6 pot Imprezza???

[The DJ 27]

Can't give specifics but it does ring a bell vaguely

[chuck_ster]

There never was a production Impreza with 6 cylinders. A few people have fitted the 6pot from the Subaru SVX into a WRX, and the H6 from the last Legacy would fit with relative ease though.
Cman

[gazzab]

I have seen an impreza with a SVX engine, with 22b pistons, twin turbos and apparently pushing 700 bhp.

[Mr E]

gazzab said:

I have seen an impreza with a SVX engine, with 22b pistons, twin turbos and apparently pushing 700 bhp.

Sounds fun.

[Pierscoe1]

yeah.. would say they're probably confusing it with that legacy that was in Evo this/last month.. nice flat six in it.. and looks a bit like a scoob without all the flares/vents/bulges etc.

[gazzab]

No this was an impreza. I saw it in the workshop being built.

[vixpy1]

gazzab said:

No this was an impreza. I saw it in the workshop being built.

Would that be Pat's by any chance?

Last time i heard they were having a few probs with it!

[cptsideways]

I though some of the US spec imprezas were 6 pot?

[chuck_ster]

Yep, US used to have a NA 6 pot in their Impreza. But now they have 2.5L turbo in their STI.
Pat's car will be an absolute beast...but he's not talking it up at the moment, seems to just be working on others cars.
Cman

[gazzab]

It was an oldish Silver impreza. The front 'scuttle' was being removed when I saw it.

[vixpy1]

chuck_ster said:

but he's not talking it up at the moment, seems to just be working on others cars. Cman

I belive he is very busy at the moment, I think he is coming down to my road in a couple of weeks to map a car.. I shall ask him how its going.

[Opposite Lock]

Are you sure? I lived in the US for a year and owned an NA Impreza. I've never heard of a factory 6 pot Impreza, esp. in the US where they've only recently had a turbo'd one.

Ben

chuck_ster said:

Yep, US used to have a NA 6 pot in their Impreza. But now they have 2.5L turbo in their STI. Pat's car will be an absolute beast...but he's not talking it up at the moment, seems to just be working on others cars. Cman

>> Edited by Opposite Lock on Tuesday 7th December 14:42

[Mr E]

Opposite Lock said:

Are you sure? I lived in the US for a year and owned an NA Impreza. I've never heard of a factory 6 pot Impreza, esp. in the US where they've only recently had a turbo'd one. Ben

Pretty sure no Imp ever had a 6 pot as standard.

2.5 litre block in the US as discussed. Good engine.

[NikB]

Pierscoe1 said:

yeah.. would say they're probably confusing it with that legacy that was in Evo this/last month.. nice flat six in it.. and looks a bit like a scoob without all the flares/vents/bulges etc.

What about the type 25 Impreza that Litchfield are building, is that a 6 pot motor?

[Mr E]

NikB said:

Pierscoe1 said: yeah.. would say they're probably confusing it with that legacy that was in Evo this/last month.. nice flat six in it.. and looks a bit like a scoob without all the flares/vents/bulges etc. What about the type 25 Impreza that Litchfield are building, is that a 6 pot motor?

Nope. That's the Yank spec 2.5 litre lump.

And bloody quick it is too.

[Mr E]

Mmmm. Litchfield type 25..... :drool:

[The DJ 27]

Mr E said:

Mmmm. Litchfield type 25..... :drool:

The one in EVO this month is gorgeous. Shows how well put together it is, given that it's not actually a factory model and it's being featured in ECOTY

[tuttle]

Had a good look under the bonnet of a T25,around 9 mnths ago(Powerhouse Tuning),geez no room for the proverbial fag-paper to fit.Lots of carb-fiber & bespoke looking shiny bits
Not very good pic


>> Edited by tuttle on Tuesday 7th December 20:33

[Pierscoe1]

hmm.. that type 25 in Evo is nice.

there's a pic of it in the bottom-left of one of the pages.. side-on (almost) tracking shot.. looks so good, its the only time I;ve ever thought "hmm.. I really wouldn't mind one of those!!"

by the sounds of it, it's stonkingly fast too!

that engine ought to go well in an FD, and make a great noise too!!

[flat_steve]

FD? What, an RX-7? Heard of people putting V8's in them, but really, what's the point?