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Thank you Todd for taking the time to do this write up!

Hi yall, been a minute. Glad to see the forum is still up. I'm about to check out an XT6 that was just listed for sale. 1988. Was driven to where it sits, but been sitting for several years. I've got a 94 ej22t wagon that'd I consider swapping the engine from. My question is, can I use the ej22t ecu with the XT6 autobox? I'd like to 5spd swap it. I've got an 89 GL wagon d/r and another d/r 5spd laying around. I'd rather source an ej series 5 speed for parts availability, durability. EJ 5spd should work with the XT6 splines correct? Anyway, I'm either buying the XT6 (dunno how the rust situation underneath is) or there's a non-running ea82 turbo wagon (originally a California car w no rust) a couple hours drive south that I have lined up, with a spare motor. XT6 is pretty darn rare here in western Canada. My buddy had a turbo XT in highschool and it was a blast. Not the best weight distribution. I figure it'd make a pretty fun cruiser or potential drift car with the weight so far upfront. I know in the past some have set the engine further back, cutting the firewall. Anyway, just spitballin another irresponsible car purchase. I'd like to get it running this summer.

JustGo_GL, cool adventure! What has been your favourite state to drive through so far? Your wagon looks nearly identical to another GL (an 82 I believe) that two of my friends drove from Kelowna, BC down to Mexico. They went separate ways near Jalisco and the one buddy continuted down to Nicaragua...might have been Honduras, where he sold it after vandals smashed a window.

Hey yall. I've been searching usmb all day as my dad and I try to figure this out. I'm having severe backfiring issues. (87 GL sedan) My muffler's got a hole blown out and from the looks of things my y-pipe cat is rusted to ************. If I bypass the cat and make sure all the leaks in my exhaust system are plugged, will it still backfire? I'm pretty sure my carb is tuned decent. I'm idling at about 900-1100 rpm. I don't have to pass emissions since I live in the BC interior. I'm about to move to Ucluelet, near Tofino on Vancouver Island and I need to get this backfiring issue fixed before leaving(2 days). I just need to know if, by gutting my cat and piecing in a pipe, there will be a lack of backpressure which would result in more gunshot backfiring. Just a little more info on the BF, it tends to bf hard when I let up on the gas when shifting gears, 3000 and higher rpms really scare the ************ outta people. edit: btw I have a welder and a dogged determination to not spend money since I won't be able to afford food....if I can't fix my muffler by the time I head out then I'll just wait until i can afford a new one. Help me turn my rusted out hunk into a surfmobile!