RS-RA vs Liberty RS

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:20 am

Okay so what is the dfference between a Liberty RS (Legacy Turbo w/ 2.0L Turb) and a Liberty RS RA besides the whole "Handcrafted Tuning by STi" sticker????

Just Curious

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:41 am

There are less than 1000 RS-RAs in existance

They are a massively different car

Post by **DLC** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:46 am

I have a 1990 Japanese Legacy brochure/catalog, but it's in, well, Japanese

Couldn't tell you specifics, besides the attention-to-perfection.

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:50 am

Splinter wrote:There are less than 1000 RS-RAs in existance

They are a massively different car

Yea
while shuffling through Rslibertyclub threads I came across youre build thread with a RSRA motor which is part of the reson I asked.

So any specifics on the differences? Even between them and the RSR's?

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:04 am

RS-RSs have hand-ported heads, high lift high duration cams, forged pistons, sodium filled exhaust valves, oversize intake valves, a higher revlimit (7500 I believe), stiffer suspension, different gear ratios, different steering wheel, gold valve covers and intercooler...

Ive probably missed a bunch of stuff.

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:15 am

Variable ratio power steering...

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:06 am

I thought the RS-R had the variable rack too?

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:26 am

it might...

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:54 pm

How much of a hp increase did they have?

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:10 am

So no more info?

ericS2the6 · Post by **ericS2the6** » Fri May 04, 2007 12:41 am

Well you're basically comparing the nicest appointed BC legacy (the liberty RS) to the RS-RA which was built for performance only.

The rs-ra wasn't meant to look sexy, it wasnt meant to be comfortable, it wasnt meant to optioned up, it wasnt even meant to be street friendly.

The liberty RS was a VERY nice car, even by todays standards its quite the car. Just look at all the mint examples on the liberty board.

Put simply, the rs-ra was the impreza sti of the time, and the liberty was the legacy 2.5gt.

PhyrraM · Post by **PhyrraM** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:25 am

555BCTurbo wrote:Variable ratio power steering...

A sliver of info. My EJ20G came with what appears to be a variable assist PS pump. It is a Legacy EJ20G as it has a black AWIC. Another interesting thing is that it has no canister purge solinoid.

Did the RS-Rs come in Automatics? Did other models come with the variable assist?

My searching has turned up very little.

PRT · Post by **PRT** » Tue May 08, 2007 5:27 pm

RS-RA
Limited edition for FIA GrpA homologation
STI port and polished hand built forged motor
No sound deadening
Light weight glass
No power windows
No radio (option)
Short ratio tranny (manuel only)
Firmer suspension
No sunroof
Sporty interior (seats and steering)
Skid plate
White only, except last year,white or black available.

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RS-RA vs Liberty RS

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