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GihanFX · April 9, 2008

Devinda_Z said:
the 5555 car is it?
'twas for sale sometime back wasn't it? any idea if its been sold since?

yeah, every day i see the car when i pass Nadimala, i have seen it there almost 5, 6 months, very nice looking car, almost stock but i thnk it has a aftermarket BOV

GihanFX · April 9, 2008

gunat said:
i haven't uploaded to this point since i don't have a decent picture...but here you go:

Very Nice car, is it stock or any mods ? love the color

madmax · April 9, 2008

Devinda_Z said:
the 5555 car is it?
'twas for sale sometime back wasn't it? any idea if its been sold since?

It's GC 1555. Formerly owned by Salsa MR - who now owns an EVO X

Edited April 9, 2008 by madmax

Devinda_Z · April 10, 2008

madmax said:
It's GC 1555. Formerly owned by Salsa MR - who now owns an EVO X

so Salsa MR used to race pro. in SL is it? (A.D ?)

that car looked like its been doing a lotta sitting abt n nothing much...sad cuz it seemed a fair specimen...

Sti4 though the guy at the sale insisted it was a 5 , it was running a phase I boxer plant - but oddly enough the dash was the newer Sti 5 square type..

madmax · April 10, 2008

Devinda_Z said:
so Salsa MR used to race pro. in SL is it? (A.D ?)
that car looked like its been doing a lotta sitting abt n nothing much...sad cuz it seemed a fair specimen...

Sti4 though the guy at the sale insisted it was a 5 , it was running a phase I boxer plant - but oddly enough the dash was the newer Sti 5 square type..

Salsa MR owned the car after A.D. He was also a pro racer. Raced in the Formula class. That car has been identified as a STi 5 all along, guess it has been upgraded from STi 4 to 5.

gunat · April 10, 2008

From what i hear, the car has a chequered history.

If it has a Phase 1 engine, chances are the original phase II never survived...Salsa MR installed cosworth pistons after the first detonantion failure. I remember riding in the car years ago.

After he sold the car and left SL, i believe it was a common sight at the drags...the silver colour was changed to the present steel blue just recently.

As for technical differences in STIs...the dashboard change took place from STI4 onward... thats probably why its confusing to figure out this cars history.

madmax · April 10, 2008

gunat said:
After he sold the car and left SL, i believe it was a common sight at the drags...the silver colour was changed to the present steel blue just recently.

Nope, it was never in the drag scene those days. I used to see a lady being chauffeured around in it sometime in rush hour traffic. And at some point it had a piggy back ECU installed and custom leather seats. It believe it changed hands again prior to being changed to the current color.

Overdrive · April 10, 2008

so who is salsa MR and A.D?

madmax · April 10, 2008

Overdrive said:
so who is salsa MR and A.D?

I'm not sure they'll like their names mentioned on the forums.

sharkster · April 11, 2008

haven't got a chance to post in a while... OD the car looks HOT... you finally got what you set off to do in SL lol... congrats machan...

gunat yours too looks super... worth the extra penny you forked out...

Devinda_Z · April 11, 2008

sharkster said:
gunat yours too looks super... worth the extra penny you forked out...

was thinking the same thing!

....and Gunat, if you ever do decide to part with it,in time to come, i'm sure a few of us wouldn't mind paying a small premium for it

Velocity · April 12, 2008

Overdrive and Gunat.

Both your cars looks awesome. Overdrive nice set of 18 rims. Is that 40 Rubber or 45's

I seriously miss the 2.0 Ltr Turbo Category.

Special Subaru's. Awesome Cars I should.

Overdrive · April 12, 2008

THanks shak and velocity. Yes shak, got there in the end, very hard to find a nice GC8. was looking for white, but i guess this looks better. Yeah machan dims the tyres are 215x40x18 but i need to get atleast 225 or 235 as the rims are wider than the current 215. curbing is a big hassel so gotta be extra careful. I love the classic shape, i remember i was at a driver training thing at the prodrive circuit sometime back, although all the cars were the sti9's everyone kept admiring the classic shape P1. My heart was for one of them but 2 door is a bit KADEY!!