455 Jet Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I posted this on another board and found this one, so I'll give it a shot over here too. Great to see XT'ers still out here. I have an 88 XT6 that we just love. Unfortunately, a year ago the engine blew with 250,000 miles on it. I think I got my money's worth out of it. It sounds like the crank broke in two pieces, or it lost a connecting rod. I haven't pulled it out yet, it just sits. My wife was the last to drive it, and thanks to her she wrecked my trusty old pickup truck with a new engine and tranny. In my twisted mind I'm thinking of cramming the 351 into the the XT, making it an XT351. I wouldn't be able to use the AWD, it would be a RWD, but damn would it be fun. The steering would still be powered by the electric pump and other parts would have to be thought through. The 351 is currently fuel injected, but an new intake, carb and scoop would be protruding through the hood. The rearend would be beefed up to handle the power, but retain the stock wheels. Anyone see anything like this before? Any thoughts? I can take a bashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTrooper Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 you'd have to do some major suspension work up front in order for the car to handle the weight of that block. Or possibly an aftermarket impreza strut could handle that kind of weight, me don't know. Curiuois as to how you could "beef up" the rear-end, but still keep the sube hubs and wheels, or why you would want little 13" rims and limited choice of puny tires to handle the power a 351 would crank out of the rear. If you use the 351, you're also using the tranny to match it, no? So then you're custom fabbing a driveshaft to what rear end? a sube? prolly not. The rear diff wont be able to handle that direct power, nor will the hubs methinks. and axels???!!?? maybe you shoulkd think about a solid rear from a suzuki; it could be fabbed in there maybe, but man...either way, alot of headache and $$$.. Get wheel to wheel measurements in the rear, and see if any solid rears come close to that... When there's a will, there's a way...but one must also consider that there is a fine line between possibility and plausibility... Good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Hey storm - XT6's have the 5 bolt legacy pattery, so the rims and tires wouldn't be a problem like normal XT's GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTrooper Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 you're right...my bad. are the stock xt6 rims 5-lug 13"s or the same as legacy?? if so, i would suggest the larger rim/tire combo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyesore Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I have had this idea bouncing around for a long time, If I ever get any money to my name, I may try it.... Want to stick a shaft driven 1600cc Harley V-twin in a gen-1 soobie, powering the rear wheels. Less weight than the Sub mill, more horses, more torque, and that awesome Harley sound. Should be relatively do-able. what do you think? As for the 351 in an XT, sounds like a hell of a lot of fab work, but I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taprackready Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 A guy lives near me who put a Harley engine in a snowmobile. He calls it a snow shovel. Get it? Harley Shovel head. Anyway he used a Subaru starter and and flex plate off an auto suby mated the Harley to start it. So it wouldn't be that hard to mate the harley engine to the tranny. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
455 Jet Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 Well, it was a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty2Austin Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 people used to say my wagon sounded like a harley anyways :-D (blown exaust gaskets) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonOfScio Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 blown exhaust gaskets suck. I despise them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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