RE: installing non-Alfa engines in old Alfa Spider pre-1962

["Peter Webb" <webb.p@domain.elided>]

I would say it's entirely possible to get 274hp from an Alfa 2L with forced
induction.   I didn't say cheap or easy, but certainly possible.   There are
several 2L race cars doing 200-210 hp now.   Add forced induction and you'd
be mighty close I'd bet.

Subaru motor in an Alfa indeed.  What is this world coming to.  If you want
a WRX, then buy a WRX.

-Peter


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Stacy Faught
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 8:38 PM
To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
Subject: Re: installing non-Alfa engines in old Alfa Spider pre-1962


Just to throw another log onto the fire....

I wouldn't dare do this to my spider quad, but mabye
on a more "common" 80's spider...

Has anyone given thought to the turbochaged 2L boxer
engine that resides in the current subaru wrx, ect.?
It might be a bit wide for the application, but it is a very
compact design, and would probably allow for the stock hood...
assuming you didn't want to go AWD with it, the engine isn't all
that tall---a tuning chip from the stock model in japan will take it to
"rally" specs, which
is 276 HP if I'm not mistaken...
I can't possibly imagine a spider with 270+ HP with a very wide
torque band...of course at that point, you'd probably have to swap
out the rear diff for something that can handle all that torque...
It would be a huge, and expensive, project, but man would it
be fast!
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