Feb 16 2011, 02:27 PM. A few years ago I was lucky enough to get a great deal on a base 911 996. I live over on the East side suburbs, but I work in Wilsonville. The vehicle was a joint effort between Subaru and Toyota, and utilizes a boxer engine. More recently the 914 LS series V8 kit was born using the late model, all aluminum, GM engines and even more 914’s have made it to Super-Car status. BMW, Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Volkswagen, Audi Motul 8100 X-CESS 5W-40 1L $ 11.95 Toyota has since eliminated the Scion brand, but the FR-S lives on in the 2017 Toyota 86, which is also equipped with a boxer engine. In the stock Subaru the engine and transaxle sits at very different angle than it does when mounted in the 914. Most of Subaru's models are powered by a boxer-four engine in either naturally aspirated or turbocharged form. Vehicle: 2011 sti . Join Date: Jan 2011. I was curious what was the best engine to transplant in an old 911 I am in not interested in V-8's, more interested in Subaru 4cyclinder turbo or a 6 The Porsche I have is a 1971 911 T. It has the original engine in it but would need to gone through.
I'd love to check out the SBII some time. Scooby Newbie . Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: New Hampshire. Porsche uses the boxer engine in its 911, Cayman, and Boxster models, among others. I'm against doing this and still may do it. The Subaru EA engine was introduced in 1966 and began Subaru's line of boxer-four engines that remain in production to this day. The sound of a flat-four engine is nearly unmistakable, while a flat-six is truly unique. This 1967 Porsche 912 may look mostly factory on the outside, but it's been treated to an entirely new drivetrain that includes an engine from a rare JDM-market Subaru Impreza WRX STI. 02-03-2011, 08:46 PM #20: Boneyard. Member#: 269172. Both Subaru and Porsche make some nice engines. When it comes to cross-branding engine swaps, it seems that Subaru's flat-four is a no-brainer for some Porsche owners. 1956 Porsche 356 Additional Info: Offered for sale is this stunning Porsche 356 Speedster replica, a 1956 Speedster This is, far and away, the most well constructed and dependable Speedster replica we've seen. It is powered by a Subaru flat four cylinder boxer engine with a Turbocharger. Discover The Forbidden Engine Swap, A Porsche Plus A Subaru Porsches, especially 911s, are put on a pedestal for being so pure, causing people to refrain from heavily modding them. A flat-twelve engine was also produced by Porsche for the 1969-1973 Porsche 917 sports car. Bob DukeTrout.