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04-17-2013, 11:35 PM | #1 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 242350
Join Date: Mar 2010
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South East
Location: Atlanta
Vehicle:2013 Carma Wolf EZ30 black |
Subaru EZ 30R mid engined track day car
I have really enjoyed reading on this forum and have learned a lot due to my prior ignorance about Subarus. I have been building a mid-engined, open 2 seat track day/road car for use as a fair weather sports car and club racer. It is designed to use a WRX engine with a 5 speed WRX gearbox.
some specs: Wheelbase - 102.5 in. OAL - 172 in. OAW - 79 in Height - 43 in (top of rollbar) weight - 1660 lb 40/60 F/R% Engine - 2007 EZ 30R from a Tribeca, 8.5:1 Supertech Pistons Transaxle - 2008 WRX Engine Management - Hydra Turbo - Forced performance FP HTA GT3582R Suspension - unequal length A-Arms, front; 5 link rear Len Terry type rear. Spring/shocks - Niprotek Nitrogen gas springs w/ 5 way damping and infinitely adjustable spring rate. Tires - Hoosier R6 205/45-16 front; 275/45-16 rear body - carbon fiber with Nomex honeycomb core I have built other mid engined high performance cars (my old company was Evans Automobiles), mostly Chevrolet powered, but wanted to do an open 2 seat car using a FWD engine/trans combo to make it affordable and to take advantage of the import tuner aftermarket that we have. https://plus.google.com/photos/10818...842?banner=pwa The reason for choosing the Subaru drivetrain are the low engine and the longitudinal layout. I thought Honda or Mitsubishi (really wanted that paddle shift) initially, but the engine requires that the rear bodywork has to be pretty high (ugly). Also, both engines are almost directly over the axle, which is less than ideal for a mid-engine layout. About that time, I had just read about Jeff Perrin's EZ 30R swap in a WRX and thought that would make a great flagship car. I would have saved a lot of time money and headache with an STI engine, but that's hindsight now... Another EZ 30 one would be easy now... Thanks to Jeff for helpful advice, thanks also to Phil Grabow of Element Tuning and the great guys at Outfront Motorsports who answered endless questions and supplied the headers, fuel rails and lots of other stuff. They seem to have more Subaru 6 cylinder turbo experience than anyone on the planet. I am happy to share any information about the engine mods, specs, etc. John Last edited by jdogma; 10-30-2013 at 05:51 PM. Reason: more info |
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