thatswhatshesaid
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Best part of this car: 474k miles. Yee haw. -
After years of having nicer, newer Subarus, I finally got my hands on another old EA82 (it had been years since I owned an EAA car). 86 GL. Check this thing out! Man, I missed these old rattle traps. My daily driver for the past year has been a 2011 outback. I love it to death, but I do miss beating an old Sube around in the woods and not worrying about the appearance. By the way, is anyone making lift kits for the 2010+ OBW yet? I'd love a little boost for mine (and maybe a brush guard).
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I love that color, love those wheels, love hawkeye imprezas. well done, sir. I really want a dang hawkeye. Trade me for my 08 WRX?
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either way, it's a lot of work. merging harnesses is a PITA. if you google "WRX swap" you'll find tons of build threads from many different forums that can help you see what it looks like. lots of these guys take great care to document and photograph every step of the process.
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oh, man. I just realized you never mentioned buying a Jap clip and swapping it. If you mean using USDM parts, you're golden. sorry - my head was up my butt. Get a wrecked 02-05 WRX and swap away! emissions won't be a problem
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those are the turbocharged 2.0 engines sold in cars outside the US market. you wanna look at which options best suit your needs/finances. the 20H and 20R are twin turbo, so they're less popular. NASIOC has a ton of build threads. run some searches over there.
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they suck enough to warrant looking at other engines instead.
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the harness merge will be the most complicated, difficult part of the swap. do you have to pass emissions where you live? this will affect the engine management choices you have
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either way, you absolutely must use the metal gaskets. composite gaskets = the root of all evil
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the holy grail!!! it has everything great!!! the last year of non-interference 2.2 raised suspension hill holder
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the simplest answer: DOHC 2.5s suck. Keep hunting until you can find a later (SOHC) 2.5 car
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step one- learn what these designations mean: EJ20G, EJ20R, EJ20H, EJ20K, EJ205, EJ207
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multilayer steel? I think they're generally referred to as "MLM" (multilayer metal)
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i'd like to see how that turns out
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^ wow. I didn't know that. I've only been rebuilding EJ25s for about 5 years. interesting...
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I know. Everything is being checked out thoroughly
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Felpro. The Felpros you buy at the parts store are exactly the same as the ones dealerships use under the Subaru name. I've used them in 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, and 06 EJ25D, EJ251, and EJ253 engines with 100% success
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I've done this. The OEM replacement gaskets are multilayer metal Felpro. They seem to be bulletproof
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getting it worked out. thanks, guys.
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according to his profile, davebugs hasn't been active in over 6 months. dang it! Can anyone recommend a trustworthy mechanic in the area? Thanks, guys
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I just meant that i need to park it, rather than continue to drive it and risk getting metal shavings in the intake...
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So I bought an 05 Outback XT today in Baltimore. Rolling into Pittsburgh (on my way back to Spokane, WA) and my turbo goes kaboom. I need to get this thing parked STAT. if there's anyone who can help me find a safe place to park my car and/or a good local Subaru mechanic, I'll be eternally grateful. I'm 2300 miles from home and I need to be to work Wednesday evening. I'm royally boned right now. If anyone knows someone who can help a Subaru brother out, please let me know. 509-953-614one I can compensate any saviors in cash/beer/hugs/whatever.
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Show off your roos Mileage!
thatswhatshesaid replied to beataru's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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Show off your roos Mileage!
thatswhatshesaid replied to beataru's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
I see that this thread is still in the archives from the way-back days, so I'll resurrect it. My Subies: '05 OBXT - 169k '05 FXT - 120k '00 OBW - 200k '97 OBW - 176k '94 EJ22T TW - 169k total Subaru mileage - 834k miles or so! It was well over a million total before I thinned the herd a bit... -
Hello and question
thatswhatshesaid replied to GojiBerry's topic in Meet n' Greet. Your USMB Welcome Center
Outbacks are great. Foresters are great. Legacy or Impreza cars on Forester/Outback suspension are great. I've owned them all. Lately, I've been really into the Foresters. Foresters have slightly better approach/departure angles (and better turning radius, IIRC) than the Outbacks. They're essentially taller, bloated Imprezas and they're really fun! For going up in the hills, they're great! I say check out all of them. Test drive a few. See which you like the best. Follow your heart!
