Flatfourtrikes

Sorry for the double post guys. I was trying to beat out a carb fire on a VW motor right in the middle sending the message. Larry

Thanks guys for all of your Subie knowledge! Hold on a minute and let be get my head screwed back around in place. HA Some one needs to develop a standard vacumn operated distributor for the newer engines and then the alternative use for these engines would explode. I guess I decided to make this change over to the Subie motor about 15 years to late, I am determined to find a way to make this work. Thanks again for all of the help! Larry

Thanks guys for all of your Subie knowledge! Hold on a minute and let be get my head screwed back around in place. HA Some one needs to develop a standard vacumn operated distributor for the newer engines and then the alternative use for these engines would explode. I guess I decided to make this change over to the Subie motor about 15 years to late, I am determined:horse::horse: to find a way to make this work. Thanks again for all of the help! Larry

Thanks so much Miles Fox and North Wet for your information. For the first stab at the subie on one of my trikes I would like to get a decent used motor. This way I can get a feel for how it performs and the experience of actually doing the install and making it work. If all goes well I would like to use fresh rebuilt motors on the trikes from that point. I have looked at the Japanese motors as a source but not knowing a lot about the Subie motor I was not sure with ones were the single point fuel injected and which was the multi point that could not be converted over to carb. Thanks again!

My name is Larry and I build custom VW trikes in Beaumont Tx. I have decided to try a switch from the VW engines to the much superior Subaru for the obvious reason's (reliability and more power). I know have a rolling chassis ready for the power plant decision. I would like to use the 1.8 motor with carb or single point fuel injection. Since the EA82 carb motors are almost impossible to find the single point motor seems to be the choice. 100 HP is more than enough for a 800 lb trike. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good supplier for the engine. If this project works well I will be going to the Subaru motor on all of my trikes in the future. If someone on the forum has an older motor in decent condition that would be suitable for this first test trike I would be interested. All ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have already learned a lot by just reading the many helpful post. Thanks Larry

Ok guys it's great to join your group. I have been wrenching for about 45 years. Currently building trikes and have decided to move up to the superior Subie engine instead of the VW's. I also restore vintage Triumph MC's. Lately I have been eaten up with the trike building. There is just such a broad spectrum of options to use customizing ideas. I will need to depend on all of you guys and your experience with the Subaru engines to be successful changing over to the new engines. My current project is to the rolling chassis stage with the VW tranny installed. If I can find a good 1.8 EA82 carb engine I will order the adapter from Kennedy to sit the motor in it's new home. I hope you guys welcome a fan of the Subaru motor even though it will not be going back into a car body. Thanks:horse: