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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1
I get what you are saying, and I know, the trick is in the gearbox. If you'd look to make big power, it's something you are gonna have to change anyway. Consider for a moment though, that wrx engines are a popular swap for vw bugs. IIRC, the flat 6s spin clockwise (looking from the front, ccw from the flywheel) just like many other engines (exceptions being pre2000? Honda engines and yes, some porsche engines noted).
Anyway you look at it, the solution is the transmission.
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Yes, I see tons of WRX/STI swapped vw bugs everywhere here in summer. They use special tranny to make it work.
Hm... No offense to Porsche, but if I want big power like that, I'll have STI engine and tranny. I have more option to choose from and prob be half of the cost... or if I wanna keep it NA like Porsche, put Leggy's H6 with STI tranny and go to tune shop to bore it out, forge piston (or even titanium), rod, racing cams, porting ceramic coating, 5 angle valve job, and all other job done and it'll still be less than cost of Porsche boxer engine with custom tranny.
As for crank rotation... Yes, all the Subie rotates like you said, clock wise from the flywheel view and yes, some Porsche engine did make ccw rotation, but iirc we're talking bout 70's Porsche here.
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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1
The tranny (if the rumors are true) is going to be the Aisin 6-speed. It's a good tranny, but a V160 Getrag it ain't. It will likely be one of the first things to go on the road to large hp numbers.
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It's not a rumor, it's a fact that it's gonna have Aisin's tranny.