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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