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View Poll Results: Which should I install the 260 HP JDM WRX Motor into? | |||
Put it in the Wife's 1996 Outback Sport Auto | 6 | 17.65% | |
Put it in the 1989 XT6 5-Speed | 23 | 67.65% | |
Don't put it in either! | 5 | 14.71% | |
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll |
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WRX Motor Poll
This is about weather to put the motor I bought in the Wife's Outback Sport Auto, or in my Driver the XT6 5-Speed.
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Huck Subaru Ambassador 92 SVX LS-Tour Magnaflow Exhaust, 5-Spd-AWD 88 XT6 AWD 5-Speed "Bride of FrankenWedge" 15 Impreza Premium Sedan 15 Crosstrek XV 5-Speed My 5-Speed "How-To" Write-up 1976 Pontiac Firebird Formula Current Count of Subaru's Owned.... "70" |
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ALCYONE all the way!!
Mike |
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I say we put it in my Legacy wagon,that would probably be the easiest option
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Mike 92 LSL Teal 103k 00 RS 2.5 Silverthorn Metallic 36k 68 Chevy Camaro 07 Forester XT Sport |
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I agree with Mike, put it in the XT. I am sure it would be a wild car wih that engine in it.
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WRX engine...
needs to go in my BRAT! J/K
What kind of shape is your xt6 in? 5spd? Put the engine in that... Let us know how the priject progresses...
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Tom 92 Liquid Silver LSL 85 BRAT GL 81 280ZX 91 Legacy wagon 86 Pontiac Parisenne (55k) 86 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours 81 KZ 1000 LTD (shaft) |
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Re: WRX engine...
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My XT is a AWD 5-Speed with the "diff lock", it has 134k and is in decent shape, a few litte spots of rust, but not ate up with it. Mechanically, it's pretty sound. Will try to keep yo posted once the install gets under way.
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Huck Subaru Ambassador 92 SVX LS-Tour Magnaflow Exhaust, 5-Spd-AWD 88 XT6 AWD 5-Speed "Bride of FrankenWedge" 15 Impreza Premium Sedan 15 Crosstrek XV 5-Speed My 5-Speed "How-To" Write-up 1976 Pontiac Firebird Formula Current Count of Subaru's Owned.... "70" |
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I say go for the XT. It would definetely be the first and only of its kind.Plus why let the wife have all of the fun after all the hard work you put into it.
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Mike 92 LSL Teal 103k 00 RS 2.5 Silverthorn Metallic 36k 68 Chevy Camaro 07 Forester XT Sport |
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Huck we've put a wrx 227hp with 4.11 tranny in a 94 impreza and this car eat a 2002 wrx
I'd put my xt-6 chassis in question. this engine is a beast( already worked with it). in either case make sure your car is very rigid. Marty Question pm me at pieces@conceptgranby.com |
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Hey Huck,
I think I have to replace the engine in my 97 OBS this summer. What do I need to replace it with the WRX engine besides the intake and exhaust plumbing and inter-cooler. What about the ECU? does that have to change? Where would you put the cold air intake? Isn't the frame rail above the radiator different on the WRX? Do you think the auto trans could take the torque? John |
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uuhh,...... don't know, I haven't even received the motor yet
Will try to keep the progress posted when I get started.
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Huck Subaru Ambassador 92 SVX LS-Tour Magnaflow Exhaust, 5-Spd-AWD 88 XT6 AWD 5-Speed "Bride of FrankenWedge" 15 Impreza Premium Sedan 15 Crosstrek XV 5-Speed My 5-Speed "How-To" Write-up 1976 Pontiac Firebird Formula Current Count of Subaru's Owned.... "70" |
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My instinct was to put it in the OBS, since it's a newer car. But the XT would be more fun and it's already got a manual tranny (I'd want to convert the OBS to a manual).
But that's just me. You're going to do what you want (and you should) regardless of public opinion because you can weigh the pros and cons of either choice better than we can.
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2005 RX-8 Grand Touring 2005 Outback 2002 Mercedes-Benz E320 wagon END OF LINE |
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Huck
Put it in the XT6, will make an interesting piece of auto-self-destruct. Kidding, Huck, kidding. Would be a good idea though to strengthen the suspension turrets, as they do with rally cars. Also consider making up and adding a strut brace for it when the engine is in. Looking forward to progress. Joe
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Mr. Pockets,
The OBS would be the easiest swap, as it came out of an Impreza platform......but the XT would no doubt be a blast to play with. I've got pro's and con's both ways. Joe, I figured on a building a front strut tower brace for which ever one I end up putting it into, the XT has Coilover shocks in the rear instead of struts, so I don't know how I could reinforce the rear on it, but I'm sure it can be done, just a matter of checking it out. Financially it would probably smarter to put it in the OBS, as I could recoup some $ from the sell of the 2.2L in it, where as the XT6’s 2.7 has 134k on it, and harder to find a buyer for it as it’s pretty rare. But I wouldn’t hesitate to cut and weld on the XT, but hate to chop up the OBS. I could argue it both ways, but am leaning toward the XT6 presently.
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Huck Subaru Ambassador 92 SVX LS-Tour Magnaflow Exhaust, 5-Spd-AWD 88 XT6 AWD 5-Speed "Bride of FrankenWedge" 15 Impreza Premium Sedan 15 Crosstrek XV 5-Speed My 5-Speed "How-To" Write-up 1976 Pontiac Firebird Formula Current Count of Subaru's Owned.... "70" |
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For what it's worth, Huck, I like the idea of the XT. That would be one rare, fun vehicle!
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX) Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting. Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well. You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape. |
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huck-
i've got an '89 RX and i'm contemplating dropping a 2.7 in it.. I doubt it'll ever happen, but I'd consider scraping together a couple hundred bucks if you decided to sell the 2.7 -adam |
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