camroc14

I have a similar thread i just posted and i was lookin through the ones relating to my own. the last post i just read mentioned the jet for AWD vehicles. mines two wheel, would mine not have it? if you read my thread you'll understand why i'm asking.

K so here's the deal. Bought this 90 legacy with an EJ22 FWD for a great deal cause the guy said the O2 sensor was crappin out. well i looked into it more and found out it wasnt the O2 it was the Fuel Pump. it would stutter and almost die if you gave it too much throttle goin down the road... and after i replaced the pump it worked like a dream. its got a 170K on the Odo. So here's what is happening. it worked perfectly, and i mean without evenin a stutter... then one day i drove down the gas station to grab somethin and when i came back out it wouldn't start at all... like it would roll over forever, and there was spark, and fuel... but just NOTHIN ignighting. so i had to have my friend give me a rope tow back home down the street. couple days later i try it again and it works like a dream again. no problems. NEXT DAY NOTHING. same thing as at the gas station. and that was like a week ago and it hasn't given me anything since. What else should i be lookin at here ladies and gents?

K, so I've got an 85 brat with the DR tranny... but here's the thing i can't quite figure out. just cruising around and making regular turns at regular speeds... both 4WD's work perfect. But when i'm parked and i try to engage 4 wheel.... it feels like i have some limited slip diff that has locked up.... cause the inner back wheel of the turn will spin out a little bit because its on the inside of the corner. but why does that happen? why doesn't it just smoothly turn like my brothers 93 legacy with full time? what am i missin?

ideally, i would like to get a 2.2 but should the opportunity present itself, could i follow the same transfer guide for a 2L as i would for the 2.2 are they that much different? i mean would the engine mounting placement be different than what is suggested in the step by step i got off the forum for the 2.2? Also, I've never rebuilt a suby engine before. i have taken apart and rebuilt a handful of other engines, from full V8's to my little strait 4 2.5L in my GMC S15. Lets say i find an engine with a few hundred thousand miles on it. I'd really like to go through it and rebuild what i can on my own. And have what could be machined taken care of while i've got it ripped apart. Can anyone gimmie a list of MUST DO things i should be replacing and looking out for. I seem to get bits and pieces from everyone i talk to. But if there's anyone who is reading this who has personally gone through a few on their own. A list of MUST DO's would be very apreciated.

well then i've got a couple more questions for ya. I'm going to go check out a 96 Legacy EJ22 engine in the next day or two. they are quoting me like 700 bucks for the engine. If its in decent condition... would you call that a good deal, or should i just keep lookin. Now i'm not saying i wanna buy, or you would even sell your extra harness... but just for future info... would an impreza harness match up to a legacy engine of the same year?

k, so I've just bought my first Brat. Everything runs great, its been well taken care of and i'm not actually planning on doing a swap to it right now. But i plan on doing it eventually. I'd like to begin collection some parts for the swap for a 2.2 and i was wonderin about the transmission. It's an 85Brat and its got the dual range 4 speed. Here's the questions i have. 1. When doing the swap, I would prefer to change out the transmission so i can avoid transfering the newfound 2.2 power into the old EA tranny. I wouldn't mind a 5 speed either. But time and energy wise, is it going to be more work to put in a new tranny, or get the old one to link up with the new engine? 2. What kind of issues do i need to be aware of when looking at donor cars as far as FULL TIME all wheel drive is concerned. Being the my Brat is front wheel unless i engage it, am i lookin at doing some damage to the car if a pick up a trans that is full time? Would it even be compatible? 3. And lastly, this is just an afterthought, but How much would it cost to just buy a new wiring harness instead of attempting surgery on a subby that i may find a yard which i can't take off the lot? is it even an option. Or is it just so overly priced that its still just worth looking for a donor no matter what.

THIS JUST IN... I bought my First Subaru Yesterday! I can't even tell you how stoked I am. It's an 85 BRAT with the 1.8 carbureted engine in it. he's rebuilt the carb, then bought an entirely new one for it. This Car has been WAY well taken care of. He's tinkered around on it for 4 years just fixing little thing left and right. I can't even tell you how stoked i am. I say the listing for it yesterday morning, say how much he was asking and drive 2 hours strait to go see it. a couple people were lookin into it. and i haven't seen a BRAT in any kind of decent condition NEAR this price. LET A LONE with the things that have been done to it. YES, it's crap brown. but i don't mind at all. YOU HAVE TO SEE what has been done to the back camper compartment. Don't question it. Just look. its' the second picture. look at it last. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=443&sid=&tab=list/view&ad=632903

hahahaha.... k. I'll put the "buying a turbo kit for a rebuilt engine" on the back burner and i'll look around for an engine with one already on it. Now, with the turbo you have in your legacy. have you/or would you consider getting a larger turbo for it? is there a lot more involved in switching out a turbo... than just finding a larger one? I'm guessing there's some tuning involved. This place I'm lookin to buy the rebuild from, they have rebuilt turbo charged engines of all sizes. Is there anything iffy about getting something like that? How much do you think would be involved in installing a turbo charged block into a car that originally held that same size engine... just not the turbo.

good advice... sorry i made the situation so vague. i understand there's definitely a number of ways you could take "some get up" and "several thousand dollars". Here's there deal. i don't need 300+ HP or anything, i guess i'm just tryin to find something that will still get good gas millage, *1.8 or 2.2 L probably. yet will have a little more get up than say... my brother's 93 legacy wagon. i want something that will pack a little punch if i actually want it to. I'm probably willing to spend 3 or 4K on the car and engine PRIOR to modding it. I don't really want to go back through the engine and start replacing block components if i don't have to. with that said, what would you guys recommend for me to invest in *as far as powerplants go. Lets say i get a rebuilt engine for 2 or 3 k Can anyone give me a ballpark estimate for how much it would cost to install a turbo into lets say a fuel injected 2.2 that didn't have one already. is finding a used turbo kit even a good idea? Or am i stuck shoveling our another 2 or 3 thousand dollars if i want one? I'm not worried about labor. And i'm looking into parts costs... but does anyone know of any good places to look for parts for a job like that. I'm guessing there's sites out there people have found where you can get good set ups for jobs like this... wow. i know there's a lot of questions in this. you may not be able to answer all of them. *or have any desire to for that matter. But address whatever you'd like. I appreciate all the insight i can get. Even if you think i'm going in the complete wrong direction of how to go about rebuilding a subaru. go ahead let me know.

K, here's the situation. I'm pickin up an 86 GL hatchback and i'm getting a rebuilt engine for it. I'm spending around or under a thousand bucks for the car because its in good shape but has 200K on it. Anyway, my dilema is that I really want it to have some GETUP without spending several thousand dollars on a WRX block or somethin. So after talking with a CCRengines guy(who rebuilds all size Subaru engines) He gave me a number of options for power plants i could put in there. Obviously the cheapest option would be to put another 1.8 EA8 engine in it. And i know of people who have converted this block into a turbo charged one. Does anyone know how>? honestly I'm pretty engine savy, but I haven't gotten into anything this large before and i'd really appreciate some insight from the guru's out there. Gimmie any advice you want. How to do it. What it'll cost. CHOSE ANOTHER BLOCK. what THAT will cost. Just gimmie some insight. in the next couple weeks i'm going to buy a cheap subaru in decent shape with a high milage engine, so i can finally start building my car. BANG FOR THE BUCK.... gimmie some advice guys. thanks a lot.