Impreza Type-R or a S14a 200sx

330uk · 05-05-2004, 06:14 PM

Right this is my first post on this website. Been reading for a long time but always too shy to post.
Im in the North of England (live near loads of farm roads, country lanes) and Im trying to keep drifting alive up here

Currently Im driving this

The car lacks power (200BHP) and I think Im at the stage to modify but the options seem expensive. It would be cheaper to sell and buy another car.

Ive looked at some Impreza Type-R's (2 door coupe) and these have 300+BHP. One local to me is a WRX Sti 4 with mild mods (de-cat, zorst, filter, iridium plugs, slight boost upgrade and a few other things) The owner claims 326BHP. Im very interested in this car but unsure. I dont want to buy and miss my beloved S14a
These cars also have an electronic diff. So you can send power between 4wd and RWD.

The problem is Ive never seen one being drifted. Logically they make good drift cars (light, RWD, powerful). Why do we never see any Impreza Type-R's in drift video's ??

What do you guys think. Shall I take the plunge with a Impreza Sti4 Type R ?

Feint · 05-05-2004, 06:57 PM

AWD cars are hard to drift obviously,but the WRX Type-RA Sti only is considered to even be an exotic car,possibly one the greatest Impreza ever built.If the price is right,you might want to look into it,but not as a drift car.

330uk · 05-05-2004, 07:11 PM

Quote:

AWD cars are hard to drift obviously,but the WRX Type-RA Sti only is considered to even be an exotic car,possibly one the greatest Impreza ever built.If the price is right,you might want to look into it,but not as a drift car.

Hi,
its not a Type-RA its a Type-R (2 door version)

Neither the Type-RA or the Type-R are expensive in the UK. You can pick up a Type-RA for around 7.5k (around 13k us dollars) and a Type-R can be had for 9k-12.5k (between 16k and 22k US dollars)

The Type-R has a DCCD (electronic diff controller) so it acts as a AWD and a RWD (if you move all the power to the back)

Just wonderd if anybody had any experince with the type-r and drifting
here is a pic of one

Feint · 05-05-2004, 07:15 PM

My mistake,though the Type-R is still held as one of the greater Imprezas ever built.Since they were never sold on this side of the world.I can't tell you much about them.

the_finn · 05-05-2004, 08:19 PM

\\edited out history of the type-RA cuz no one cares and i am an idiot and did not read the previous post\\

now back to the subject at hand... making a WRX RWD... i am pretty sure that even with the electronic center diff you can't just pull a fuse or turn a knob to make it RWD i think you actually have to make it a perm mod by taking out the front drive shafts...

now once you have done that the imprezza is supposed to be quite the drifter... weight distro should be quite nice

as a side note the 2 most exotic WRX versions are the 22b and the P1 both are basically WRC rally cars that the public can purchase even more rare than the 22b are the 100 or so "22b prodrive edition" that thing is a monster.

subaru WRX history

TF

raging panda · 05-06-2004, 04:51 PM

i have an old options video with orido drifting, he actually does drift one of those imprezas with the adjustable center diff, and does really well. He just turned the adjustment knob all the way rwd, and he drifted like normal. very cool, i dont think we got those in the US.

Ghost of Duluth · 05-06-2004, 05:03 PM

Well budy, if it's cheaper for you to sell that S-14 and get that Subby then go for it. I like the scoobs and I would do the same thing. Specially of you can taint the 4wd system into RWD. Heck yea.

330uk · 05-07-2004, 10:09 AM

I think I will get the Type-R. Thanks for the input.

Ahhh the benefits of being right hand drive, we get all these funcky japanese cars, and there not too expensive.
Its a shame our petrol is sooo rubbish. 98 is the highest octane rating we get and we have to use octane booster.

Watch this space for videos of a Type-R..
Ill also post some vids of my s14a later.

raging panda · 05-07-2004, 11:38 AM

hey buddy, 98 octane? The best we get at the pumps over in seattle is 92, occasionally 93 if youre lucky.

330uk · 05-07-2004, 04:02 PM

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The best we get at the pumps over in seattle is 92, occasionally 93 if youre lucky

Even our regular petrol is 95 octane. I now see why the American S14 only came with a de-tuned SR20DE and not the SR20DET (with a turbo) 92 octane is really poor fuel.
But we pay about 10 times more for our fuel

SaintDrift · 05-07-2004, 07:14 PM

I might be wrong, but I believe we use different octane ratings. By the way, that Subaru is *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored*ing hot unlike our current STI model we get in the states.

raging panda · 05-08-2004, 12:31 AM

nope, all our s-chassis nissans came w/ a KA24E, or KA24DE which happen to be the same engines in our nissan trucks, not the SR20.

hachiroku-fc3s · 05-08-2004, 10:00 AM

Well, Mr UK, you may be in luck. I know two ppl that it would be ideal for you to contact, both at DC . One is a scooby drifter who has done the RWD conversion and one is a friend from the UK.

