Sweet... B12?

[BorkedWRX]

http://www.iwoc.co.uk/images/subaru/subaruflat12.jpg

Subaru F1 engine circa 1990...3.5 liter Flat 12!!!:eek:

[RS-ti_Andy]

holy H3LL!!! i want that!

[james.c.obrien]

Isn't that a v-12?

[BorkedWRX]

nope flat 12

[james.c.obrien]

Maybe I'm missing something - looks like the cylinders are about 70deg from the bank on the far side.

[RS-ti_Andy]

Isn't that a v-12?


look at..its a huge version of the boxser.. like at first the TB's made me think it was a V.. but then i saw the huge heads on the sides! hahah

[james.c.obrien]

holy hell - i see it now - wth are the huge cylinder things above the heads?

[RS-ti_Andy]

they look like throttle bodies...

[rollo]

Drive Performance article on Subaru F1 (http://www.driveperformancesubaru.com/version4_3/formula_one.asp)

It was a miserable failure, Coloni were one of the also-ran teams. But kudos for giving it a shot. I can't find any video of the car running.. I wanna hear it :)

[409industries]

holy **** that thing is awesome.

[sebhockey]

I wanna know what it sounds like.

[RS-ti_Andy]

same here! like if we get 3 sti's and hook up there exausts with one outlet.. lol yeah i was thinking it would sound amazing

[I Like It Sideways]

holy hell - i see it now - wth are the huge cylinder things above the heads?

ITB's FTW!!

I love teh internet lingo.

That is a beast.

[BorkedWRX]

http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/coloni/profile/montreal-90.jpg

The only pic I could find of the car itself... weird seeing Subaru on the side of an F1 car

heh, found more...

http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/coloni/large/90-f1-imola-bg.jpg

gallery> http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/coloni/picture-gallery.html

[rollo]

How the Subaru WRC team started:

http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/coloni/large/90-f1-montreal-bg-1.jpg

"Hey it might be going backwards, but it looks pretty good in the gravel.. maybe we should give up on F1 and go rallying instead!"

[RS-ti_Andy]

ok i did some research! haha because the car was 51% owned by subaru and 49% owned by that enzo guy the motor was almost the same as the ferrari bb512i motor! its a flat 12! so i got a video of a drive by with exaust noise lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuim9PB-vyM&feature=related

[sebhockey]

mmmm Ferrari

[rollo]

ok i did some research! haha because the car was 51% owned by subaru and 49% owned by that enzo guy the motor was almost the same as the ferrari bb512i motor! its a flat 12! so i got a video of a drive by with exaust noise lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuim9PB-vyM&feature=related

I dunno even where to start with that.. the engine in the BB512i was originally designed by Ferrari in 1971 and it was a 5 litre. It was a road car engine, and they stopped making it in 1984..

The engine in the Subaru-Coloni F1 car was a 3.5 litre racing unit, commissioned in 1988 by FHI and designed by Carlo Chiti, who worked for Motori Moderni - an Italian engine builder.

The "Enzo" who owned the 49% of the team was Enzo Coloni.. not Enzo Ferrari. Different guy.

So.. yes, it was a flat/boxer 12, yes it was Italian, yes there was a guy named Enzo involved.. but no way is it the same engine as the BB512i.


The Ferrari in the vid sounded awesome though...

[edit: pics of BB512 engine (http://www.theautolegend.com/gallery/For-Sale-Ferrari-1976-512BB)]

[RS-ti_Andy]

I dunno even where to start with that.. the engine in the BB512i was originally designed by Ferrari in 1971 and it was a 5 litre. It was a road car engine, and they stopped making it in 1984..

The engine in the Subaru-Coloni F1 car was a 3.5 litre racing unit, commissioned in 1988 by FHI and designed by Carlo Chiti, who worked for Motori Moderni - an Italian engine builder.

The "Enzo" who owned the 49% of the team was Enzo Coloni.. not Enzo Ferrari. Different guy.

So.. yes, it was a flat/boxer 12, yes it was Italian, yes there was a guy named Enzo involved.. but no way is it the same engine as the BB512i.


The Ferrari in the vid sounded awesome though...

[edit: pics of BB512 engine (http://www.theautolegend.com/gallery/For-Sale-Ferrari-1976-512BB)]

haha my bad lol so the sound of it would suck? lol cause 3.5.. weak!

[BorkedWRX]

3.5 liter engine at ~19000 RPM = not weak!

IIRC current F1 engines are 2.4 liter v8s producing 750 bhp

[RS-ti_Andy]

3.5 liter engine at ~19000 RPM = not weak!

IIRC current F1 engines are 2.4 liter v8s producing 750 bhp

well..since it didnt work...weak! lol