts to the head you should be able to see the fuel rail. with 2 injectors on the left and 2 on the right side.just below the injector plug you should see the color of the plastic moulding of the injector. grey =330/380 , standard , yellow = 440s . red ish ones are 550s. think pinks are 800 cc injectors. not sure about the rest of the color range. ecu? lift the carpet back in the passengers footwell and the is a metal plate with 10mm bolt heads. remove these and lift it out and the ecu is in behind the plate. , eg= 2c, z4, z5 or some code on it on a sticker. tho these are standard ecus for imprezas it might be something like a esl daughter board in side in which you wont know untill you take ecu apart. or it may have something like an apexi power fc sticker on it meaning a apexi ecu which is mappable. some of the standard ecu cant be mapped so need the like of a esl daughter board which is a extra circuit board added on top of the ecu board.. if you can get it to a rolling road session some where they could also tell you what set up it has plus give you a dyno printout of the power output. hope this helps

go for it dave. even the mrs love them in mine now.

im with ccrien. i just paid for it so its staying on.

seen the pics on face book. looks real nice.. she reckons she might be able to keep up with ' the plow ' now. bless her cotton socks. does that mean she driving next yrs fling in it dave?

mmmm not sure about these equal lenght jobs. after all its the burble that makes a scooby. well for me any way lol. let us know how ou get on chris

big thank to my belinda for finding my walbro fuel pump in the bottom of a basket in the kitchen. also thanks to scot for tagging me in a post about a esl and thanks to dave for said esl. im now good to go for the full tweek and remap now. once i remember where i put the 550s now....... only kidding they are in my man cave safe. one very happ bunny at the mo and one delirious one the start of next month once its actually been mapped

next week hopefully or maybe the week after. once i pay last half. and in other news. i, or should i say my mrs, has found my walbro too. so once i get the esl im good to go. woohoo

due to spending fuel money on a esl for my ra i wont be able to make it. tho its sacreficed for a good reason. now i have found and managed to buy an esl i can finally get mine mapped . whoop whoop. so hopefully get down to the next track day and get some track time .