no such thing as a legacy gen 1 RA

[BC5RA]

 Koom said:

Do you know if they still have hydraulic lifter's?

Sadly they do.

I will get sticky lifter's near it's 5000k oil change on a cold morning start.

I have seen good result's from forged EJ20's using RA heads (200kw plus) but really you're better off with something like V3 STI head's or even later model WRX head's (MY97/98)

[Koom]

 BC5RA']

[quote name='Koom said:

Do you know if they still have hydraulic lifter's?

/quote]

Sadly they do.

I will get sticky lifter's near it's 5000k oil change on a cold morning start.

I have seen good result's from forged EJ20's using RA heads (200kw plus) but really you're better off with something like V3 STI head's or even later model WRX head's (MY97/98)

Yeah I agree with that about the sticky lifters. I got sick of them and swapped to GTB heads a couple of years back and wouldn't go near hydraulic lifters ever again.

If I had managed to buy a standard RS-RA when I got my car I would have felt bad modifying it. I got a normal RS instead and love changing everything on it just for the hell of it ;D

[Guest keltik]

Oooh i like the sounds of the RA.

Do the newer Impreza ones follow the same protocol of hand assembled/blueprinted etc?

[Guest]

 BC5RA']

[quote name='zarnah said:

So what if any are the diferences between an ra and a regular rs engine wise?

/quote]

Fully blueprinted and hand assembled.

Port and Polished head's with gold alumite cam cover's.

Handfinished crank signed by early STI technician.

Forged pistons and rod's.

swap engines?? hahaha dam im abit jealous after reading that

[BC5RA]

 keltik said:

Oooh i like the sounds of the RA.

Do the newer Impreza ones follow the same protocol of hand assembled/blueprinted etc?

No.

You won't find another factory hand assembled engine, within the Subaru line-up except maybe the 22b EJ22 which is blueprinted.

[Guest jedi warrior]

that would be the ej22k

all i can say is phwoaarr!!

yes i do want one

kk back on topic now enough drooling already

[Old Skool Subbie]

The SVX was mostly hand assembled. im not sure if they totally assembed the engine by hand. as far as I know they arnt blue printed.

The SVX had its own factory decated to there building.

Plus 1 on a 22b. I will own 1 sometime lol probley when im about 85 in the shade

[BC5RA]

22b's don't do it for me... much.

A clean tastefully modified Gen 1 RS would.

[Shale]

Man... tbh the 22B is nice, but S201 > 22B. I'll have one of the ugly bastards!

(22B wheels would look nice on the old BF5 though...)

[Old Skool Subbie]

I will take one of all the rare and unsual subarus theres ever been made lol

[Guest keltik]

 Old Skool Subbie said:

I will take one of all the rare and unsual subarus theres ever been made lol

Your doing well so far mate

[DPI]

 BC5RA']

[quote name='keltik said:

Oooh i like the sounds of the RA.

Do the newer Impreza ones follow the same protocol of hand assembled/blueprinted etc?

/quote]

No.

You won't find another factory hand assembled engine, within the Subaru line-up except maybe the 22b EJ22 which is blueprinted.

Yeah, you will...V7 RA Spec C...

[BC5RA]

Really? can you post a link or info?

[Guest evolutionsti]

thanks guys,your awesome.wow.they really do exist,and you dudes all got in a row over it.how cool.

[Joker]

tool

[Shale]

Can you ban him Joker? puh-LEEEEEEEASE? ;D

Surely such an epic thread dredge deserves it.

[Joker]

nah I am enjoying the entertainment he is creating from the other tools on the forum

3 whole pages from a simple answer when 'yes they exist' reply would have done