HS14 is a member at DC that lives in the UK. BTW what do you mean, "keep drifting alive here", yall get D1 over there.

Anyway, here are two threads

Scooby DC info
DC's UK non-US regional forum

SilverGhost · 05-08-2004, 10:54 AM

good luck with the suby! looks awsome and GC8's are sick as hell

btw, i think you should totaly donate your s14 to the "Silver Ghost needs a daily driver fund" lol
j/k, good luck man

Chas · 05-16-2004, 09:37 AM

Its up to you, i love both cars.

GoukiS14 · 05-16-2004, 05:55 PM

hey is that "glowing" in the hood vent coming from the motor is me? Kind looks like knight rider...hehehe... yeah that type r is sexy

R32inR30 · 05-16-2004, 09:20 PM

guys my cousin has a 96 wrx rally car that he quite succesfully drifts in 4wd spec (on tarmac on street tyres) he maintains however it takes borderline bravery/stupidity because u have to enter corners quite a bit faster and have a lot of faith in the subaru driveline/brakes other than that he has no problems and we dont have adjustable center diffs and little adjustments and no he's not pulling the fuse to get RWD we all know that trick works on R32 GTR's as well.

hachiroku-fc3s · 05-17-2004, 06:32 AM

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Originally posted by GoukiS14
hey is that "glowing" in the hood vent coming from the motor is me? Kind looks like knight rider...hehehe... yeah that type r is sexy

yeah its in the linked thread. It is a knight rider led. He also plays the knight rider theme full blast while he drifts. hehe.

mranlet · 05-17-2004, 08:01 AM

AWD drifting isn't as hard as people make it out to be.

It saddens me when people convert AWD to RWD, although on most Subarus you can fuse the spider gears into one solid mass and fortify the driveshaft linked to either a substituted differential or STi parts.

All of the Impreza's can make plenty of reliable power to forcably spin all 4 wheels.

The electric VCD does convert to 100% rear and back again without putting excess stress on the driveline.

-MR

Toycoma · 05-17-2004, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hachiroku-fc3s
Well, Mr UK, you may be in luck. I know two ppl that it would be ideal for you to contact, both at DC . One is a scooby drifter who has done the RWD conversion and one is a friend from the UK.

HS14 is a member at DC that lives in the UK. BTW what do you mean, "keep drifting alive here", yall get D1 over there.

Anyway, here are two threads

Scooby DC info
DC's UK non-US regional forum

That is Fat Tits from www.dgtrials.com i know him. he doesnt have that any more. but i am sure he will answer what ever questions you may have.

05-05-2004, 06:14 PM	#1
330uk Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6	Impreza Type-R or a S14a 200sx Right this is my first post on this website. Been reading for a long time but always too shy to post. Im in the North of England (live near loads of farm roads, country lanes) and Im trying to keep drifting alive up here Currently Im driving this The car lacks power (200BHP) and I think Im at the stage to modify but the options seem expensive. It would be cheaper to sell and buy another car. Ive looked at some Impreza Type-R's (2 door coupe) and these have 300+BHP. One local to me is a WRX Sti 4 with mild mods (de-cat, zorst, filter, iridium plugs, slight boost upgrade and a few other things) The owner claims 326BHP. Im very interested in this car but unsure. I dont want to buy and miss my beloved S14a These cars also have an electronic diff. So you can send power between 4wd and RWD. The problem is Ive never seen one being drifted. Logically they make good drift cars (light, RWD, powerful). Why do we never see any Impreza Type-R's in drift video's ?? What do you guys think. Shall I take the plunge with a Impreza Sti4 Type R ?

05-05-2004, 08:19 PM	#5
the_finn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: massachustts, Florida Keys, or Maine depending on the time of year Posts: 72	\\edited out history of the type-RA cuz no one cares and i am an idiot and did not read the previous post\\ now back to the subject at hand... making a WRX RWD... i am pretty sure that even with the electronic center diff you can't just pull a fuse or turn a knob to make it RWD i think you actually have to make it a perm mod by taking out the front drive shafts... now once you have done that the imprezza is supposed to be quite the drifter... weight distro should be quite nice as a side note the 2 most exotic WRX versions are the 22b and the P1 both are basically WRC rally cars that the public can purchase even more rare than the 22b are the 100 or so "22b prodrive edition" that thing is a monster. subaru WRX history TF Last edited by the_finn; 05-05-2004 at 08:25 PM.

