Zefy Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 I own an old 17 ft. boat (1974 Rienel) that has been pushed through the water by a Volvo Penta AQ130 engine (2.0 ltr.) and it is getting very tired. I have contemplated rebuilding and a swap. The rotory was an idea until I looked at the cost of all the parts and engine to make it work. I now would like info on Subaru engines and possible configurations. I understand that these engines are relatively inexpensive and seem to be durable. I would like to bump hp to somewhere around 150. I am not a big fan of turbos, nor do I need to do 70 mph on the water. I would like dependability foremost and economy to be the main factors. We are hitting $3/gal. here for regular now, so economy is a factor. Thank you for having me here. And thank you for any input on this project you may be able to lend. 5150 what i would go for is a 2.2 liter engine (an EJ22 its called) out of a early legacy... (90-94 i think... more models had them but i don't know them all) with a little tuning you could easily pump it up to 150hp... they produce a nice 135hp (round about) on there own... i think that engine is what you should look for... i've seen many on e-bay... some for less then 1000 bucks... with any older engines, to get that kinda power your going to have to look at a turbo... unless you want a 6 cylinder(ER27) out of a XT-6... but that isn't really worth the weight on a boat... i want to build my subyboat... so many things to do and no money to do them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbird Man Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Actually an EJ25 might be an option, about what, 150-165 stock? though I think they run either prem or at least super due to high compression. edit: they can be found in all 2.5rs models and the forester 2.5x models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 edit: they can be found in all 2.5rs models and the forester 2.5x models. And pretty much all the Legacy Outbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLCarey Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Hi Emily, Do you sell a Subaru marinized engine or just the stock engine? If just the stock engine, do you know of any sources that sell the parts to marinize Subaru engines? Thank Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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