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The boxer engines do have a lower center of gravity and a better natural balance, but they lack one very required quality for vehicles I like to drive - they run on the wrong fuel.

Subaru /does/ make a diesel EE20 boxer, but they're import only, and the complete swap with all the required parts would ring up to over $8000, not including install time, labor, etc.

I forget about a lot of my projects.. I either lose interest, end up not having money/time for a specific part, or just plain realizing I was a bit too ambitious [which seems to happen more frequently the older I get] to actually finish the project.

I don't know that I'll actually even attempt this with the Forrester, but it probably /does/ need an engine, so I'll at least do all the required footwork while the engine's out and determine just how feasible it actually is.