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thumper
07-10-2009, 05:07 PM
http://porubi.com/

i'm trying to imagine what an sti engine and a decent whale tail would be like in this?
RCubed
07-10-2009, 05:11 PM
oh wow.
local guy too?
gnat.
07-10-2009, 05:14 PM
haha i just read that in today's newspaper - it was in the vancouver sun. it's pretty cool though, how the man fitted the impreza engine into the 911 turbo.
tofu1413
07-10-2009, 05:36 PM
sweet!

top mount intercooler ftw?


funny how they mounted the rad though..
TOPEC
07-10-2009, 05:42 PM
oh sweet itbs for the EJ
no boost tho damn
hk20000
07-10-2009, 05:46 PM
so....if it's installed the factory way the radiator is supposed to be in the front air dam?
Marco911
07-10-2009, 06:52 PM
There's going to be some serious overheating issues. I don't see space for a rad fan
thumper
07-10-2009, 06:55 PM
like gnat said, there was an article on this in today's vancouver sun.

remember back then porsches were originally air cooled, so no provision for a radiator. the subaru engine is water cooled. since this engine was not turbocharged (ie. no intercooler in the whale tail, and he had to put the radiator somewhere... this was all he could come up with?
thumper
07-10-2009, 06:58 PM
i'm not very good at this sort of thing... but how does this ITB setup work, being originally EFI?

maybe there is a slimline electric fan that we can't see in the pics sitting on the radiator? :confused:
TOPEC
07-10-2009, 07:06 PM
nm thought u mean forced induction
hk20000
07-10-2009, 07:09 PM
ITB is fine for EFI.... much like this:
http://www.twminduction.com/ThrottleBody/ThrottleBody.imgs/s2000_pic.jpg

As long as the measurement is via MAP...

EDIT: he has converted the engine to carburetor so ignore what's posted above.
Rich Sandor
07-10-2009, 11:17 PM
I did some autox and track days with him back in '03/4/5 and yes it did have some overheating issues. I think he got it fixed but I haven't seen Wayne in a while.
thumper
07-11-2009, 04:11 PM
his website is very out of date too :(
Rich Sandor
07-11-2009, 05:00 PM
Speak of the devil! I actually just hosted the BBC toady and Wayne was there with his Porubi.
Boostaholic
07-12-2009, 12:56 AM
wow subie engine is so tiny
EuroTRASH
07-12-2009, 09:12 AM
those are carbs, not itbs
A-Dev
07-12-2009, 03:38 PM
hey! i sold wayne my old 2.5 engine. it was a DOHC motor tho. looks like single cam worked better haha
jing
07-12-2009, 06:15 PM
sweet!

top mount intercooler ftw?


lolwut
ilvtofu
07-12-2009, 06:53 PM
that rad vent aint too rad...