Subaru Boxer Diesel engine specs and dimensions:
Weight.........:173 kgs......380 lbs (the catalytic converter can be removed, safe +/- 5--6 kgs)
Height...........600 mm......23 5/8"
Depth............470 mm .....18 1/2" (front to back)
Width............820 mm......32 1/4"
Ok, the boxer diesel engine is a little on the heavy side when compared to the Toyobaru's current petrol engine...
BUT... if chief engineer Tetsuya Tada says that it's easy to take 100kg out of the Toyobaru's kerb weight then it will be MUCH easier to accomodate up to 40-50kg of extra engine weight:
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Our TRD tuning department has found it easy to take 100kg out of the kerbweight, and have developed certain underbody fins and plates that can be employed to alter the dynamic balance of the car, to increase or reduce oversteer at medium and high speeds. They have quite a pronounced effect
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