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posted on January 24th, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Subaru are releasing their turbo boxer diesel this year. Probably be exy to buy a new one off the shelf but if you're patient you might get a second
hand Jap one in a couple of years as they retire their engines at pretty low mileage.
I wonder if you could run the matching subie transaxle with it as well?
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posted on January 28th, 2008 at 07:31 AM
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I wonder if you could run the matching subie transaxle with it as well?
The past problem with Subaru transaxles is that their cases were not symmetrical. You can't flip the ring gear around to reverse the drive direction
of the axles, as you can in a VW transmission.
Seeing as how Subaru isn't likely to want to use reduction boxes or go to a rear engine setup, they probably won't change their design to
accommodate VW gearheads.
