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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
10/16/2014 at 14:39 • Filed to: None

Obviously its an engine, but what did it come out of? I'm sure now that I've joined the name that part party we will get a cease and desist order just like with the AMA party when I joined.

DISCUSSION (29)

jkm7680 > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:42

The wheel looks like a 5-Series wheel. So 5-Series?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:42

It has a hell of a unique design feature, which I was able to use to figure it out. (Hint, cam chain location). I'm keeping mum, though, since I cheated.

OPPOsaurus WRX > jkm7680
10/16/2014 at 14:42

wheels are from something else not related

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:43

Hmmm. Cam gear on the "back" and water and accessories on front. Transverse mount?

Mattbob > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:43

hmmm. an SOHC v6 longitudinally mounted... is it a VR6? it doesnt look like too much of a vee angle.

*edit* I take back vr6. hmmm.

Too many M's > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:44

VR6? Passat or Audi application?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
10/16/2014 at 14:46

If you look a little closer, you should be able to see it appears only one cam chain is on the back. Another view:

Kinja'd!!!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
10/16/2014 at 14:47

nope

OPPOsaurus WRX > Too many M's
10/16/2014 at 14:47

nope

MHunter905 > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:48

Nissan V6?

OPPOsaurus WRX > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/16/2014 at 14:50

howd u cheat? is the cam chain and the timing chain the same thing? Its funny you mention that because the timing chain (which isn;t in its proper location, probably in a ball in the corner and is the reason the engine is where it is and not in the vehicle)

Nibbles > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:51

Ford 4.0 SOHC

OPPOsaurus WRX > MHunter905
10/16/2014 at 14:52

nissan no, v6 yes

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:53

Cam chain = timing chain, yes. The passenger side bank is driven from the back of the engine, it's easy enough to see. That, coupled with the driver's side driven normally mean it'd be really easy to ID an engine as correct if it came up as a possible. Next step: Googled "SOHC rear timing chain". You can see how easy that made it.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Nibbles
10/16/2014 at 14:53

Kinja'd!!!

ding ding ding

OPPOsaurus WRX > Nibbles
10/16/2014 at 14:54

howd you know?

CAR_IS_MI > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:54

Kinja'd!!!

Tires...

JGrabowMSt > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 14:56

Ford V6?

Which one? Im not sure.

OPPOsaurus WRX > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/16/2014 at 15:01

thats not cheating, thats pretty smart

Nibbles > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 15:01

I'did three head gasket jobs on the same engine. Within 5,000 miles. I'm still not sure what my friend did to that thing to make the damned things fail

OPPOsaurus WRX > JGrabowMSt
10/16/2014 at 15:02

it was out of my explorer sport trac

OPPOsaurus WRX > Nibbles
10/16/2014 at 15:02

my timing chain snacked on a guide rail at 100,500 miles

Nibbles > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 15:04

ouch

OPPOsaurus WRX > Nibbles
10/16/2014 at 15:06

$2800 ouch

jkm7680 > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 15:14

Damn, Huehue.

MHunter905 > OPPOsaurus WRX
10/16/2014 at 16:10

Well it is in front engine rear wheel drive layout judging by the exhaust headers