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I know guys have used subi motors. I would love to make a subaru powered buggy someday. The main problem with building up a subaru rockcrawler is the limits of the chassis. Sure you could impliment in a subframe and what not but since there is no real frame it limits your possibilities. Maybe someday down the road I'll build a 2.5L WRX powered buggy with around 400 horse (Im don't know the engine names yet sorry).

yeah I wish I could drive my buggy on the road too. So pretty much you guys are telling me don't waist my time with the 1.8L. I know theres lots of info on this site I'm sure about swaps but how hard and what is swapable into my GL if I decide to go down that road someday

hey no prob on the hijack. Its my thread and I kinda hijacked it myself. The buggy has a 98 4.3L vortec with a turbo 350 and an atlas 4.3 t/c. With D60's f/r and a arb in back and detriot up front. The chassis is only 48" wide. ok now back to subi's

I don't think I will ever leave my toyotas in the dust. Seriously, they are my 4wheeling rigs, I even own a tubed framed competition rock crawler on 39" tires. This subi is just to get me from point A to point B. The reason I'm "lifting" it is just to get a larger tire under it. In regards to the engine I know its a SPFI engine and as I've been told by a friend of mine who is really into subaru's he said that I found a rarer subaru than normal. For power increases I am more than anything looking to just give it a little more power not anything substantial and increase my fuel milage. This car is fun but I never expect it to be a rocket ship. If I wanted a lot more power I would've bought a WRX or even and STI. I have driven both and absolutely love those cars. Maybe in the future but for right now the little GL will get me where I want to go. btw here's my rockcrawler. I don't think the subaru could even come close offroad. haha

Hey I just bought my first Subaru a couple of weeks ago and so far I Love it. I found a 88 GL-10 with ever option accept for a moonroof. I totaly dig the lowrange and can't believe how well it handles at speed offroad. I bought this as my DD and just want to find and figure out how I can upgrade the engine a little to produce a little more power. It has the SPFI 1.8 in it (I know you guys most likely knew this but I'm newbie when it comes to Subi's) and a 5 sp. What I'd like to do it replace the entire exhaust headers and all if it worth it and put a better intake setup on it. I plan on intalling the oem adjustable struts to get a little bit of lift and put on some pugs with 27" tires. I have begun my search for these parts and am open to suggestions with what else I might want to do. I am going to school right now finishing my Bachelors degree in Automechanics and working on cars comes second nature to me. I am a toyota guy at heart and currently own 4 but for a DD I coudn't be happier to own my new little toy. Next week its getting a new rear main seal and a tune up with new belts, plugs, wires and a leak down test. try to keep the down to a minimum. Don't worry I catch on pretty quick