was the wrx planned as a 6 cylinder car? I found this but don't remember where.

 

I think that's the H6 engine out of a version of the Legacy/Outback.
Or maybe it's Porche's H6 out of the boxster...not sure.

 

No, the Impreza was never meant to be a 6 cylinder car.

That engine kinda looks like Porsche or VW 6 cylinder.

 

I found this on a subaru site but can't find right now,but porsche and boxter ,both car are incline cylinders as the impreza?

 

Yeah, Porsche, VW, Alfa Romeo and a few other car companies have used the horizontally opposed design.

 

the impreza was never designed to be a H6. in fact its true origin was derived from wrc.(if i'm not mistaken the impreza was actually designed with the wrc as one of the 1st priorities..kinda backwards from other manufacturers where they build a rally car from an existing format) in order to compete in wrc subaru had to have a minimum of 25k units to be officially a production car. although makes me wonder. imagine if the wrc allowed 6 cylinders... can u imagine the possibilites in terms of engine technology advancements through the racing circuit...?







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That's not a subaru H6, unless it's an older XT6 motor, but the timing covers aren't right for an SVX or Legacy motor.........

 

I *will* identify this thing.

Manifolds don't look right for a mid-80's 911 unit, but the timing covers do. Could just be a funny angle. I'm guessing Porsche, but I need to find some of the early-80's Alfa boxers (most were 4-cylinder, though) to make sure. It has to be water-cooled, there's no venting and no fan.

The way the timing covers are bolted on with 900 bolts makes me think German.

 

"It was a funny angle!"

heh.

 

"when you back up, thinks come up to you from the rear"

 

It is not an AlfaSud* engine. All of the Alfa Romeo Boxer engines were 4 cylinder, they were produced from 1971 to ~1989 and used in the AlfaSud and 33 model ranges.

Alfa's V6 is a completely separate design, which began production in 1979 and continues today in 3.2 liter form used in Alfa's GTA variants. It has been widely acclaimed as one of the nicest sporting V6 in recent history.

* The AlfaSud (Sud = South) name came from the production location at Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples. By contrast, all previous Alfa Romeos had been produced at the Portello or Arese plants, near Milan in Northern Italy. The car was an attempt to produce an affordable, small car and provide employment in the largely agrarian South of Italy.

The original AlfaSud was designed by Rudolph Hruska, who had formerly worked on the VW Beetle with Dr. Porsche. So, that explains the flat 4 motor.