B4 and B4 RSK question

[Guest]

that's the first time i've seen it. but i bet it has the same bilsteins mine does (no badge) and along the way someone took that from a GTB and put it on.

i know every B4 i have seen (excluding non turbo, didn't care enough to look) has bilstein suspenion. except of course, the one i drove where the guy had fitted aftermarket springs. still bilstein shocks though.

[Guest keltik]

Ive seen quite a few with the badge, that was the only photo of one i had handy. ive also seen plenty of GTB's without the badge but with the struts. Badging isnt everything

[Guest]

fair enough. maybe the south island is different?

but yes, all B4's should have the bilstein suspenion- this is the reason behind the theory of the B in B4 standing for bilstein.

badge or no badge, the yellow struts are there.

[Guest boostin]

RS B4 (aka B4) = sedan, non turbo, manual or auto, may or may not have Bilsteins

GT = wagon, twin turbo, auto or manual, may have Bilsteins

GTB = wagon, twin turbo, auto or manual, always with Bilsteins

RSK B4 = sedan, twin turbo, auto or manual, always with Bilsteins

S401 = sedan, STi tuned RSK B4, there's a few in NZ.

Blitzen = RSK B4 (sedan) or GTB (wagon), auto or manual, with Porsche designed bodykit and wheels, always with Bilsteins.

Yes there is an N/A wagon but I can't recall the designation at the mo.

B4 has no reference to Bilstein. Its simply a name code from Subaru.

Yes there was an STi version, the S401.

The facelifted version (MY02/03) had the tuneable ECU across all models.

[Guest keltik]

 boostin said:

RS B4 (aka B4) = sedan, non turbo, manual or auto, may or may not have Bilsteins

GT = wagon, twin turbo, auto or manual, may have Bilsteins

GTB = wagon, twin turbo, auto or manual, always with Bilsteins

RSK B4 = sedan, twin turbo, auto or manual, always with Bilsteins

S401 = sedan, STi tuned RSK B4, there's a few in NZ.

Blitzen = RSK B4 (sedan) or GTB (wagon), auto or manual, with Porsche designed bodykit and wheels, always with Bilsteins.

Yes there is an N/A wagon but I can't recall the designation at the mo.

B4 has no reference to Bilstein. Its simply a name code from Subaru.

Yes there was an STi version, the S401.

The facelifted version (MY02/03) had the tuneable ECU across all models.

Non turbo wagon is the TSR, dont know what the non turbo sedan is known as but a guy near me in Whakatane has one and it does NOT have bilstein struts. Everything Ryans said agrees with my limited experience

[Guest boostin]

 keltik said:

Non turbo wagon is the TSR, dont know what the non turbo sedan is known as but a guy near me in Whakatane has one and it does NOT have bilstein struts. Everything Ryans said agrees with my limited experience

Ah thats the one!!

Like I said, N/A sedan is a RS B4, aka B4.

[Guest]

 keltik']

[quote name='boostin said:

RS B4 (aka B4) = sedan, non turbo, manual or auto, may or may not have Bilsteins

GT = wagon, twin turbo, auto or manual, may have Bilsteins

GTB = wagon, twin turbo, auto or manual, always with Bilsteins

RSK B4 = sedan, twin turbo, auto or manual, always with Bilsteins

S401 = sedan, STi tuned RSK B4, there's a few in NZ.

Blitzen = RSK B4 (sedan) or GTB (wagon), auto or manual, with Porsche designed bodykit and wheels, always with Bilsteins.

Yes there is an N/A wagon but I can't recall the designation at the mo.

B4 has no reference to Bilstein. Its simply a name code from Subaru.

Yes there was an STi version, the S401.

The facelifted version (MY02/03) had the tuneable ECU across all models.

/quote]

Non turbo wagon is the TSR, dont know what the non turbo sedan is known as but a guy near me in Whakatane has one and it does NOT have bilstein struts. Everything Ryans said agrees with my limited experience

huh. i don't know if mine is an RSK or not, but i promise it has two turbos... haven't looked up the code to be sure exactly what it's supposed to be. but what you say certainly makes sense.

for searching on trademe, since that is where it seems the asker is looking, just search B4. some will say RSK, others won't bother. but if it has no scoop, it's not a turbo.

