Subaru WRX questions

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

are they many 2 door WRXs around?? the GC8 ver5 models..
how much is it compared to the 4 doors WRXs..?

can anyone tell me the fuel consumption for those turbo models??
can those NA one be installed wif turbo kits??

anyone tried drifting in one b4?? beside ivan... n his red WRX... :D

lastly.. y is everyone selling their WRXs all of the sudden???

 

[pebbells]

Well 2 doors WRX are mostly kinda "limited"... very hard to find around here. But easily can get from japan or aussie ((scooby freak))...

** Most of GC8 model in malaysia are version 2 or 3 and converted to version 5 or 6...

** Price different not so much between 2 and 4 doors i think...

** Fuel consumption depends on the ecu, tuning and what ever you running under your hood...
As for mine 60 liter last only to 235km and $10 = 35km

** From NA Scooby to turbo kits... not so sure... dont think so anybody done that before... usually people just get the whole engine and transplant it...

** Knowing from subaru research in US and Japan... they said the version 2 till version 5... the handeling of the car more like a rear wheel drive car... i got the artical at home... try to post it up sometime soon...

** about everybody selling their REX i'm not so sure....

Cheers...

 

[abel]

emm wut i hear the GC8 rear wheel power is abt 70% and the front is 30% soo that y alot ppl say drive like rear wheel :)

it's true

 

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

Originally posted by pebbells@Mar 1 2005, 00:26
Well 2 doors WRX are mostly kinda "limited"... very hard to find around here. But easily can get from japan or aussie ((scooby freak))...

** Most of GC8 model in malaysia are version 2 or 3 and converted to version 5 or 6...

** Price different not so much between 2 and 4 doors i think...

** Fuel consumption depends on the ecu, tuning and what ever you running under your hood...
As for mine 60 liter last only to 235km and $10 = 35km

** From NA Scooby to turbo kits... not so sure... dont think so anybody done that before... usually people just get the whole engine and transplant it...

** Knowing from subaru research in US and Japan... they said the version 2 till version 5... the handeling of the car more like a rear wheel drive car... i got the artical at home... try to post it up sometime soon...

** about everybody selling their REX i'm not so sure....

Cheers...

wow thanz.. nvr tot sumone would reply so soon...
i'll love to read the artical u haf on the WRXs..
Hope u can post it up soon..
btws.. ur not in msia now rite?? judgin by ur words.. seems like ur overseas..

anyways.. thanz again.. cheers.. :)

 

[lotusgrey]

na can be turbocharged, but will be like gti turbokit lor. the 1.6/2.0/2.5 NA is for the US market. then they will turbokit it. probably run ard 0.4-0.6bar boost lor. :)

 

[pebbells]

Hehehe... me here la bro... local but stayed in aussie for 5 years back 2 years ago....

 

[Andy Ng]

so far my GC8C48D WRX (MY94) dun feel like RWD...not like FWD either...quite neutral, mild understeer actually...easy to drive and handle...predictable...friendly...

2-door GC8...only 2 in Malaysia i think...and one is my friend's...expect to pay like 20K more than the 4 door model...because rare and better handling...stiffer chassis...

i can get 320km out of RM58 of petrol...but i'm light footed...

why people selling...car is old after all...most of the ones for sale are the 1992 to 1996 models...9 to 13 years old...

many upgraded to the GDA/GDB, so people like me can have opportunity to own these old GC8...now only car i canthink off upgrading in the future is...another subaru...

maintenance...except for the nitty gritty usual stuff of old turbo cars, the car is very hardy...engine tahan lasak, chassis does not rust easily, parts are not super expensive (can get cheaper from Singapore)(cheaper than Evo parts)

the car also has a unique exhaust note, and has some kind of cult following...it is more than a car...it is like a way of life...

i'm happy to have the car...