05-06-2004, 05:03 PM	#7
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	Well budy, if it's cheaper for you to sell that S-14 and get that Subby then go for it. I like the scoobs and I would do the same thing. Specially of you can taint the 4wd system into RWD. Heck yea. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats.

05-16-2004, 09:20 PM	#17
R32inR30 Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth Western Australia Posts: 12	rex's can 4wd drift if u got the balls guys my cousin has a 96 wrx rally car that he quite succesfully drifts in 4wd spec (on tarmac on street tyres) he maintains however it takes borderline bravery/stupidity because u have to enter corners quite a bit faster and have a lot of faith in the subaru driveline/brakes other than that he has no problems and we dont have adjustable center diffs and little adjustments and no he's not pulling the fuse to get RWD we all know that trick works on R32 GTR's as well.

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05-05-2004, 06:57 PM	#2
Feint ƒhƒŠƒtƒg Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 933	AWD cars are hard to drift obviously,but the WRX Type-RA Sti only is considered to even be an exotic car,possibly one the greatest Impreza ever built.If the price is right,you might want to look into it,but not as a drift car.

05-05-2004, 07:15 PM	#4
Feint ƒhƒŠƒtƒg Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 933	My mistake,though the Type-R is still held as one of the greater Imprezas ever built.Since they were never sold on this side of the world.I can't tell you much about them.

05-06-2004, 04:51 PM	#6
raging panda Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Renton. Posts: 379	i have an old options video with orido drifting, he actually does drift one of those imprezas with the adjustable center diff, and does really well. He just turned the adjustment knob all the way rwd, and he drifted like normal. very cool, i dont think we got those in the US.

05-07-2004, 10:09 AM	#8
330uk Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6	I think I will get the Type-R. Thanks for the input. Ahhh the benefits of being right hand drive, we get all these funcky japanese cars, and there not too expensive. Its a shame our petrol is sooo rubbish. 98 is the highest octane rating we get and we have to use octane booster. Watch this space for videos of a Type-R.. Ill also post some vids of my s14a later.

05-07-2004, 11:38 AM	#9
raging panda Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Renton. Posts: 379	hey buddy, 98 octane? The best we get at the pumps over in seattle is 92, occasionally 93 if youre lucky.

05-07-2004, 07:14 PM	#11
SaintDrift Midengine drift? Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 151	I might be wrong, but I believe we use different octane ratings. By the way, that Subaru is CensoredCensoredCensoredCensoreding hot unlike our current STI model we get in the states.

05-08-2004, 12:31 AM	#12
raging panda Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Renton. Posts: 379	nope, all our s-chassis nissans came w/ a KA24E, or KA24DE which happen to be the same engines in our nissan trucks, not the SR20.

05-08-2004, 10:00 AM	#13
hachiroku-fc3s Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: D/FW TX Posts: 549	Well, Mr UK, you may be in luck. I know two ppl that it would be ideal for you to contact, both at DC . One is a scooby drifter who has done the RWD conversion and one is a friend from the UK. HS14 is a member at DC that lives in the UK. BTW what do you mean, "keep drifting alive here", yall get D1 over there. Anyway, here are two threads Scooby DC info DC's UK non-US regional forum

05-08-2004, 10:54 AM	#14
SilverGhost touge sleepy-eye 180sx Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CO Posts: 964	good luck with the suby! looks awsome and GC8's are sick as hell btw, i think you should totaly donate your s14 to the "Silver Ghost needs a daily driver fund" lol j/k, good luck man

05-16-2004, 09:37 AM	#15
Chas Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,566	Its up to you, i love both cars.

05-16-2004, 05:55 PM	#16
GoukiS14 Subway Pervert FD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Back in the U.S. but wishing he were back in Japan Posts: 963	hey is that "glowing" in the hood vent coming from the motor is me? Kind looks like knight rider...hehehe... yeah that type r is sexy

05-17-2004, 08:01 AM	#19
mranlet Smokes Dynamite Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, CT, all over the place! Posts: 1,090	AWD drifting isn't as hard as people make it out to be. It saddens me when people convert AWD to RWD, although on most Subarus you can fuse the spider gears into one solid mass and fortify the driveshaft linked to either a substituted differential or STi parts. All of the Impreza's can make plenty of reliable power to forcably spin all 4 wheels. The electric VCD does convert to 100% rear and back again without putting excess stress on the driveline. -MR