Thirtytwo69 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Decided to buy a brat, from an old subaru shop that has a few sitting around. of the two i like there's a stick with 85000 miles on it, or a turbo with 120000...only thing is i've been sourcing parts and i'm pretty sure if the transmission on it goes i'm stuck swapping the original out anyways. what do you guys think? both are priced mid 2k. body's arent too rusty. would rather have the extra horses of the turbo, but would like to be able to get more than 20000 miles worth of use out of it before a major conversion/repair. open to thoughts and suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdMobile Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 See if he'll take 3K for both out the door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykeys Toy Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Go Turbo for the rarity of it. Keep the original tranny and do 5 spd dual range swap.. better gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 both, that's funny! get the one in better overall condition/maintenance? the non-turbo for reliability. the turbo for fun, project, tinkering if you do'nt mind the extra work turbo is guaranteed to need more work, maintenance, parts in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 use 5w40 or 0w40 oil in the turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedBoxer421 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) turbo engines can make high miles my EA82T is at 235,000 miles all stock and no exhaust port cracks!!! only problem its had is valve cover gaskets leakin, but any EA82 has that problem anywhere over 200k miles Edited July 25, 2014 by BoostedBoxer421 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoostedBoxer421 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 use 5w40 or 0w40 oil in the turbo what about 10w40 ?? just wonderin, ive noticed it runs a little smoother on the 10w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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