Hagwag02

This is what makes me skittish. I am assuming that the complete transmission housing and regular drive internals are identical in ALL 5mt versions, but that for some reason the low range is vulnerable to the extra power input. However, I also remember the early 1980's Mitsubishi Colt my stepmother had that came with an "economy/power" transaxle selector lever. Those engines were really tiny and Mitsu put them in to accomodate for the low power out put. You could smoke the tire(s) in all four gears. Could Subaru be installing these D/R trannys for a similar reason? If so, they might be stout enough but the need for them to be offered in North American models has been deemed as unnecessary for any number of reasons, especially in a model with oodles of power? Thanks for helping to set this straight.

Thanks for the reply. I'm assuming everything I stated is correct. WOW! $4K? Has the price of oil also affected the price of petroleum jelly?

If I might interrupt... Hello. I'm visiting from over on Nasioc. I (and a couple of others) are interested in the D/R 5 speeds. Would someone verify some things for me? Regarding 2002+ USDM Imprezas, RS, TS, OBS, WRX. The Australian and UK D/R 5speeds are 100% compatible with US EJ20 and EJ25 engines? The AU and UK trannys are full-time AWD in both low and high range? Are there any issues with the added power of the boosted engines and the D/R trannys? Personally, I'm not wanting to do any serious off-roading, but my WRX is absolutely gutless below 2000 rpm and a gear reduction of ANY amount would be really nice in a place where I need to go reeeaaalllyyy slow and not have to lug the heck out of the poor thing. Thanks a bunch. Kevin