Wrx Sti Type R V5

Tk · Post by Tk » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:57 pm

that did genuinely make me laugh out loud bens quote

it is a stunning car and if it were mine id be keeping the revo's or speedline st2's are nice
and maybe fit a version 6 grill if one came available, i gave mikey s one a few days ago funnily enough that was once fitted to my v3
bet you cant wait to pick it up, the flat four burble is addictive

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:10 pm

Welcome back to the world of boosT mr C!:coolgleamA:

Tk wrote:you did'nt want to buy a v2 because of the gear stick gaiter HAHAHAHAHAHA
brilliant

I have to agree with ben, Getting rid of the horrible "truck" gaiter was the first job i done on old yella within mins of getting it home.

The V5 does look rather good, And i have to also agree with most in that i think the revs look much better than the standard sti items, Although they would look better still in satin black on a yellow car.

Tuesday is going to be a long, long wait away.
Good luck with it and i look forward to a re-match now.

Post by **Ben** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:29 pm

You boys

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:01 pm

THat looks really nice Ben.

A set of chunky 5 spoke compomotive mo's would look the tits on it.

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:20 pm

Nice buy ben, looks crackin!

PS. 16" standard rims are massively gay compared to those, although a refurb in anthracite would be on the card if it were mine.

Andy916 · Post by **Andy916** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:45 am

Nice one Ben. Fresh import? What's the HKS box on the driver's side of the transmission tunnel? Try to see if it had additional mods previously (the FMIC/induction are things you'd leave on because of the cutting needed for FMIC fitment) and if it's running the standard map with that induction/FMIC/exhaust. The standard v5 ecu can be remapped with ecutek license, although I've not been down that route myself. What additional gauges does it have already?

Andy916 · Post by **Andy916** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:48 am

Agree with Logan on sticking with 17", although 16" can look ok if shod with 225/45 instead of 205/50.

Post by **Stuart** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:08 pm

Think the HKS is just a turbo timer Andy.

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:23 pm

I might have been tempted to buy the older car and fit the newer gaitor

Post by **Ben** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:41 pm

Rob S wrote:I might have been tempted to buy the older car and fit the newer gaitor

- if I'd found a good one that was within 2 hours of norwich I'd have been happy - but the potential ones were as far as could be.