subaru WRX turbo engine into 944 NA

Wardog · 09-08-2003, 07:42 AM

What do you think about this conversion?? a subaru impreza wrx turbo engine ( in line 4) into the 944 NA.....the only problem is that I dont know if the engine mounts fits, or if the torque tube is adaptable to it......anyone knows about this conversion??

ViolentBlue · 09-08-2003, 11:31 AM

the wrx is not an inline 4 it is a flat 4 (subaru bought the pattent from VW) and thus will not fit.

Moneyguy1 · 09-17-2003, 08:11 PM

Violent..Just curious..

Was there a patent on a flat 4? I remember the Corvair with it's flat 6 (worked on a number of them) and do not remember reading anywhere that there was a patent on that configuration. And, isn't the WRX engine water cooled?

Asking because I really do not know. Just doesn't sound right....

Bob S.

ViolentBlue · 09-18-2003, 10:39 AM

yes the wrx engine is watercooled, subaru bought the patent from vw to eliminate initial development, vw produced liquid cooled flat 4's as well (waterboxer)
subaru has made a lot of advancement with the design since aquiring it.

no doubt GM looked at the vw engine while developing the corvair, but it was a design of their own development.

Moneyguy1 · 09-18-2003, 11:25 AM

Thanks. Didn't know thet. Am familiar with air cooled aviation designs pre dating Dr. Porsche's VW and didn't think the configuration was under patent protection.

ViolentBlue · 09-18-2003, 03:03 PM

it was the patent for the vw design not the flat 4 configuration

Wardog · 09-22-2003, 06:15 PM

then what engine do you guys recomend me to adapt into the 944.......I was thinking that maybe the toyota supra V6 engine may fit, but I´m worried about the engine mounts.....what engine would fit the engine mounts with out too much modifications????

Moneyguy1 · 09-23-2003, 12:41 AM

Look up Renegade Hybrids. They have kits for the installation of GM V6 and V8 engines. There are a lot of folks who look at this as heresy, but if you needed repairs in the future, there are a heck of a lot of GM engines out there and the supply of Porsche 944 engines is dwindling over time.

Just a thought....

atlporsche · 10-04-2003, 01:20 PM

yeah dude...small block chevy in a 944...

sjd

Scootin159 · 10-18-2003, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by Wardog
then what engine do you guys recomend me to adapt into the 944.......I was thinking that maybe the toyota supra V6 engine may fit, but I´m worried about the engine mounts.....what engine would fit the engine mounts with out too much modifications????

Supra 6cyl engine is an inline 6, not a V6. It would most likely be too long for our engine bay. Your best bet is either another 944-series motor (you could use an S2, Turbo or 968 motor if you wanted more power) or go with the renegade hybrids GM V6 or V8 setup.