this might sound like a dumb question to some.. but i was just wondering say if i take a my03 subaru engine and wante dto put it into another car would it have to be another already set up awd car? like say any other subaru or would it be possible to put it into a rwd/fwd car shell and if so what would type of cars has it been done in before and the engine fit? is it possible for a boxer engine to run a a rwd dif? :s probably gonna get alot of hate for this but meh just curious thanks for any help in advance

Have seen WRX engines in everything from 4x4's to VW Beetle's to Chevy's so yes it can be done to non AWD vehicles. Have you got a specific car in mind?

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EJ20's are commonly swapped into L series models (in both turbo and non-turbo form, retaining AWD). RWD conversions can be done, there are a few parts floating around that will modify the existing drive-train to allow this.

Outside of Subaru models, I've seen swaps into VW Beetles/Transporters/Type 3s/etc, a Datsun 510, and an AE86 Corolla.

Anything can be done with the right amount of money thrown at it

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Car: C Red S13 Silvia 2.3l 400+rwhp-SOLD
Daily ae82 4age corolla (light mods)-Sold
Daily:SWB GQ Patrol
Will be a 03-04 STI next

If you have patience, your good with a welder, electrical diagrams & have ability & a good mechanical aptitude, ohh and have the tools to fabricate bits n pieces on demand anything can be done....!
All of the above or cash for some poor prick to do it for you..

I'd love to put a 350 chev into a mini or a Yamaha r1 engine into a mighty boy..
Vids on YouTube of a wax engine in a quad bike..

Some conversions make no sense. A wide short engine into a long narrow engine bay? Why would anyone even think of a EJ Subaru engine in a bay designed for an inline engine? There are much better engines that fit better. You would only use a Subaru engine if the bay required that configuration ie; rear engine VW, buggy, aircraft, Early Subaru etc. That Datsun that had the stru towers chopped out to fit the EJ engine was quite flawed in my opinion. All that fartin' around just to be different instead of a SR20 that is tried and tested and would have more output.

thanks for all the feed back , nope no car in mind yet i want to have something differant, i will look into it more and see what happens if i do go ahead with it ill post progression pics up on here. thanks again

Couldnt thing of many things worse than wanting to put an ej into something non subaru.

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