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I think the best I got from EA81 Brumby on highway and mountain runs was 8.5 litres per hundred (twin carb) and a comparison to EA82T Vortex on 98 best was 8.3 , then 99 Forester EJ202 best 7.5 with an average around the 7.7 mark. The EAs are much more fun engines to drive I reckon. Though, may not be fair to the EJ20 as it is too quiet, no induction roar, whisper quiet factory exhaust, I can't use my hearing to gauge gear shift time

Well, she's still trundling along nicely. Haven't done anything with the manual swap yet - my vehicular priorities are to get Gertie EJ swapped and certified, and then get a WOF on the green machine again first. She'll be our wedding car next month though so that's exciting! It almost seems a shame to rip her to pieces - such a perfect and original piece of JDM machinery, and the auto box is great with the cruise control for cruising. If this thing had a 4 speed auto and torque converter lockup, it would be perfect.

Pulled the VVT solenoid plugs today. It started up and ran, but good knock. Drained the oil and cut the filter open, it was full of metal debris. Looks like a engine change. So it goes. I don't know how is sounded so good when they first started it up. That's life.