has anybody put a subaru motor into a snow trac adaptors are available but I'm interested in other complications exhaust and cooling system i remember the old push rod motors were bullet broof and reliable
over drive would be nice for some of the long flat areas that we have around here but in the intrest of keeping things simple i would go wih a kep adaptor and the vw trans all me rigs have the older padle drive axles and i wont sat its impossable but i don't think it would be worth the effort to put in a subaru trans the sub motor wil also rev a bit hugher wich will give a little more speed anyway and and i also want to stay away from timing belts they seem to have a bad track record in the cold its not uncommoon to leave town on the coast at 5 above and go inladn to wake up at -30My choice would be an EA81 (1.8). What would be interesting is what trans did they use, VW or subaru. The subaru ones up to 85 were 4 speeds, 85-92 were 5 speed. Would having a low range be of any help ( high/ low) or could you change the finial drive ratio to give a higher top speed. The subi transmissions for a carbed car are 23 spline, turbo models are 25 spline. How are the variators driven? spline, keyed? I know choices, choices, choices...
Ed
My choice would be an EA81 (1.8). What would be interesting is what trans did they use, VW or subaru. The subaru ones up to 85 were 4 speeds, 85-92 were 5 speed. Would having a low range be of any help ( high/ low) or could you change the finial drive ratio to give a higher top speed. The subi transmissions for a carbed car are 23 spline, turbo models are 25 spline. How are the variators driven? spline, keyed? I know choices, choices, choices...
Ed
The hard part would be the limitation of connecting the transmission to the Snow Trac's VARIATOR.