engine is the ej208 since it’s a manual. It’s essentially an ej205 with sodium filled valves and avcs style heads (no avcs though). These cars are notorious for spinning rod bearings. This is not due to an inherent design flaw necessarily. They have very aggressive ignition timing and are tuned for 100 octane (ron) in Japan and will ping themselves to death on poor quality fuel. 91 octane is not enough and 93 octane is the absolute bare minimum to avoid a spun rod bearing if you have any intent on driving the car fast. Either use octane booster or reach out to project lambda and get the car retuned on the highest octane available to you. If going the octane booster route, your goal is to boost your octane to ideally 95 or 96 octane as 95 octane using aki is equal to 100 octane ron. Buy and install a knock sensor too, lol. Car is 3100 lbs and 0-60 is in the 5.1-5.5 second range depending on your driver mod.
@@khoellebasnight4428 I agree, got the first B4 RSK imported to Canada, they need a tune, i got a starting knock at 190.000 km, the car was pampered but not tuned for Canadian fuel. Reach to Project Lambda for a proper tune if you don't have 100 octane gas or 96 aki. I used to be around 4.7-5 0-60 on light mods.
It is a 5 speed no 6 spd on the BE rev A, only the S401 has the 6 spd.
Hey that’s me! Always a great time going over our RHD vehicles with you! Can’t wait to share even more special cars with you and the community!
Thanks for your help with the video!
I have a 96 GTB that is a fudging dream to drive!
RFRB body styling, lovely! Identical to mine in every way even colour
I just imported mine last month and love it. Im coming from a SG Forester XT and this seems more refined even though its older.
Oh nice! They are rad vehicles, smooth to operate despite more power
Manual gtbs are really hard too get ive got a manual red sg5 xt 2.0 aswell here in Scotland rare as hell i bought from England
these guys know absolutely nothing about this car 😭
engine is the ej208 since it’s a manual. It’s essentially an ej205 with sodium filled valves and avcs style heads (no avcs though).
These cars are notorious for spinning rod bearings. This is not due to an inherent design flaw necessarily. They have very aggressive ignition timing and are tuned for 100 octane (ron) in Japan and will ping themselves to death on poor quality fuel. 91 octane is not enough and 93 octane is the absolute bare minimum to avoid a spun rod bearing if you have any intent on driving the car fast. Either use octane booster or reach out to project lambda and get the car retuned on the highest octane available to you. If going the octane booster route, your goal is to boost your octane to ideally 95 or 96 octane as 95 octane using aki is equal to 100 octane ron. Buy and install a knock sensor too, lol.
Car is 3100 lbs and 0-60 is in the 5.1-5.5 second range depending on your driver mod.
@@khoellebasnight4428 I agree, got the first B4 RSK imported to Canada, they need a tune, i got a starting knock at 190.000 km, the car was pampered but not tuned for Canadian fuel. Reach to Project Lambda for a proper tune if you don't have 100 octane gas or 96 aki. I used to be around 4.7-5 0-60 on light mods.
They are super cheap ($3000 ) Wagon but you need a tune if you don't have 100 octane nearby
I just purchased some sales magazine for this car and I have one that shows the rfrb kit
Oh cool!
@@jalopy_jeff turns out they also made Tommy Karin kit for it too
can you find someone with a Subaru legacy rsk be5