4.444 are pretty tough in general found in the 03-05 before they went back to 3.54 final drive in 06. I think its the gc8 3.54 final drive setup that sucks mostly specially with those r160's..... Then again, spose the gearbox/driveline only sucks as much as the driver to a certain extent.

[QUOTE=Elrico;386138]4.444 are pretty tough in general found in the 03-05 before they went back to 3.54 final drive in 06. I think its the gc8 3.54 final drive setup that sucks mostly specially with those r160's..... Then again, spose the gearbox/driveline only sucks as much as the driver to a certain extent.[/QUOTE]

Eric the V6 STI runs 4.44's

[QUOTE=LegacyRS;386154]Eric the V6 STI runs 4.44's[/QUOTE]

Wow intresting to know, so it is different between wrx and sti! Its funny that subaru jump around with the different ratios. You'd think they'd make a standard one, and a race-ready one ;)

So what would the Version 5 RA gearboxes be? 4.44's dccd?

AFAIK its 4.44 close-ratio dccd.

The Foz gets 4.44 but its got the larger rolling diameter tyres which actually works out to pretty much the same revs to km/h as a gc8

[QUOTE=Elrico;386157]Wow intresting to know, so it is different between wrx and sti! Its funny that subaru jump around with the different ratios. You'd think they'd make a standard one, and a race-ready one ;)

So what would the Version 5 RA gearboxes be? 4.44's dccd?[/QUOTE]

I believe Ra's use 4.44 final drive ratios too, but they have much shorter gear ratios in the box.

I think 5th is 1:1 in an RA where as 4th & 5th are both overdrives in the STI to reclaim some highway cruising ability......

yeah, my 4.444 dccd box is out of a 98 v4 sti R coupe :)

Early ra have short 5th, later ie my99 had longer 5th gear, mine did my head (ver 3 sti type r) in on the motorway ver 5 are great with the long 5th gear!

Today, out of the blue, my wrx misfired under full load and continued to exhibit unstable idle and reluctance to go onto boost/full load.

I drove it home carefully, then took it round the block. It then threw a CEL, which I read when I got home - 2 long flashes, 3 short - which is:
Air flow sensor Abnormal voltage input entered from air flow sensor

I'm happy I was able to diagnose the problem easily, now I just got to do the ring around to find out who can sell me one cheapest :) Regents is the first on the list. If anyone has any other recommendations, do share :rolleyes:
I was thinking about getting a 2nd hand one, but i figure a newie will be more reliable.

I guess the K&N on my CAI finally did the damage it's famous for on GC8's...
Alot of useful info on the forums regarding this issue, and a search brang up alot of useful answers, so cheers for those who have had/helped with the issue in the past.

they're $220ish from any subi dealer :) shelf the oiled pod and buy an apexi power intake dry pod :D

I have a spare here for you Jeremy if you need it.


Try cleaning it with CO contact cleaner first.