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Rather Interesting......
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:52 pm
by legasee
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:44 am
by douglas vincent
yea that things floats around on ebay every once in awhile.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:53 am
by Imprezive
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
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:45 am
by beatersubi
Legasee...
you spend too much time on the interwebs.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:29 am
by evolutionmovement
Quickly aborted F1 program and supercar project. They decided to go into rallying instead. They chose ... wisely.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:02 am
by legasee
beatersubi wrote:Legasee...
you spend too much time on the interwebs.
and more time using the search feature!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:38 am
by AWD_addict
I want to hear that thing at 12,500 RPM!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:35 am
by 206er
11.5, is that it?
Re: Rather Interesting......
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:29 am
by SemperGuard
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.
Re: Rather Interesting......
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:45 am
by legasee
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....
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:10 am
by Imprezive
I thought the engine designer was Carlo Chiti?
meh...
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:03 pm
by evolutionmovement
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?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:54 pm
by SemperGuard
Imprezive wrote:I thought the engine designer was Carlo Chiti?
meh...
He was. Chiti made the company Motori Moderni, which made the engine.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:52 am
by dscoobydoo
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:48 am
by SubaruNation
you can read that?...
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:37 am
by dscoobydoo
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:47 pm
by SubaruNation
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.
<------- this is my face right now