I've found a few cheap hawkeye Imprezas (2.5i models, I mean) and I am curious about how to make it RWD only.
I've done 2days worth of intensive online research and seems like there are lots of guys that weld up the center diff and ditch the front axles. However, this only saves a/b 20#s (best I have found) and leaves the 4wd trans/diff in place.
Seems like you should be able to change to some 2wd tranny to shave more weight.
I haven't been able to find the weight of the Subie 5MT -one guy said 135#s (with some other guys agreeing) but then someone else said it was +220#s. Anyone know the real weight?
Don't bother posting "why would you do this?" or "Don't ruin a subaru!" yada yada yada...
1. 2.5i Imprezas are CHEAP and they're not a performance car or very special
2. N/A 2.5 seems to be a good mill, but it's overwhelmed by AWD and I don't wanna mess w/ Turbo(s)
3a. I don't want FWD (for those who would suggest I get a honda or some other vehicle), I like RWD
3b. I want 4doors and -other than old/high mileage Lexus IS or BMW 3- there aren't any affordable small sedans w/ RWD
3c. I love the look of the hawkeye 2.5i (flat hood and no wing but they still have the boxy fenders)
4. there's 18-25% driveline loss on awd vs. 10-15% DLL for RWD. On a 170HP motor an 8-10% WHP gain should feel pretty good
can anyone think of a good (reliable and light weight) tranny to bolt to the 2.5 non-turbo Subaru block? Being inexpensive would be a great bonus.
I've seen a few mentions of the tranny from an RX7, but whenever that's brought up someone will post that it's a pretty weak unit. (?)
on a Nissan board someone said a Nissan RWD unit could work -anyone know anything about this?
I've done 2days worth of intensive online research and seems like there are lots of guys that weld up the center diff and ditch the front axles. However, this only saves a/b 20#s (best I have found) and leaves the 4wd trans/diff in place.
Seems like you should be able to change to some 2wd tranny to shave more weight.
I haven't been able to find the weight of the Subie 5MT -one guy said 135#s (with some other guys agreeing) but then someone else said it was +220#s. Anyone know the real weight?
Don't bother posting "why would you do this?" or "Don't ruin a subaru!" yada yada yada...
1. 2.5i Imprezas are CHEAP and they're not a performance car or very special
2. N/A 2.5 seems to be a good mill, but it's overwhelmed by AWD and I don't wanna mess w/ Turbo(s)
3a. I don't want FWD (for those who would suggest I get a honda or some other vehicle), I like RWD
3b. I want 4doors and -other than old/high mileage Lexus IS or BMW 3- there aren't any affordable small sedans w/ RWD
3c. I love the look of the hawkeye 2.5i (flat hood and no wing but they still have the boxy fenders)
4. there's 18-25% driveline loss on awd vs. 10-15% DLL for RWD. On a 170HP motor an 8-10% WHP gain should feel pretty good
can anyone think of a good (reliable and light weight) tranny to bolt to the 2.5 non-turbo Subaru block? Being inexpensive would be a great bonus.
I've seen a few mentions of the tranny from an RX7, but whenever that's brought up someone will post that it's a pretty weak unit. (?)
on a Nissan board someone said a Nissan RWD unit could work -anyone know anything about this?
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