Possibly buying a 03 bugeye WRX, what should I look out for?
Yo man you BETTER check this one out.
My car - late '03 tranny, held ridiculous power, and I know a lot of late '03+ transmissions that held hella power.
Early '03 and '02 tranny - boom!
I think some of the late '03s had the shimless buckets and better heads of the '04 as well
Get the build date of the car and then ask one of the local tuners
and don't forget you'll be using different brake pads depending on if you're early or late '03
My car - late '03 tranny, held ridiculous power, and I know a lot of late '03+ transmissions that held hella power.
Early '03 and '02 tranny - boom!
I think some of the late '03s had the shimless buckets and better heads of the '04 as well
Get the build date of the car and then ask one of the local tuners
and don't forget you'll be using different brake pads depending on if you're early or late '03
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Yo man you BETTER check this one out.
My car - late '03 tranny, held ridiculous power, and I know a lot of late '03+ transmissions that held hella power.
Early '03 and '02 tranny - boom!
I think some of the late '03s had the shimless buckets and better heads of the '04 as well
Get the build date of the car and then ask one of the local tuners
and don't forget you'll be using different brake pads depending on if you're early or late '03
My car - late '03 tranny, held ridiculous power, and I know a lot of late '03+ transmissions that held hella power.
Early '03 and '02 tranny - boom!
I think some of the late '03s had the shimless buckets and better heads of the '04 as well
Get the build date of the car and then ask one of the local tuners
and don't forget you'll be using different brake pads depending on if you're early or late '03
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mine was built in 10/02 and has late 03 tranny and front brakes, the rear brakes are from an 02...
the thing is, during the middle times, Subaru was mixing and matching parts..so like it has been said, its all about the codes, check the transmission code numbers... AA or BA... i think those are the two codes for bugeyes.. i believe the BA tranny is the stronger one... if someone can clear that up for me that would be great.
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I forget, sorry - ask one of the shops around here or post on NASIOC, more technical experts there.
i did the same thing. if its got 80k on it then take it to subaru and have the 90 thousand mile check up done on it b4 you buy it. ask them to tell you if anything is unusual