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05-02-2007, 11:07 AM
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A new twist on the Manual Swap....
I wanted to try something a little...different...so I made it a 5-speed REAR wheel drive car....with the stock 3.54 LSD rear diff....
SO it keeps the better highway RPMs and is a manual tranny. I've updated to WRX motor mounts while I was in there, and an Excedy CLutch & PP. So what do you think...? I haven't decided if I want to keep it like this, or go back to AWD on it... (Rear Wheel Burnouts are cool..... ...and I grew up driving Firebirds, which is sort of what it drives like now) Give me your thoughts... I've gotten some thoughts from the crew over at XT6.net, but figured this is where I'd get the most response....since it is in a SVX after all 
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05-02-2007, 11:14 AM
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DO IT!
If you go full bore at this, could you remove all of the front wheel drive parts? Axles obviously, but could you also remove the front diff and anything else in the trans that's not needed? A 5MT is already a weight savings over the 4EAT, removing some parts would be even better, plus help the weight distribution.
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05-02-2007, 11:17 AM
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You need to post video!!!!
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05-02-2007, 11:25 AM
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I've already done it...no front axles, just stubs in the spindles to hold the bearings together....
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05-02-2007, 11:26 AM
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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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05-02-2007, 11:51 AM
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Awesome, i was thinking about something like that, but i have a hundred things to try before. Just a rwd tranny strait back to the rear right?
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05-02-2007, 12:31 PM
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Pretty much, with a locked center diff...
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05-02-2007, 12:33 PM
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Very nice, i had actually toyed iwth the idea, but was far from putting it into production. Could you use a different center clutch that was designed for a rwd car? I guess that would be hard to find since all the subaru's are awd that we get parts from, but perhaps...
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05-02-2007, 12:43 PM
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No newer gen Subaru was ever offered with Rear Wheel Drive....some were Front Wheel Drive though....but what fun is that
I just wanted to see what it'd be like I haven't driven it in the rain yet 
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05-02-2007, 12:55 PM
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The 6mt is great and all.....but I did my whole swap for less than half the cost of a 6 speed.... I work on a shoestring budget.....
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#12
05-02-2007, 01:03 PM
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yeah I know the feeling... You used the 3.9 turbo leg tranny right?? My only concern is running 100% power not only through the driveshaft but also the rear and axles...Good luck I am sure its a blast to whip around
Tom
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05-02-2007, 01:10 PM
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It's cool and all, i wouldn't do it for functionality though. I'd do it so i could say "hey like my rwd svx?"
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05-02-2007, 03:47 PM
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Home thoughts from abroad...
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The father of the RWD SVX.I think you should keep it for a number of reasons. Being unique is one, but it is also only the start. If you decide to go forced induction, then you should end up with a very quick quarter mile car. Without going totally "funny car" on it, I think the style of the SVX would lend itself to some sensitive modification at the back. With all the horsepower now going through the rears, you should now be able to "grow" the rear wheels and give yourself more contact area for traction. Because you are not AWD any more, you could even consider having the rear a taller rolling radius, which also would help your highway RPMs. [I would also consider a stronger and stiffer rear diff to keep the power down without breaking stuff.] As you would be going wider with the wheels, this would mean a good excuse to grow the rear wheel-arch bulge. Not to make it an in-yer-face racer or ricer or drift style, just a bigger bulged version of the OEM wing [you guys call them fenders, sorry, forgot]. Oh how beautiful that would look on the road.  I know you work on a budget Huck, but I hope you do it. Joe
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