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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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Huck, here's a thought...put it into an SVX. Less weight=better handling plus after market parts are readily available and relatively inexpensive for the motor and you can easily crank it up to 400+HP! All with a strong, proven reliable genuine Subaru engine.
Well, whadaya think??? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge...say no more, say no more...
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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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Johnny, I just don't think it would have the torque needed to haul the SVX around with the authority it would in either the XT6 or the Outback Sport, that and if I did it would ruin my plans of a supercharged 3.3 (when I hit the Lotto ) Attaching a pic of my XT6 (my SVX's Mini-Me)
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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 still like the the idea of putting it the XT6.
But (correct me if I'm wrong) the motor won't bolt up to the XT6 tranny? You would have to change the crossmember on either car to clear the turbo up-pipe, but easier to find one out of a turbo XT/Loyal than one from a WRX. I'm just not sure about the XT6 layout, as I have never got to inspect one personally, but It looks like the 2.7 is based on the 1.8 using the same bellhousing style. I know the XT6 uses a 2bolt front strut unlike the XT but isn't an XT6 basically an XT with a 2.7 init?
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92 SVX #772 140k 6speed, ECU Tune stage II, Koni/Ground control, 3,270lbs. 91 Legacy Turbo 5spd. FMIC, crappy stock turbo, ACT clutch. 78 BRAT (New toy) (Soon to be EJ22T powered) 90 240 SX. RB25 powered!! DRIFT!!!111!!! (GF's car) To many cars to spend time on teh web! |
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I can handle the bell housing by making an adapter plate to mate them, not sure if I'll have to change the crossmember or not, but one for an XT turbo, shouldn't be to hard to come across. Either car will require some fab work, and a lot of time. but, hey, I've got to put it into something.....and it won't fit on either of my bikes
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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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