As I understand it, it will be an opposed four, like all 'regular' subaru
engines, and thus I would expect, would fit in a vanagon.
Cracked heads are not a subaru regular thing, so I would hope they'll get
that right.
It will also be the world's first opposed four  ( boxer layout ) turbo
diesel engine.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Andrew Grebneff
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 1:53 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel

>Lots of discussion Re: conversions to the Vanagon WasserBoxer, but I
>don't know if anyone has talked about this possibility much yet.
>However, in 2008/09 Subaru will be introducing this engine into the
>Legacy (first into the Euro market, then maybe US?? Subaru has been
>unclear on exact plans).
>
>Seems this beast would satisfy lots of folks' wish lists!
>
>Just do a search on the subject and a lot of links with pics will pop -up.
>
>Very interesting!

Yes, but like all turbodiesels, the second owner is going to reap the
benefit of 2 cracked heads.

>Is this assembly going to be too tall for a conversion w/o deck lid
>height adjustment?
>
>Comments welcome (when the drool stops!)

The stock ancillaries might be too high, but surely they can be
altered or moved.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
, Opinions stated are mine, not of the University of Otago
"There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads