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Old 04-13-2007, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by viking64
I came across this info - Subaru made moves to get into Formula 1 in the early 90's - but died a natrual death unfortunatly, [Honda V8 was doing 690hp at the time]

Would be unreal to hear the sound this engine would make.

Wow, pretty lame. You think 12cyl might have been a bit overkill? Maybe it would have worked better with only 8 or 10? I suppose turbos were a no no in F1 at the time or what?

(SUBARU! Not exactly known for high horsepower NA motors)
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