The old timers keep on telling me I have it backwards, pfft, what do they know 
Posted by mellow65
Oliver Klozoff Super Moderator Location: Oregon Join Date: 09/10/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 480 Rally Car: Nada |
Don't think I ever shared this video, but here's the monstrosity that I drew out in my head about 2 some years ago finally coming to life for the first time.
I call it a Mazdaru. 
"Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty" |
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Oliver Klozoff Super Moderator Location: Oregon Join Date: 09/10/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 480 Rally Car: Nada |
Lol
Idk that sub duh has a good ring to it. "Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty" |
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Oliver Klozoff Super Moderator Location: Oregon Join Date: 09/10/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 480 Rally Car: Nada |
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Oliver Klozoff Super Moderator Location: Oregon Join Date: 09/10/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 480 Rally Car: Nada |
Well the motor hadn't ran in over a year and I think my starter is about to take a dump on me. So yeah a combo of that makes it a little grumpy to wake up. but now it fires right up no issues. I'm actually running a full chassis and engine harness from a legacy wagon. I spent the better part of a week removing all unneeded plugs and systems from the harness. It's really the bare basics now, lights, instruments, and engine. And the best part is i don't even have a check engine light on after my swap. I mean sure, clearly there isn't a code for "hey muther fuker, i'm in the wrong car".
here's some pics from my build. a entire harness in a bucket 
be afraid be very afraid 
the unused pile of wires 
laid out testing 
set up in the car 
legacy cluster and headlight and wiper stalks 
subaru in tank fuel pump in rx7 tank, so functioning and accurate fuel gauge 
the question everyone ask, what about the clearance 
stock hood clearance 
looks at home in the engine bay.  "Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty" |
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A mind is a terrible thing to waste....
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Alex Rademacher Junior Moderator Location: Reno,nv Join Date: 09/10/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 686 Rally Car: 93 GC with an 01 RS swap! |
That's Awesome!!!!
I've found the subaru short intakes work best if you make any sorta 'scoop' in the front and make a box around the Cone filter. So you have a ram air, to your short intake . I did that on my STI and the cone Temp went from 105F to 74F on a day when it was 70 degrees outside. I tested with a pyrometer and the 2 tests were with in 10 minutes of each other on the same stretch of road. and same time idling before and after. i was really shocked. (but happy) I modified the above radiator ram air intake of the STI go to into a home made "air box" basically i just recreated the subaru factory setup with out the silencer and a higher CFM capacity air filter. Awesome! Awesome! Tell me this car will be at rally idaho or mendocino this year!! Please ! Please ! Please ! |
Oliver Klozoff Super Moderator Location: Oregon Join Date: 09/10/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 480 Rally Car: Nada |
Heres a side shot of the engine bay and the handle is showing the center line of the front wheels. 
The last couple figures I found of weights of fully dressed 13bs put them in the mid 400lbs. As for the Subaru motors I could find some stuff for ej20s coming in around mid 200lbs. So I have to imagine I'm losing a good 200lbs. The trannys have to be pretty close, or at least my back tells me they are about the same. "Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty" |
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