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Since I have the complete wiring from the Legacy is it easier to create an extension from the existing wiring to the new motor? What is the best way to go about this? Does anyone have examples of previous Legacy 22t swaps? I haven't seen a detailed one on here. Ideally I want do the wiring harness and the 22t maintenace ahead of time so as not to loose the commuter car for more than a day or two. Is this possible? Would I need to find an imp donor harness? Numbchux, I've checked out your website and looks like you really know wiring! Have you done this type of swap? Most of your info looks like EJ into EA.

Dickensheets, the donor had 120K on it. I do have space and tools to work with. No kidding about the cool weather setting in, thats a motivator to get this done. Wolf Creek opens tommorow Edrach, the donor had an automatic. Hustle, my wife said the same thing. The car does great with the 1.8 for everything but the passes....so it is a good point. Maybe I could just turbo the 1.8.......

I've been lurking here for a while now, reading and researching. So I think I can form a few good questions. Here is my info. First, the vehicle I have is a 1994 Impreza L AWD w/ 5MT 1.8L, 250,000 miles. Second, I use the car as a commuter / ski commuter in Colorado. It runs great, gets 28-30mpg consistently and handles well. It was previously owned by a Subaru mech and he gave me the service records for the last 13 years:grin: I've had it for the last 25,000 miles. I have added 04 WRX sway bars front and rear to control body roll in the canyons. What the car needs is a little more power, not NASIOC crazy suck your face off power, just a bit more to make ski commuting less of a flogging on the car. The places I ski take me over Cameron Pass, Monarch Pass, Wolf Creek Pass and some I-70 driving. I have just purchased an EJ22T complete motor from a running but totaled 1994 Legacy T. It included the complete exhaust and every bit of wiring. Not kidding, all the wiring. So my first question is what to do with the engine before swapping out the 1.8L? The 2.2t is on a tire in my garage. I'm lookin for a MUST DO LIST. Next, will the existing tranny with this many miles be okay with 160ish HP? Finally, are there any things I should be looking for as known problems? Both cars are OBDI so this should be a plug and play. I do have to get a turbo crossmember with steering rack but other than that???? Will the exhaust from the legacy bolt in place of the imp? Any help would be greatly appreciated.