When ocd meets opportunity ..... The 91 Legacy ss project by 22B05STI

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Interior:

·         Momo Cobra three spoke steering wheel

·         RA specific seat fabric (velour inserts the same as RS)

·         Low grade headlining

·         Deletion of passenger visor vanity mirror

·         Manual windows (RS – power windows)

·         Manual locking (RS central locking)

·         Air conditioning – factory option – none climate control version (RS – climate control)

·         Addition of rear scuttle brace (TBC)

Exterior:

·         Rear spoiler deletion

·         Rear windscreen wiper washer deletion

·         Black side skirt deletion

·         Black, manual adjustment side mirrors (RS power mirrors)

·         Manual radio aerial – located at top of right A pillar (RS power aerial – rear left flank)

·         Blue tinted glass (RS Bronze)

·         Paint colours:

o    Type A: Ceramic white#57

o    Type B: Ceramic white#57

o    Type C: Feather white#30

o    Type D: Feather white#30  or Black mica#52

Engine:

·         Internal:

o    Hand built / blue-printed engine by STi

o    Crank shaft, flywheel and clutch cover - balanced and hand finished

o    Cylinder heads and intake manifold  - hand finished / casting lines and gaps removed / polished

o    Forged pistons

o    Forged connecting rods

·         Turbo (TBC):

o    Turbine rotor diameters（in/out): 52.5 / 46.5 (RS: 52.5 / 43.0)

o    Compressor Impellers diameters（out/in): 56.0 / 45 (RS: 56.0 / 41.2)

o    Maximum boost pressure: 450 Hg (RS – same)

o    Intercept point: 2,800rpm (RS: 2,400rpm)

o    Turbine blades: 10 (RS: 9)

·         External:

o    Gold painted cam covers

o    Gold painted intercooler reservoir

o    Intake manifold cover - deleted

o    Twin electric radiator fans (larger capacity than RS)

·         Output:

o    Power: 220 PS @ 6,400 rpm (RS: 200 PS @ 6,000rpm)

o    Torque: 27.5 KG m @ 4,000rpm (RS: 26.6 KG m @ 3,600rpm)

Transmission:

·         Close ratio gear set (Types B – D only)

Chassis:

·         Aluminium sump guard – custom sub frame mounting bracket and side splash guards (plastic)

·         Deletion of under body sound deadening

·         Hardened bushes (STi grade - except rear differential mount, trailing arms, and stabilizer bars)

·         Hardened coil springs (measure is: KG / mm) – Front: 3.2 / Rear: 2.85 (RS: Front: 2.51 / Rear: 1.89)

·         Revised damper rates (measure is: pull/push and 0.3m/sec) – Front: 190 and 140 / Rear: 130 and 85 (RS: Front: 126 and 31 / Rear: 82 and 25)

         Adoption of an advan "GROVA" high grip tyre

·         Quicker steering ratio / rack

·         Deletion of driver / switch operated ‘variable assistance’ power steering

·         Deletion of ABS system

Here is a little about the real legacy RSRA

And here is a real RS Type RA in New Zealand

LEGACY RS type R & type RA

RS-R

The debut of first Legacy was the end of January, 1989 (February 1 release). The turbo car was only sedan RS of 5MT at first.

In October, the same year, RS-R is added in accordance with a debut of GT which is a turbo car of a wagon (and 4AT version of sedan RS).

It is written with "a basic grade model of RS which is suitable as the material of a competition car for motor sports" and a new car commentary book.

RS-R, A type

RS-RA

In November, '89 (December 1 release), pure competition car base for motor sports, RS-RA of a STi tune appear.Therefore the position of RS-R became considerably vague debut two months later.

It is written with a new car commentary book with "the order production RA memory model that executed engine fine-tuning same as the challenge car that 100000km speed records RS-R in a base."

RA seems to mean, 100000km speed record challenge "RECORD ATTEMPT" instead of RA of Rally.

(There is an opinion that RA means "Race groupA")

RS-RA put a fine tune to a rally and a dirt trial competition to be based on RS-R more.

As for the engine, forging piston and high resist pressure connecting rod metal are built in, and, as for the intake port and exhaust port, it is revised gap and polished up.

A crankshaft and the flywheel which got of balance are mounted the car with.If it is a beginner's class level, suspension is strengthened to the rank who can participate as it is.Variable ratio power steering is important, too.As for this, the steering gear ratio becomes quick.

Without close ratio transmission, it was announced as 100-limited model at first.Actually, seem to have continued job-order production of 20 monthly productions.

Long-awaited close ratio transmission was carried than a B type from May, '90, and increased with a catalogue model.

Engine specifications do not change from a latter period model C type, but ECU becomes 16bit, and a torque up in middle low rev .(be said by an emission control that became mild) and continued to exist to the last D type, and handed over a duty of RA of legacy to impreza WRX-RA with full model change-over, and the grade of RA disappeared from legacy.

↑100 limitation,A-type

↑close ratio transmission, B-type

↑After minor change model   C-type

↑Last model D-type

Engine

RS-R

The engine & Transmissions are the same as RS.

RS-RA

based on RS-R and handcrafted RA tuning same as 100000km speed record car (RA: RECORD ATEMPT)

crank shaft, flywheel and clutch cover hand finish balance

induction system (cylinder head, intake manifold)  hand finish repair gaps and polishing

A gold Alumite treatment surface cam cover

A intake mani-fold decoration cover abolition

An inter air conditioner case special color

A forging piston

forging kelmet high resist pressure connecting rod metal

A double radiator electric fan

close ratio transmission from B type

engine performance curve

→ Traveling performance curve of RS

GT RS

Maximum power   PS/rpm

Maximum torque   kg x m/rpm

200/6000

26.5/3600

220/6400

27.5/4000

Turbine rotor diameters   (in/out)

compressor Impellers diameters   (out/in)

Maximum boost pressure

Intercept point

number of blade 52.5/43.0

56.0/41.2

450mmHg

2400rpm 

9 52.5/46.5

56.0/45.0

←

2800rpm

10

– CHASSIS

—RS-R

Hardened coil spring,damper and bush(equal with STi product)

(except rear differential mount, trailing arm rear side, a stabilizer)

Adoption of three spoke steering MOMO "COBRA"

Adoption of an advan "GROVA" high grip tire

The abolition of steering assist power change over switch

—RS-RA

Difference with RS-R

A variable quick power steering

   gear ratio    In going straight   15

  (over all)    In full steering    13

Hardened coil spring damper

The level that can just participate in an intermediate class rally

Hardened bush(equal with STi product)

(except rear differential mount, trailing arm rear side, a rear stabilizer)

Suspension

GT

SEDAN

GT

WAGON

RS

RS-R

RS-RA

Spring rate

(kg/mm)

F

R

?

2.5-2.8 2.3

2.51

1.89

2.63

2.17

3.2

2.85

Damper damping force

(pull/push   0.3m/sec)

F

R

126/31

82/25

126/31 82/25

146/97 112/74

190/140 130/85

Stabilizer

(external diameter-mm)

F

R

17?

19?

18

18

17

19

– Body color

Apride model→ A B C D

RS-R Ceramic white#57

Dark blue#56 Ceramic white#57

Indigo blue-M#13

Black mica#52 

RS-RA Ceramic white#57 Ceramic white#57 Feather white#30 Feather white#30

Black mica#52