Update on the SubaBug....

[Daggis]

Originally Posted by ricola

Yeah, I'm moving my engine forwards too. I want to get it all under stock bodywork and the cam covers foul with the quad cam if you don't move it forwards. Seems like a nice and easy way of improving weight distribution and effective ground clearance by moving the sump closer to the axle line...

Rich

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but youre saying that if I reverse the rear mount, I will not have to cut any metal at all at the back? I thought one still had to cut quite a bit?

[DORIGTT]

Didn't someone cut out the center, convert to shorter torsion bars and move the assy forward that way?

[Rob]

It also depends of you have a dohc or sohc motor.
THe sohc motor will probably fit with the motor moved forward.

Rob.

[Daggis]

Originally Posted by Rob

It also depends of you have a dohc or sohc motor.
THe sohc motor will probably fit with the motor moved forward.

Rob.

Is your Ej25 physically larger than an ej20?

[ricola]

I was meaning external bodywork, you will still have to trim internal parts. It may just be possible to get a twin cam in there without cutting, no chance with a quad cam.

By reversing the rear cradle, junking the front and using a berg style mid mount you can move everything about 50mm forwards without cutting through the torsion housing, any more than that and you will have to cut through it and use shorter torsion bars or coil-overs. Pics of how I did mine are on my web site

Rich

[Daggis]

Originally Posted by ricola

I was meaning external bodywork, you will still have to trim internal parts. It may just be possible to get a twin cam in there without cutting, no chance with a quad cam.

By reversing the rear cradle, junking the front and using a berg style mid mount you can move everything about 50mm forwards without cutting through the torsion housing, any more than that and you will have to cut through it and use shorter torsion bars or coil-overs. Pics of how I did mine are on my web site

Rich

Ah, ok , I see, thats what I thought. Going to take a look at a ej20TT, buy it if it looks ok, going to hook it all up with megasquirt.. I`ll only be reversing the rear cradle, want to keep my torsion housing.


Hope the twin turbos wont give me to much problems..


My gearbox on the other hand, is in a whole lot of trouble

[ricola]

There are a couple of people running link ecus with the twin turbo engine (subbug yaho group) and Tom 72 (in Belgium, I think). The general concensus is to dump the twin turbo set-up for a single, much less hassle and better for tuning, something to do with how the twins work together..

Rich