914 Subaru EG33 engine and WRX transaxle conversion, Finally finishing up Options

[BIGKAT_83]

What started as quick and easy conversion for a Grassroots motorsports 2000 challenge car. One thing led to another and before I knew it I had gone over budget.
I started with a V8 car with a bad engine so instead of another SBC or LS1 I bought a wrecked Subaru SVX for the engine. Then found a wrx transaxle with axles clutch and all parts needed.
The engine and transaxle mounts were done over a couple of weekends. Then we got real busy at work and was not able to work on it for a couple of months.
By this time I had changed my mind about the grassroots challenge car and figured I just fix it up. So a color change paint job was in order. I did this myself in the garage and had to wait until spring to shoot the paint.

I've been driving now for a few days tuning the Megasquirt DIYPNP that I built over the winter. I guess its time to go get a tag and start driving.







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[Andyrew]

They are pretty strong and would be a good option for the v8. They are basically the same trani as what is in the boxster. The tranis in AWD mode are fairly bulletproof, lots of drag guys are running them at rediculous HP numbers for years without fail. Replacements cost ~ 500 or less and are fairly availible.

No sense putting a Audi trani on a Subaru motor... For the cost of adaption you could have easily converted the 4wd to 2wd on the subi box.


The thing about the Audi box is that it requires no work to run, If you mount it behind an Audi engine (such as a 1.8t or 2.8 or even 2.7t) its bolt on and all factory equipment will work. You just have to figure the linkage (Custom cable shifter) and CV joints (Custom half shafts, 914 cv one end, Audi CV inner), then a cradle mount like the subaru guys do. Im planning on doing a 2.8 v6 complete swap from a passat or Audi fwd (same setups).

I'll be selling my v8 conversion to fund a parts car purchase so I can get going on it fairly shortly.