Hi does anyone know what scooby engine will be smaller than a WRX engine width wise?the WRX is 90cm width but i need something abit smaller,any ideas?

 

VW 4 pot?
Alfasud ?
911, ...sorry that's me, not the engine!

 

no another scooby engine

 

Justy 1.3?

 

ok still needs to be a 2ltr turbo

 

Is this a trick question???

 

no arent the engines different width sizes then?

 

I think they would be much the same size

 

damn i need one which would be like 80cm width as this wrx engine would be touching the side of my engine bay

 

Doubt there is a flat four scoob engine that will fit mate, whats it going in? Can you modify the engine bay at all?

Comper100

 

damn well it would be going in a peugeot 306 engine bay.could maybe modify the engine bay but it will be hard enough for someone to fit it.

 

If width is a problem then a boxer engine isn't what you should be looking for - try an inline or Vee.
I assumed you had a Subaru already and were sick of banging your knuckles during spark plug changes.

 

well im all new to this i dont have a clue what a inline or a Vee is?yeah i have a 306 i had a 2.1 twin carbed engine in it but ive busted the engine so taken it out,and looking for another engine with alot of power and realiable.

 

You're probably better off using the engine out of the 406 SRi turbo, only 150bhp as standard but there's bound to be some tuning info around for them, or failig that the 3.0V6 might fit but will probably make it handle like a pig on roller skates.

 

yeah the 3ltr v6 fits in but is a fairly hard engine to get hold of.the 406 sri engine hasnt got the sort of power i want as a std engine,im wanting an easy 250bhp with not alot of money.

 

It'd be a nightmare to fit a Scoob engine into a 306 I'd think, for a start, the Crankshaft points the wrong way to mate up with any normal 306 running gear, the Scoob crank runs along the centre of the car whereas the 306 will run across. Or were you thinking of fitting all of the scooby running gear ? In which case I'd have though making more space in the engine bay would be the least of your problems. Something like a Ford Cosworth turbo engine or an engine out of a Mitsubishi would be far, far closer to the right layout.

 

You will not really find a smaller scoob engine width wise. The drivetrain layout is completely different to a transverse engine too with the box completely behind the engine, if you want to use the box you will need to either use the 4wd system complete or get an adaptor to only run the front diff in a 2wd mode.

Surely the best bet is to just by another car.

Paul

 

If you dont want to spend alot of money, throw the impreza engine idea out the window. The conversion alone will cost more than a decent sports saloon!

 

no i got the money to do it,but didnt fancy cutting up the engine bay as i thought it would fit,but i was about 10cm out.

 

so u rekon a mits engine will be better off fitting then?

edit: also yeah i would use all the running gear

 

a transverse layout would suit the lack of any significant tunnel in the pug

 

ok cheers

 

How about a 200sx lump?
Or a cossie? - that said, they cost a bomb. All straight 4s.
There was a car a while ago that used a V4 I think, but can'[t remember what it was.
There's plenty of marine V4 engines with varying amounts of BHP (up to around 250 odd non-turbo'd), but I can't see it being an easy fit into a car, as everything's the wrong way round in an outboard motor. They are pretty compact though.

 

ok cheers will look into it although i dont fancy a cossie lump

 

I am putting a scoob drivetrain in a peugeot 505 estate and even then it only just fits widthwise no way any scoob engine will fit a 306

except maybe a justy!!


You would also need to fit the rear axle and front struts to get the 4wd in shorten the propshaft make a tunnel make stronger chassis legs etc etc

at least mine is already rear drive and big so has room to work