Newsoobowner

Alright, who has the lowdown on EA82 heads with a crack inbetween the valves...some folks say it doesn't make any difference, to put them back together and run 'em, others say fix the crack first. I took two other used motors apart to try and score a couple clean heads... they were cracked too. Now I've got my heads at the machine shop for a valve job, one good head and one that's cracked-getting welded first. I'll be into it $500. when they are done with them. That's $125 for the good one and $375 for the cracked one. I wouldn't have gone ahead with the expense but I wanted to get running again and it seems heads are few and far ...unless you want a crack.

Check out this info on performance enhancing and see what you guys think. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/ea-performance-page/subaru-ea-performance.html

I don't have two cats. Just one after the Y under the passenger seat and then the factory muffler at the rear. I'm contemplating cutting out the catalytic converter and replacing it with a pipe w/two clamps then cutting out the muffler and replacing it with a high-flow "turbo" muffler. Any reason this would be a bad thing? Also, I don't have to pass emissions in my county so all smog equipment up under the hood is coming off as well.

Anyone have advice to leave in or cut out the factory catalitic converter. I'm interested in performance to increase economy/MPG. I'm currently in the middle of a valve job and while at it am upgrading the factory carb. to a Weber 32/36. I saw some advice on removing the factory muffler and replacing it with a "turbo" for some gains in performance but it only covers the "cat-back".