brysawn

As I stated, I used an optima red top battery (which is not a typical acid battery). Which is perfectly safe to be mounted in any position, unlike other batteries. And for a fully shaved bay, I didn't want to put it anywhere else. I could put it in the bed, but that looks tacky. And I didn't want it under the passenger seat, because with my corbeau's - there isn't much room. It has been under my truck for almost 3 years now, and I have yet to have an issue. It starts every time, and has yet to fail me. And when I remove the battery for the winter, it is in perfect condition, no dents, dings or scratches. But, I don't ever drive it in rain, so I'm sure there would be an issue there, but I don't face that. To the OP: you said you were looking for different placements of your battery, this is just the way I've done it. If you really want to get crafty, you could do something like this:

What I've used with great success is a paint scraper, for removing paint off windows. They are very sharp, so it usually takes it off in one pass. Just be careful not to scratch your paint. And they are inexpensive, as are replacement blades.

In another of my cars, I mounted the battery upside down under the car. This way it's out of the car, which helps it look even cleaner. I drilled some holes in a part of the frame (kind of the frame) and put some threaded rod through it with my angle iron brackets. It worked really well, never had one issue with it. Except - putting a trickle charger on, or changing a battery would be tough. Oh, and I used a optima red top, because they are safe to mount in any position.

You aren't going to get more power from the EA82. You're best off just EJ swapping it if you want power.

I just read the 25 page pdf, it looks pretty straight forward. But, i don't want to deal with that wiring. It's too much

Thanks for the info. I have never done a swap before, and this one seems pretty straight forward. The car is a EA82 Loyale

I am not doing the swap, I just have a couple questions, so I can decide whether or not to start looking for EJ's. Also, I did search. So my questions are these: What is done with the wiring? Are there company's that make complete conversion harnesses? What about mounts, where, and what mounts? What about the fuel system, drive shaft, and breaks/suspension/axles?

what hub/adapter is that? and was it a direct fit?

True I guess. But most people who have a turbo EJ motor, aren't going to want to baby it all the time. Every now and then you're going to want to put some power down, and it'd be nice to have a trans. that can hold that.

He actually says that there was never an ea82 carbed model with a digi-dash. Mine is not carbed. So I'm asking if it is a plug and play kind of deal?

Those are so sweet! Sorry to be off topic, but are they plug and play into a ea82 loyale? if so, can you swap just the cluster, or does it have to be the full dash?

I don't know why you'd want one with those motors. If I were putting any sort of ej20t, ej22t, or ej25t, I'd want the corresponding trans.

disregard the actual video, but the exhaust sound is there. this a warm up idle, you can hear the "rumble" pretty good, sounds even better out the back. this is a cat-back straight pipe http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=ruputx&s=3

it's not that difficult.

Read. Yes, you will. It doesn't have a whole ton more power, but a noticeable amount (In my opinion), being as ej22's have about 25hp more. It won't be super fast, but it will be pretty quick. So again, the answer to your question is yes. And as the others were saying; if that isn't enough for you, then you can turbo it.

Straight pipe it. You will get that rumble. It's defiantly cool, but also loud.

I used a chip. But it would be best to use some sort of stand alone

I had a cat-back straight pipe, it was very loud. It sounded cool, but got annoying on the freeway.

For a lot of turbo'd motors, that's doesn't even seem very high. I know not subaru related, but my boosted vr (completely stock motor with the exception of mk4 headgasket) handled 8 psi no problem with 10.5:1, and I know most hondas are even higher then that (like k series motors)

I've got a new temp gauge, and I'm just wondering how you guys incorporated yours in? Pictures would be great

My mistake. It was cool to see another subaru enthusiast around though.

I'm not sure if there is a sighted thread, but I'll post here for quicker response. I saw it on 99 today in Corvallis. I honked as I drove by. It was a kind of "light red" color, lifted with big tires, and also had a snorkel. I just wanted to see who you are.

it also had a snorkel on it

I'm not sure if there is a sighted thread, but I'll post here for quicker response. I saw it on 99 today in Corvallis. I honked as I drove by. It was a kind of "light red" color, lifted with big tires, I just wanted to see who you are.

With a welded diff, wouldn't fwd be the same? and 4wd would just have both wheels driven instead of one?