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thanks - I was afraid of that... I have a guy offering me a 92 Loyal with a blown engine cheap (rod out the side) but he says the car is "like new" (yeah right) otherwise. I was toying with having a friend make me an adapter plate to fit between the singleport intake and the DP head and run the DP bottom end in the 94. Think it will work? Bill

I was wondering what other cars besides the XT got the EA82 Dual Port engine (other than turbo models). I have a rebuilt engine from an 87 XT I'd like to stick it in something else. Bill

are you talking about the transister on the small bracket next to the coil?

I figured I talk about a GL because thats where the dizzy/parts came from. This is actually my non-turbo XT that I'm converting to a 2 wire dizzy and single Mikuni PHH carb on a custom manifold. It runs for about 30 seconds on the 4 wire dizzy before the timing starts jumping all over the place (watching with a timing light AND watching the tach). So I know the engine runs...quite well...for that 30 seconds. When I installed the 2 wire dizzy, it won't hit/fire on anything flammable. The dizzy came out of a running car. With this in mind, I'm beginning to think that all my previous problems were coil related..even tho it was/is a new coil its got a problem Bill

lowest Ohm setting on my meter is 20 and primary reads between .9 and 1 secondary reads 10,500 thoughts?

just pulled a plug and grounded it...VERY weak spark...almost yellow with a tint of blue... coil? Bill

timing/cam marks on the belt are on. Timing is set at 20BTDC

actually, got spark but no fire. Belts are in time/have timing/spark checked with a timing light but it wont fire. Even sprayed carb cleaner into the throttle body but it wont light anything. Ideas? Bill

went and looked at the Brat today. Nice complete T-Topped car, but the paint was the only thing holding the rust together. He had said it wasn't very rusty which is why I was moving towards it. I happened to lightly kick the rocker and I put my foot through it. Oh well... Next up is an 84 Vanagon (waterboxer) with a blown engine...stuff the EA82 in there!!! Bill

thanks Tom/GD, thats what I needed to know...that it can be done without lots of headaches. One other Q, since this was a late EA82 engine, what dizzy should I get to switch back to non-ECU controlled ignition? thanks again Bill

'cept I have a rebuilt EA82 on the floor and possibly the Brat given to me so long as I use my engine in it... I figured someone one here had done it at least once and they might have a link to the thread... Bill

what do I need to do to drop it in? I know I'll need to put a carb intake on it but what else? thanks Bill

I ask this because I have a complete intake from an 80's dual port GL turbo of unknown year I was going to take it off that one if all thinks it will work... Bill

Need to swap in a CTS (Coolant Temperator Sensor) from something else to trouble shoot the CTS in my 87 XT non-Turbo. Anyone know what other cars or Subaru models I can grab one off of and swap in to check mine out? thanks Bill

I'm not really concerned with power...gain or loss...at least I hope not much loss. Going from MPFI to carb I am anticipating loosing both power and MPG and hope not much of both. Yeah if I put a pair of Weber's or something like that I would expect a significant power gain but MPG goes all to heck...don't want that. "Manifolds" are going to be short and sweet. The guy making them for me is waiting for me to tell him how long (height) they can be first so I need to figure that out. I'm guessing about 2" right now sitting on top of the spider water jacket. His plan is a pair of 3/8" aluminum plates milled/matched to the carb and manifold ports with a Siamesed aluminum pipe to match the size of each. Either that or a milled block. He hasn't decided yet. We have discussed the block route from the standpoint of his making some money on the side knocking these out on his CNC if this works. He figures the hot rod Subie guys and dune buggy crowd might like them Bill

Picked up a pair of 34 PICT's today. Gonna use both as cores to set up the manifold adapter plates. One looks like I can put a kit in it and I'll be good to go. The other I'll have to replace with a 'real' one as its missing a few things (acc pump housing, low idle solenoid, etc). Never did find the CFM for these but did find CFM for a bugspray (200-300 depending on series) and most VW Guru's in the area thought the 34's were in the 150ish range so a pair should work out. I don't want to kill gas mileage! My next plan is to set up the linkage. Thinking about snagging the center pivot link from a V12 Jag. Should do the trick for both movement and length of rods. (every car should have some Lucas part on it!!) Bill

can I ? I'm considering putting a Holly Bugspray on my DP 87 XT and for a manifold I was considering an old DP turbo manifold I have here since it uses a central mounted throttle body. I know its not designed for fuel flow, but will it work? Bill

can't remember the site not but I caculated the CFM needed at 170. A Holly bugspray is 200 so it will work as a single but I have to fab a manifold or attachit somehow to a turbo manifold but the problem I see there is that manifold is not designed to have fuel flow through it...only air. I have yet to find the CFM rating of a Solex 30, 32 or 34 PICT but I'm guessing they are in the 100-150 range so a pair might not over-carb the engine and I can make an adapter plate that sits right on top of the spider waterjacket manifold...no 'manifold'. We shall see!!! Bill

anyone else?...I'm doin SOMETHING with it this weekend! Bill

ruparts, the reason I'm considering the DP into the SP is I have access to a dead 93 Loyal that is real clean but they didn't know that you should change or check the oil...after 67k miles it gave up. I have an 87 XT (May 87 build) with a dead ECU...or at least that is the only thing we haven't been able to swap out to check so the assumption is its the ECU. Hence I'm considering the DP into the SP hole. My DP is rebuilt so I REALLY want to use it somewhere and a new ECU for the 87 is only $1,200 from Suby. So THAT ain't gonna happen!! Let me ask this... how 'bout an adapter block between the SPFI intake and the DP head? Bill

The reason I am asking is I may be putting the spider into a GL wagon. Since those are SPFI, I am trying to find out how/what I need to do to get the FI to work properly. Bill

brain fart...yes injectors. Bill

87 XT May 87 build non-turbo. Does a Spider intake fire all at one time or sequentially?

ok call me an idot, glutten for punishment, or what ever. I'm making one more attempt to breath life back into the XT. The 40DCOE isn't going to work (but it looked REALLY cool) so I'm toying now with the idea of a pair of 32/36 weber's or if the esteemed panel thinks thats too much air/fuel I'm also considering a pair of Holly Bug sprays or just a pair of 34 Solex's (one barrel off a Bug). It's a dual port head remember... Bill

I hear ya...all this started from a similar cracked head. All I did was pull the heads, replace the cracked one and do a valve job on both, new head gaskets and put it back together. I just knew I had hooked something up backwards the first week of searching what was wrong. But after removing all electrical connections I had moved and reconnecting them, then removing again, cleaning and reconnecting, then removing again, replacing many and then reconnecting, I knew I had another problem! My Weber transplant worked but no tach and I hate fiddling with Wrber's anyway. That why I won't put them on my racecar (66 Cortina GT B Sedan). I have toyed with a pair of Solexs' off a bug but it still leaves me with no tach. Currently running a 2 wire distributor off an 85 GL and if someone knows where/how I can pull a lead off the sucker to get the tach back I just mught salvage this project...but my desire is well past waining... Bill