Difference between Baja Turbo and non-turbo

[catzodellamarina]

I have always wondered..

Are they the same engine sizes?  Is the turbo just a bolt-on = more power?  Is the hood a functional air induction?  Any gearing, suspension, tranny, exhaust differences?  What is the HP and torque difference?

[GeneralDisorder]

They are completely different. The turbo has more in common with a Forester XT or an 06/07 WRX than it has with a non-turbo Baja. Go lookup the specs. There's no need to reiterate all that. It is not a bolt on. 

GD

[1 Lucky Texan]

catz - GD is right, most everything under the hood is quite a bit different and of course, different computer running everything. premium fuel needed too. about 90% of hood scoop air goes thru the intercooler, the rest is split and directed to turbo cooling.

 

check www.cars101.com for Subaru specs going back many years.

Edited February 13, 2019 by 1 Lucky Texan

[uniberp1]

A turbo baja is beat to death in 5 years, then it becomes a normal baja.

 

[Numbchux]

They are the same displacement engine, and the same basic engine layout. But different in almost every detail.

Turbo is DOHC, non turbo is SOHC.

Turbo has a semi-closed deck block and lower compression. Non-turbo is open deck.

Yes, hood scoop feeds an intercooler.

Transmission is similar, but different. Gearing and AWD differences. Suspension is similar, but stiffer, etc.