Rather Interesting......

legasee · Post by **legasee** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:52 pm

I never knew that subaru made something so awesome!

Subaru Coloni C3B

Engine con fig - flat 12
Bore x stroke - 84mm x 52.6mm
Capacity - 3498cc
Compression ratio - 11.5:1
Estimated power - 600bhp @ 12,500rpm (compare this to the Honda V10 in the McLaren which is quoted as 690bhp)
Max rpm - 13,000
Engine weight - 159kg
Fuel - Agip
Spark plugs - Champion

Now all you need to do is fit it behind your front seats and convert it to rwd.

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:44 am

yea that things floats around on ebay every once in awhile.

Imprezive · Post by **Imprezive** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:53 am

what did they make that for!?

edit: A quick google search reveals Subaru entered in the 1990 Formula 1 season. They pretty much sucked...

http://www.driveperformancesubaru.com/v ... la_one.asp

beatersubi · Post by **beatersubi** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:45 am

Legasee...
you spend too much time on the interwebs.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:29 am

Quickly aborted F1 program and supercar project. They decided to go into rallying instead. They chose ... wisely.

legasee · Post by **legasee** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:02 am

beatersubi wrote:Legasee...
you spend too much time on the interwebs.

and more time using the search feature!

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:38 am

I want to hear that thing at 12,500 RPM!

206er · Post by **206er** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:35 am

11.5, is that it?

SemperGuard · Post by **SemperGuard** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:29 am

legasee wrote:I never knew that subaru made something so awesome!

That's because they didn't. Motori Moderni made the engine. Subaru just put their name on it. One of those engines was sold on ebay either last year, or the year before. It went for around $30,000. I wish I could have bought it.

legasee · Post by **legasee** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:45 am

SemperGuard wrote:
legasee wrote:I never knew that subaru made something so awesome!
That's because they didn't. Motori Moderni made the engine. Subaru just put their name on it. One of those engines was sold on ebay either last year, or the year before. It went for around $30,000. I wish I could have bought it.

Yeah, I didn't think Subaru could do something THAT awesome....

Imprezive · Post by **Imprezive** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:10 am

I thought the engine designer was Carlo Chiti?

meh...

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:03 pm

never knew that subaru made something so awesome!

Like build an F1 engine out of nowhere with no prior experience with even a performance street engine? Who could?

SemperGuard · Post by **SemperGuard** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:54 pm

Imprezive wrote:I thought the engine designer was Carlo Chiti?

meh...

He was. Chiti made the company Motori Moderni, which made the engine.

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:52 am

Want one? ( this looks like the same engine.)

http://page14.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s78150071

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:48 am

you can read that?...

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:37 am

Japanese is not that hard, as long as you get the Hiragana, the Katakana and the standard 210 main Kanji.

I used to be fluent, but not any more.

But they do a nice job of putting the chassis codes on the auctions normally.

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:47 pm

dscoobydoo wrote:Japanese is not that hard, as long as you get the Hiragana, the Katakana and the standard 210 main Kanji.

I used to be fluent, but not any more.

But they do a nice job of putting the chassis codes on the auctions normally.

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