The Subaru motor sounds like a modern boxer John, ie quieter and without the lean misfire. :) Just listen to Subarus at the lights when you're out driving. The cars have longer exhaust systems which damp out some of that veedub character, but the WRX has a louder note which has that hammering sound. On 4/17/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > > I drove Hans' 2.5 Vanaru last weekend at EB, & it was very quiet > even tho it has the stock vanagon cat & muffler. Very, very nice > power, you can barely hear it running while standing at the rear w/ > the engine lid open! Makes a Gowesty big engine seem like a scooter > engine? > > Tom B.-70 mph at 3k rpm > > > On Apr 17, 2007, at 9:37 PM, Kim Brennan wrote: > > > Subaru engines are usually quieter than the waterboxer engine (SVX > > engines excepted.) > > > > Now Tiico engines sound a lot like the original engines...cause they > > use the original mufflers. > > > > > > On Apr 17, 2007, at 10:45 PM, John Bange wrote: > > > >>> > >>> I have a Subaru 2.2 in my Vanagon and think it's great, but it's > >>> only > >>> been a year as a daily driver (around 80 miles a day). A Subaru is > >>> the way to go. > >> > >> > >> This may sound like a weird question, but does the Subaru boxer > >> have close > >> to the same SOUND as the wasserboxer? I have a Boston Bob engine > >> in my '90 > >> that runs like a dream, and having installed it (and all new hoses) > >> myself > >> it is a reliable as a sledgehammer--- but still I find myself > >> wishing for > >> more "go". I've thought about it, and the only thing I know I > >> can't do > >> without is that VW boxer noise: "pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb!" > >> > >> Does the Subaru engine have that? > >> > >> -- > >> John Bange > >> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > >> > >> -- > >> John Bange > >> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" >
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