Does anyone happen to know if the 1.8L is a 4 valves per cylinder motor ?
Are all subaru motors 4 vales per cylinder ? (going back to say 1982 )
Is an AWD to FWD conversion possible ? tough ? expensive ? (a time and $$$ Guess would be great)
That 1993 Impreza i found on craigslist is still available , i was planning on buying it to enter in some CRS and RA events (California rally series / Rally america) after reading the rules a few times the only 2 classes RA allows novice drivers to compete in are group 2 (NA motors limited to 2.4L FWD - 2.0 L if you have 4 valves per cylinder) . and Production class which is limited to 2649 CC's of adjusted displacement. 4 valves per cylinder is a 1.2 modifier. AWD is a 1.3X modifier . so 1800 X 1.3 X 1.2 = 2808
Doh ! (doesn't appear you are allowed any motor mods, even if you reduce the size ) but you can can change from 1 model to an other, (like an AWD model to the FWD) though its probably best if i just find a FWD impreza then trying to change the drive train.
If only there was a 1.7 L AWD subaru out there.
i need to keep the costs down low so i'm shooting for a $500 car or less, so that when i roll/crash it i don't care that much.
an other thought was to buy a used group 2 / production car - my limited searching hasn't revealed anything in those 2 classes for less then 2k (cheapest i found was 7k )