Which Subaru engines does the conversion bellhousing work with?
A1: Any 4 or 6 cylinder SOHC or DOHC Subaru engine from a 1990 onwards manual transmission donor car, naturally aspirated or turbocharged. Engines from automatic Subaru’s can quite easily be converted to manual spec (by adding a flywheel and clutch, plus a couple of other bits and pieces). The conversion is slightly more involved for a Subaru turbo engine, as the clutches work very differently. It is also necessary to convert to a hydraulic clutch system (if your VW doesn’t have one already), if you are using a turbo engine. Note there will be a lot more complications when fitting a turbo Subaru engine due to the position of the turbo equipment LINK. Engines can be found in quite a wide range of donor Subaru’s, although exactly what models depends on what country your donor is from. The options available different countries vary a lot. The four cylinder engines are fitted to Legacy, Impreza, Forester, Loyale, and XT models, with the more powerful ones usually being from the high spec I
