Motor Manufacturer
 

Im new to the subie world. Just doing some research. Dose anyone know who actualy makes the motors for subaru?

Anyone heard of using a porsche motor in a subie?

Call me crazy, but I believe Subaru designs and builds their own motors. I hope this doesn't come as a shock to anyone.

If you can afford to put a Porsche engine into a Suby, buy a Porsche.

[quote][size=1][color=gray][i]Origami posted by [b]Superglue WRX[/b][/i][/color]
[font=Arial][color=royalblue]Call me crazy, but I believe Subaru designs and builds their own motors. I hope this doesn't come as a shock to anyone.
[/color][/font][/size][/quote]True. Proprietary design, not a copy of other four and six-cylinder boxer engines from Porsche or other engine.
[quote][size=1][color=gray][i]Origami posted by [b]0gravity[/b][/i][/color]
[font=Arial][color=royalblue]Anyone heard of using a porsche motor in a subie?
[/color][/font][/size][/quote]Porsche engines are designed as rear engine mounted, with the transaxle mounted in [i]front[/i] of the engine. It's likely way too much trouble to adapt this engine to the Subaru front-mounted drivetrain, especially considering the cost of a Porsche engine, and that's assuming the 6-cylinder Porsche engine would fit into the engine bay of a Subaru sedan.

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Now and again, though, some motivated individual will swap a Subaru boxer engine into an old [url=http://www.cardomain.com/features/turbo914][color=blue][b]Porsche 914[/b][/color][/url], with pretty good results. This is a swap that makes sense, since the 914 came with a 4-cylinder boxer engine.

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I was wondering about the engine manufacturer because i work for porsche and the company that builds the motors is Kolbenschmidt.
I was wondering where could i get pics of and specs for the subaru internals. I just want to compare the two designs.

Thanks for your input on porsche swaping.

sounds like industrial espionage..... ;)

[QUOTE=RedStage]sounds like industrial espionage..... ;)[/QUOTE]LOL yeah Porsche really needs to steal engine ideas from Subaru. Anyone seen the new 997 GT3 RS?
Jon
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[QUOTE=Drift My WRX]LOL yeah Porsche really needs to steal engine ideas from Subaru. Anyone seen the new 997 GT3 RS?
Jon
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Read this comment and saw the picture yesterday, stopped drooling today.

I know some GM motors are manufactured by United Motors as well as Toyotas. Possibly Fuji Heavy Duty Industries might be responsible for the manufacturing of Subaru motors, just like United is responsible for some of GM's motors. Any have an idea?
PS- I think Fuji HD Indust. owns Subaru but I could be wrong.

[QUOTE=1sicwrx]I know some GM motors are manufactured by United Motors as well as Toyotas. Possibly Fuji Heavy Duty Industries might be responsible for the manufacturing of Subaru motors, just like United is responsible for some of GM's motors. Any have an idea?
PS- I think Fuji HD Indust. owns Subaru but I could be wrong.[/QUOTE]


Thanks for the sugestion.

I apreaciate every ones thoughts.

[QUOTE=jerms]Read this comment and saw the picture yesterday, stopped drooling today.[/QUOTE]
amen to that...schwing...

[QUOTE=1sicwrx]I know some GM motors are manufactured by United Motors as well as Toyotas. Possibly Fuji Heavy Duty Industries might be responsible for the manufacturing of Subaru motors, just like United is responsible for some of GM's motors. Any have an idea?
PS- I think Fuji HD Indust. owns Subaru but I could be wrong.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Fuji Heavy Industries (no Duty) is the owner of Subaru.