6 Cylinder BOXER

vegaspsyco · 04-23-2008, 02:46 AM

I wonder if the 6 Cylinder Boxer engine would fit and impreza? The legacy has both the 2.5L 4 Cylinder and the 3.0L 6 Cylinder on the Limited. And it's also in the Tribeca.

Turbo charged 6 Cylinder Boxer would be so sick.

LeohMit · 04-23-2008, 05:41 AM

Word!

newtothegame · 04-23-2008, 08:28 AM

I believe this has been talked about before, and maybe even done at least once. Not worth it though from what I remember. The 6cyl isnt built for turbo charging. So right off you would have to build the engine up.Im not sre about fitment and mounting either.

VD5505 · 04-23-2008, 08:31 AM

I just thought you would like to see this lol

VD5505 · 04-23-2008, 08:32 AM

But i do remember reading somewhere about some putting the 6cyl in a wrx i will try to find it again

dumdum · 04-23-2008, 09:09 AM

Perrin did it.....

VD5505 · 04-23-2008, 10:50 AM

+1 to dumdum thats right

TDub · 04-23-2008, 11:07 AM

There are videos of it floating around on the net

mosc · 04-23-2008, 11:07 AM

it fit OK. It's not much bigger than the EJ series. Turboing it decently requires a lot of internal work and you end up with a rather expensive motor that's a lot more hassle than, say, a stroker on a 2.5L or even a fully build EJ race motor in the 2.6-2.8L neighborhood.

xmoniewrx · 04-23-2008, 12:15 PM

Perrin Performance - Gallery: H6 STI

SuBeast · 04-23-2008, 01:25 PM

thats cool, i didn't even know there was a 6cyl boxer...... should be a monster torque engine!!!

newtothegame · 04-23-2008, 01:35 PM

Yeah thats who did it, Perrin, but like Mosc said, for what it cost, not really all that great to me.

mosc · 04-23-2008, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuBeast

thats cool, i didn't even know there was a 6cyl boxer...... should be a monster torque engine!!!

No, it's not. It does not have an advantage over many larger EJ variants. It is not any more a "monster torque engine" than many of the other built up EJ motors out there.

It's not designed for boost so re-building the thing for substantial boost changes things around a bit. Also, at that high a cost, it's direct competition would be very upgraded versions of the 2.5L block which can be higher in displacement, supply the same or more torque, and have more top end potential.

stagger_lee · 05-09-2008, 10:42 AM

Was that twin turbo? That would be sweet. I couldn't find the specs. Definitely novelty and not practical. I love to see the innovation though and mad scientist implant procedures.

SuBEast, you crack me up kid!

Boostbuddy · 05-09-2008, 12:28 PM

You can build the H6 into a good powerful turbo motor and it will fit in the WRX engine bay...just will cost $$$ to get it done correctly.