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Old 03-02-2007, 06:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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wRx engine swap - Porsche?
Is it possible to successfully swap a Porsche engine into a 02-03 wRx?
Anyone done it? seen it?
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http://www.renegadehybrids.com/914/Subie/Subie.html

check with them, they might know
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Subie engine > porsche engine....

ANYTHING is possible w/ enough money.
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tokyo drift style. bugatti motor in wrx will pwn!
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i actually just finished my buggatti swap, im runnin 1 t678 turbo instead of the stock 4, ya know
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I have seen it the opposite way, subaru into porsche but
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What?
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I'm sure Oprah could make a WRX that went into space if she decided to put her money into it but its not cost effective and it'll be way more trouble than its worth. Theres easier ways to make power. At the end of the day the only real reason to do it is to say "I have a porsche engine" but if thats what you want why stop there theres other brand with more snob appeal you could do a Ferrari engine swap.

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I wouldn't go that far but the subie engine is already in the car and its more than capable of making power.
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I wouldn't go that far but the subie engine is already in the car and its more than capable of making power.
That is why it is "better", but if i had the money to shove the Gt2 motor in, I would probably just buy the Gt2.
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That is why it is "better", but if i had the money to shove the Gt2 motor in, I would probably just buy the Gt2.
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certainly you jest sir.
As much as I love Subaru motors, Porsche engines are plain magic. BMW, Ferrari, and Porsche make the world's best engines, IMO.
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As much as I love Subaru motors, Porsche engines are plain magic. BMW, Ferrari, and Porsche make the world's best engines, IMO.
i agree. how can subaru engine be > porsche. when a porsche 911 can smoke pretty much any STI unless HIGHLY modified.. and it still would be a tie.
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...be0063c843.htm
if it isnt the engine, what makes porsche go so fast?
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