And the debate still goes on (4G63 vs. EJ / Forged vs. Cast)

[MikeSTI]

I think that would just be wishfull thinking :?

[Kevin M]

Well, like I said before, it doesn't really matter. unless you plan to strip the car down and turn it into a dyno queen, either set of pistons will meet your racing needs.

[MattR]

Mine ends in..511894, so I doubt mine was in the 1st 3rd.

[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by MattR

Mine ends in..511894, so I doubt mine was in the 1st 3rd.

51 should be the same for all of a certain model. So, if it is sequential starting from zero (which I think it is), you have car 1894 made. So, it might just be from the first 1/3.

[sybir]

Originally Posted by sperry

But that's just my uneducated guess. Where's Aaron when you need him?!

Dammit!

Hehe, I'll have to try and track this info down, it isn't in the "database" yet

[MikeSTI]

Originally Posted by MattR

Mine ends in..511894, so I doubt mine was in the 1st 3rd.

well Matt if you go that far back on mine it would be 511021

and I thought they limited the production of the 04's to like 3600?

[MattR]

Yeah, I 'm not sure exactly...I wouls like to know...That's weird ours were on the lot together, but so far apart in VIN's. Hmm. I guess I really have no idea how that all ties together, so it may be totally normal...

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MikeSTI

well Matt if you go that far back on mine it would be 511021

and I thought they limited the production of the 04's to like 3600?

They are certainly more than 3600 '04 STis... hell I see like 2 a day, and that's not including the people I know! I would guess Subaru made like 10,000 STis in 2004... *at least*.

Edit: Here's something I just found on NASIOC:

I did a quick search and couldn't find official production numbers for the 2004 STi, so I wrote an email to SOA and got the following response.

"Thank you for taking the time to contact us. For the 2004 model year, we
produced:

WRX STi with Gold Wheels - 2,783 units
WRX STi with Silver Wheels - 4,427 units
Total WRX STi - 7,210 units

If you need any future assistance, please contact us through our Web site at
www.subaru.com <http://www.subaru.com> .

Best wishes,

John J. Mergen
Subaru of America"

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=607257

That sounds low to me...

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by MattR

That's weird ours were on the lot together, but so far apart in VIN's.

Thousands of cars fit on one boat... boats show up every couple days in port. If Mike's car was even a month older than yours, that's a lot of cars coming and going. having a car (especially one that pricy) sit on a lot for 60-90 days isn't uncommon. Hell, mine is #465... and it was the 2nd '01 to see the lot I bought it at.

[MikeSTI]

so they doubled production on what they thought they would make :shock:

ohh well with all the young kids that have them it should be limited in short order

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MikeSTI

so they doubled production on what they thought they would make :shock:

ohh well with all the young kids that have them it should be limited in short order

Yeah, the STi isn't a "limited" production vehicle. Subaru will make as many as they think they can sell.

On Japan and UK get the Limited edition cars.

I remember in '02 they said they'd only make 10k WRXs... they sold like 20k.