 

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

thanz guys.. wat is the market price for those 2nd hand NA ones in msia now?
thinking of getting one.. but i need to learn more about it 1st.. hope u guys can help me out..

another question.. those NA ones.. are they 2.0 or 1.6 here in msia??
i juz love the sound of the scooby engine.. lolz

 

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

Originally posted by pebbells@Mar 2 2005, 16:47
Hehehe... me here la bro... local but stayed in aussie for 5 years back 2 years ago....

wow.. dude. y didnt u get a PR n work there?? anyways.. wats ur ride now?? another scooby??

are they any scooby clubs in msia??

 

[pebbells]

Me driving mixed up GC8 scooby bro.... naaa my parents force me to come back to malaysia after they know that PERTH v8 supercars team accept me for race car driver training..... hehehe....

They scared la something might happened la, this la, that la.... so better come home lo...

Yah there is scooby clubs in malaysia... check out our forum at mysubaruclub.com

 

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

mixed up?? why is it so?? monster engine inside?? cool..

wow.. v8 supercar team.. u must be good..
anyways.. mind posting a pic of ur car here?? thanz..

 

[Andy Ng]

Originally posted by GiNgEr^fIsH@Mar 2 2005, 19:34
thanz guys.. wat is the market price for those 2nd hand NA ones in msia now?
thinking of getting one.. but i need to learn more about it 1st.. hope u guys can help me out..

another question.. those NA ones.. are they 2.0 or 1.6 here in msia??
i juz love the sound of the scooby engine.. lolz

the NA ones in Malaysia so far i see only 1.6...

why you want 1.6? unless u wanna do a conversion...plonk in everything from STI half cut...make sure you get a AWD 1.6...

i suppose the 1.6 are very cheap...check out motor trader now and then lah...

 

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

wat is the price range?? those in motortrader are like turbo 1s rite??
yea.. im planning a AWD 1.6 NA...
scoobys come in FWD n AWD only rite??

 

[lotusgrey]

wah, another monster in the making!! i think will be difficult to get the 1.6na la. sumore awd. the fwd does not hv the tunnel for the driveshaft to the back rite?

 

[pebbells]

hehehe not so monster la...

;) just a simple rex with mix up version of scooby parts in it thats all.... hehehe

Mostly all N/A scooby are 1.6liter for what i know.... Price range around 50k++...

 

[Andy Ng]

and if you check around, 50K + another 25K to 30K can get you a version2 or maybe 3 WRX 2.0 turbo!!! if a 1.6 priced at 30-40K then ok lah...

buit if i'm not mistaken, all Impreza have very similar chassis...and things can easily bolt on...i'm not sure

 

[pebbells]

yap... all version 2 to 6 chasis kinda same... just bolt on....

 

[GiNgEr^fIsH]

hahah.. cool stuff..
nice ride pebbells...

btws.. where are all those subaru expert's workshops located??
wanna go there learn abit more..

version 5 body kit how much ar?

NA better ler.. turbo might juz be to hard to handle.. maybe next time add on..

 

[Andy Ng]

Originally posted by GiNgEr^fIsH@Mar 4 2005, 04:18
NA better ler.. turbo might juz be to hard to handle.. maybe next time add on..

u may be underestimating the WRX...it is very driver friendly...easy to drive, easy to handle, feels safe, predictable, not edgy like some other turbo cars...can drive slowly like a normal car, and when pushed, still easy to handle...

adding a turbo to a NA 1.6 may not be as easy as you think, and may not be as cheap as you think...and reliability is questionable, yet you cannot get much power...limited by up to 0.4 bar boost maybe?

if you are lucky, putting in a 2.0 turbo engine may not cost too much (for GC8 lah at least) as the ver1/2 WRX halfcuts are not that expensive...it is also easier to just transplant whole engine, instead of hybrid a turbo into NA engine...of course getting an STI halfcut will burn your pocket lah...

We have a gathering tonite...go to
www.mysubaruclub.com
to check it out...

 

[lotusgrey]

ver1/2 halfcuts less than $3k can get edi.