REFLECTOR: Subaru run video

Tue Dec 4 11:40:07 CST 2007

Go for it Matt !!.....there are a lot of us who have ( or will have ) 
abandoned the 70+ yr old technology represented by  Cont  and Lyc.   I am 
leaning towards a GM LS2, or a 3 rotor rotary, or the crossflow turbo..... 
hard to choose.

Len Baxter
XLRG-5

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Thank you. Most impressed here.  I have been toying with selling my IO540 
and going with something else. Deltahawk still has to deliver... I have 
seen the Crossflow site before.  Nice build.
Matt
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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
Behalf Of Alex Balic
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:27 AM
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Hi Matt-
 I got a used engine with 48k miles on it- nice thing about SVX owners is 
that they take really good care of their cars- when I opened it up, oil 
was like new, still had the burnish marks on the cylinder sleeves.  I 
ported and polished the heads, replaced the stock high compression pistons 
with low compression ones for use with the turbocharger- removed the stock 
intake manifold, welded up a lower profile, and much lighter one, 
re-ground the cams slightly, and built the exhaust up one bend at a time 
to ensure that it would fit in the velocity cowling. Also had to re-locate 
the alternator for the same reason. I must add that I got a lot of help 
from Jorge Alonzo up at Crossflow Aero in Canada- he made the engine mount 
-which is a work of art- and I am using his ECU setup / wiring harness as 
well as their PSRU.  Intercooler is from a T-210 that I found on EBay for 
$43 including the pressure relief valve, which I have had reset to 5psi, 
and I have a Teil external waste gate to control the turbo.  Turbo was 
built by Majestic Turbochargers here in Dallas .  Overall, it has been a 
long road to get to this point- I suppose could have purchased a firewall 
back setup from Crosslfow but wouldn?t have learned nearly as much, and 
they are pretty proud of their 300+ hp units up there- 
Engine runs ridiculously smooth though- I think I am getting more 
vibration from the fuel pumps?.. 
PS- other nice thing- I can get an factory new assembled short block from 
Subaru for $3600- might just do that at overhaul time???

Alex

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:54 AM
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Who built it?
Matt
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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
Behalf Of Alex Balic
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:48 PM
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Estimated at 325hp at 4 lbs of boost- I can set the boost up to 16 psi and 
get maybe 500 hp- but I don?t want to put that much stress on the engine- 
I am more interested at getting somewhere near 200 hp at 20k feet- and get 
some good top end like  factory turbo model.  There is a guy who is 
getting about 1600 dyno wheel hp for drag racing in Australia out of a 
more highly modified turbocharged SVX- but I would guess that that engine 
won?t last too long at cruise power settings?  J

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On 
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Is that the 300 HP motor?
Matt
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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
Behalf Of Alex Balic
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:24 PM
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Subject: REFLECTOR: Subaru run video
Got a video up on youtube if anyone is interested- second run on my SVX 
motor- Milt Merskey on the camera with commentary- have an intermittent 
ignition coil on #5-  it comes alive at 1:48 and you can tell the 
difference- smoke at the end is from newly installed exhaust wrap ect??.. 
still have a ton of wiring to do, but this kind of stuff keeps you 
going?..

Alex

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IsbPcWBX2RU
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