Logan K Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 i jsut bought a 1986 GL wagon, and i have been hearing alot about swapping the 2.2 liter subaru legacy engines in. if you have done this to your subaru, can you give me a rough estimate on how much that will cost? will i need a new tranny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDaddy80 Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Hey nice score! That was the lifted wagon for sale on craigs wasnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeke Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 goto the the search of this forum and type in what you're looking for. There are many many many threads about exactly what your asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 will i need a new tranny? no but will need a engine adapter plate EA to EJ and need a redrilled EA82 flywheel SJR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmiller Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 i jsut bought a 1986 GL wagon, and i have been hearing alot about swapping the 2.2 liter subaru legacy engines in. if you have done this to your subaru, can you give me a rough estimate on how much that will cost? will i need a new tranny? I just did the swap to my '92 Loyale, (same type of car as your GL just fuel injected) and I love it! No more gutless turd of an engine! Here's a link to my thread on the whole process and things you need: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=103355 The costs are based on how resourceful you can be. Alot of parts for the swap can be found in a wrecking yard. I listed out where I got all of my parts in the thread above. Feel free to ask me any questions, I may have some answers. Hope this helps. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan K Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 thanks guys. I will probably be doing the swap pretty soon, because not only is my 1.8 liter a gutless turd like you said, it seems to be only averaging about 8-10 mpg city. my f-250 gets better gas mileage then that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomcrooner Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Wow Man, I'm getting 25-28 consistantly with my 87' GL with an EA82 and 5 speed 4wd. I just moved a 3 hours drive and had the wagon loaded down with my EJ22 I am planing on swaping, all my tools and stuff and still flew up a fairly steep 3 mile hill at 60 in 4th gear. But i would imagine the Weber, polished and ported heads and dual exhaust help quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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