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Thank you GD. You are right, i do want to see this car live a long life. I mainly intend to use it on dirt roads that lead to hiking trails. Would i be disgraceing the car if i put in the 5spd d/r? I will consider a second car for offroading, would you recommend the hatch over an xt6?

Thanks for the advice! I think i am going to bite off more than i can chew if i do any engine swap at this point. Why is the ea81T so appriciated by some? I found an 86 gl sw for free in the Bremerton area, now i just have to find help to get it to seattle. The new tranny would make it significantly better offroad, right? I would like to do some light offroading in the future, what do you recommend i do to my brat to make it a well balanced commuter / offroader? I was thinking new tires , maybe a slight lift, and the new d/r tranny? The ground clearance is 8.1" stock adjustable to 9.1" on the brat, is this enough for some fun offroad?

Hi all, This is my first post! This fourm is really a great service to us subaru lovers. Well, I have recently purchased an 84 turbo brat (only 113k miles on it!!!) in pretty good shape for a killer price and i am a little disapointed with the power it puts out. I am considering a few options for swaps. #1 Keep the ea81T and swap out the 3AT and put in a 5spd DR #2 Drop the Ea81T an put in an Ea82T #3 Drop in an EJ (prefirably the EJ20T) Is there anyway to get more power out of my ea81T safely and relitivly cheaply? I am new to subaru modding and i want to keep it relitivly simple. Please let me know what will be the greatest benifit to ease of project ratio. Thanks!!!