[suubyduuby]

Legacy B4 RS = 2.0L N/A

Legacy B4 RS25 = 2.5L N/A

Legacy B4 RS30 = 3.0L N/A

Legacy B4 RSK = 2.0L twin-turbo EJ206/EJ208 (auto/manual)

[Guest]

 jake_the_muss said:

fair enough. maybe the south island is different?

but yes, all B4's should have the bilstein suspenion- this is the reason behind the theory of the B in B4 standing for bilstein.

badge or no badge, the yellow struts are there.

So, basically, look for the yellow struts to double-check. And make sure there is a scoop and the engine cover says Twin Turbo, yes?

Man, the fact that you Subaru experts are even debating it means I basically have no chance in hell trying to figure out what's what, lol. I'll just be sure to look for what's important to me: leather seats (or $2500 cheaper so that I can get on installed), alarm, bilstein yellow struts, twin turbo, 100km miles service (or cars with a lot less mileage), blitzen kit (if it's 2001 or older; B4 RSK if it's 2002 or newer). I think that should do it from my checklist. Now to scour trademe and cross things off my checklist (damn all these 92km cars).

[DRFVDR]

Your best bet would be to thin down your list

post your final options on here

and see wot the guys reacon

by a Leone RX or a brumby less choice (had to have a go didnt i)

[Guest keltik]

Brumby DL or GL or GL10? 1st gen or 2nd? Still some choice there

[DRFVDR]

yup as well as Leone RX coupe or sedan 1st gen or second or Omega or rx2

hehehehehe

[Carbon]

Each to their own, I wouldnt worry about the slight differences between models.

Get something that a) you like b) has good k's or service history and appears to be well looked after.

At the end of the day, you can add mags, springs and mod it how you wish

[D-Style]

 Carbon said:

Each to their own, I wouldnt worry about the slight differences between models.

Get something that a) you like b) has good k's or service history and appears to be well looked after.

At the end of the day, you can add mags, springs and mod it how you wish

Too True!! This isnt a $750,000 Ford Phase IV GTHO Falcon that you need to have matching numbers and badges on......

Lets not get started on the "Subaru Realilabilty" debate either.

[dubbedup]

 D-Style']

[quote name='Carbon said:

Each to their own, I wouldnt worry about the slight differences between models.

Get something that a) you like b) has good k's or service history and appears to be well looked after.

At the end of the day, you can add mags, springs and mod it how you wish

/quote]

Too True!! This isnt a $750,000 Ford Phase IV GTHO Falcon that you need to have matching numbers and badges on......

Lets not get started on the "Subaru Realilabilty" debate either.

we could be here al year!!!

[DRFVDR]

 dubbedup']

[quote name='Carbon said:

Each to their own, I wouldnt worry about the slight differences between models.

Get something that a) you like b) has good k's or service history and appears to be well looked after.

At the end of the day, you can add mags, springs and mod it how you wish

/quote]

Too True!! This isnt a $750,000 Ford Phase IV GTHO Falcon that you need to have matching numbers and badges on......

Lets not get started on the "Subaru Realilabilty" debate either.

we could be here al year!!!

AGAIN :)

[lotech49]

just a small detail but Blitzen's also have a LSD front diff...

[Guest keltik]

i call bullshit

[Guest boostin]

 keltik said:

i call bull****

Yeah I'm thinking along the same lines. Blitzens were just a change of bodykit, wheels etc. Nothing mechanical.

[GravelBen]

Front LSD was an option on RSK/GTB, it may have been fitted to all the Blitzens? I looked into it when buying my GTB in case I found one with it, but mine doesn't. One letter different in the gearbox code between front LSD and non-LSD based on the info I found, but I can't really remember which letter. Maybe TY754VBBBA vs VBBCA (LSD) off the top of my head, memory could be faulty on that one though.

[Guest boostin]

Well next time we have a manual Blitzen in at work I'll check it and let you know.

[Guest]

All standard bumpers are crap (apart from facelift b4s)

mine is the best

[Guest]

Does the 2003 Blitzen use the same engine as 99-02? Just curious, coz I saw this

Looked pretty sweet.

[Guest]

yes, that is the same model (BE legacy) as the 99-02 ones. the new shape legacy, BP/BL models, look like this:

[suubyduuby]

Just found this site today.

Some quite interesting examples of ex-Japan mod parts for the BE/BH5 shape:

http://b4rsk84.hp.infoseek.co.jp/legacy-e.html