500 awhp?!

[icingdeath88]

Originally Posted by 1986nate

Realize that even 350 whp is over 475-500 crank hp with an MT

That reminds me, my build advice was for ~350-375 at the crank, not the wheels.

[Conn SVX]

Not any more than the VW I saw with the front mounted 327 Chevy V8<LOL> When he came to the light you expected to see a driver you saw an air cleaner . He sat in the back seat. If you got the time skill and Money you can do anything. I bet he scared quite a few Street Racers . The SVX is just too heavy to win many off the line races . You would be better of trying to take off 600 or 700 lb than to raise the HP 50 or 60 hp. a 3,000lb 250hp car would be competitive at the DRAGS

[immortal_suby]

You could always do a 150hp wet shot of nitrous.....Much cheaper to implement - even if you blow a motor apart you're still going to end up way ahead of trying to do a turbo or supercharger build. LAN used to sell a setup made for it with an ECU chip to retard timing, jets that plug in to each throttle, etc.

[david_12121]

Originally Posted by 1986nate

Oh that's right, you're an SVX owner. I should rephrase, to do it PROPERLY, have fun spending $30k on a full and proper build up of a car

so the way that goes does anybody actually do it the proper way?! it seems kinda dumb not to buy an STI with 2 turbos! that'd cost $40k-50 total

Originally Posted by 92snowmachine

if you really want to spend the money and really want that much power there is one option i considered. dropping a northstar v8 in the back seat, since it's fwd use axle for one wheel to power rear diff and the other to the front. they come with 300hp stock and are capable of a lot more. only reason i considered it was when i had a totalled caddy with a good engine and had seen my buddys rock crawler. apparently it's a new craze with them because the northstar is really light pretty small and it eliminates the need for a transfer case or center differential. i actually measured the back seat and trunk area. would take lots of fab work but would fit rather easily. if you are going to spend the money might as well make a mid engine awd beast.

does this actually work? what tranny and diffs to use? how much frame work needed?

Originally Posted by icingdeath88

That reminds me, my build advice was for ~350-375 at the crank, not the wheels.

that makes it around 275 to the wheels! subis are hard! all that trouble for a little over 100hp gain!

Originally Posted by Conn SVX

Not any more than the VW I saw with the front mounted 327 Chevy V8<LOL> When he came to the light you expected to see a driver you saw an air cleaner . He sat in the back seat. If you got the time skill and Money you can do anything. I bet he scared quite a few Street Racers . The SVX is just too heavy to win many off the line races . You would be better of trying to take off 600 or 700 lb than to raise the HP 50 or 60 hp. a 3,000lb 250hp car would be competitive at the DRAGS

VW golf? how can you fit a v8 in place of a VR6/i4?! i know that putting a V8 in the front will change the handling dramatically(if it fits) this is probably a cheaper option but has other problems...thanks for the advice

Originally Posted by immortal_suby

You could always do a 150hp wet shot of nitrous.....Much cheaper to implement - even if you blow a motor apart you're still going to end up way ahead of trying to do a turbo or supercharger build. LAN used to sell a setup made for it with an ECU chip to retard timing, jets that plug in to each throttle, etc.

that is gonna be dangerous! but i may do it if i don't find a cheap STI

[Conn SVX]

Sorry it was a 1980 VW BUG with a V8 up front

[Green1995SVX]

Originally Posted by david_12121

that is gonna be dangerous! but i may do it if i don't find a cheap STI

I doubt you'll find an STi for under $1000.

[david_12121]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

I doubt you'll find an STi for under $1000.

true but i rather spend around $10k on doing a proper tuning

[92snowmachine]

does this actually work? what tranny and diffs to use? how much frame work needed?

yup, uses the same trans as the caddy, not as much frame work as you would think. you make tubular engine/trans cradle and weld it or bolt it to the car. you can use any diff you want but i would think this setup would destroy most diffs that come on subarus.

[david_12121]

Originally Posted by 92snowmachine

yup, uses the same trans as the caddy, not as much frame work as you would think. you make tubular engine/trans cradle and weld it or bolt it to the car. you can use any diff you want but i would think this setup would destroy most diffs that come on subarus.

so it's probably going to be an RWD, mid engined V8 SUBARU! those words don't go together! if i found the time and the money i'll probably buy a dead SVX just for that purpose...my engine and tranny are good for now!
but that's gonna be one scary beast....
appreciate the help tho

[Conn SVX]

I want to buy a ticket for ride in that car

[92snowmachine]

i was planning on making it awd. was going to buy a junk svx just for the project but lost motivation. if you mount the fwd northstar transversely then you can use the right and left axles to be the front and rear axles, and actually would make it way easier to fit. the caddy the engine came from weighed about the same as the svx and did 0-60 @ 6.8 stock but was basically limited by being fwd. people look at you funny when you light up the front wheels and chirp 'em into 2nd and third.

[LetItSnow]

Wait! We can get you to 485hp! <clicky>

[david_12121]

Originally Posted by LetItSnow

Wait! We can get you to 485hp! <clicky>

getting the power is not hard....putting it down and keeping the tranny and the diff alive is:P