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    How many hp out of an EJ22T without cam/head/block work?

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

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    i have a legacy turbo and there are really only a few things you can do.

     

    1. Make sure you have light alloy wheels it helps alot if you have the stocks they are ok too

     

    2. Putting on an intercooler, BOV, Fuel cut defender, Boost guage and controller is the best way to increase HP. It helps a lot and is fun fun...legacycentral.org has a TON of info on this. Also a WRX turbo is a mostly bolt on application.

     

    3. Not that i condone this in any way, but some people are taking out their catalytic converters for off road of course:clap: and then opening up the exhaust. This helps a bit but is loud.

     

    Like nipper said there isnt a huge amount of horsepower to be found but you can do some stuff to make it faster

    @#$%*& Engine!!!!

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

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    Well i bought the engine from a reputable guy that promised me it ran before he pulled it.

     

    Haha yes the ECU part of the story i didnt convey. the first ECU i got was sold to me wrongly and was for a 2000 Version of the SOHC which is MAP based. I have the 99 version which is MAF based so no dice on the ecu. I then bought another one from a punk on NASIOC who overcharged me and sold me a California version so then i bought a 3rd one from a used parts dealer who pulled a non california 99 SOHC ecu from a running car. So unless my luck is as bad as it possibly can be, it should be ok ;)

     

    PS you mentioned a wet dry compression test? whats the diffrence between wet and dry...other than the obvious :-p

    @#$%*& Engine!!!!

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

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    well one way is to hold your hand over the intake, you should only feel air being drawn into the manifold, not pushed out.

     

    Ill try that when i get home

     

    Lets check the basics:

    Do you have fuel

    Yes, the fuel pump charges and the spark plugs are wet with fuel after cranking...also the fuel smell after cranking

    Are the injectors getting an electrical signal

    Used a multimeter and the injectors are indeed pulsing

     

    Check the cam and crank sensors for a heart beat. Use an analog meter and crank the motor, i forget if its an ac or dc signal, it will be very low, but the needle should jump.

    My next move is to check the sensors, i also have some sensors i can swap in for test purposes

     

    Check that the ignitor is sending out a signal (see the haynes manual)

    The SOHC has the ignitor and Coil all in one unit. All signals going in seem to be fine. Also i switched it with another car, the other car started mine still didnt.

     

    Was this engine running before the transplant

    Yessir

     

    Exactly what did you have to splice in and where.

    Had to splice in ECU Power, Ground, AC junk, Stuff for oil and temp indicators on the dash, fan control, things like that

     

     

    The problem is I have weak spark off one coil and NO spark off the other. I have checked and rechecked the signal, ground, and power to the coil and they are all working properly. Since i tested the coil that cannot be it. My only thoughts were that timing was off or CAS CPS sensors were dead. I verified the timing with a new belt and correct alignment. It changed the cranking by eliminating a cough that used to happen every 4 or 5 cranks. So im down to thinking valves, or sensors. Id like to take another compression reading, and try the test sensors

     

    What do you think?? Thanks for the reply nipper

    @#$%*& Engine!!!!

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

    Posted

    Hello all,

     

    Just so you are familiar, ive been doing a SOHC 2.5 swap into my 97 impreza L Sounds cool right....yeah that is if you dont get the wrong wiring harness and find out after youve spliced it in etc etc.

     

    Needless to say ive been fighting this for 8 months now. My current issue i ran into was that i was getting very odd spark or no spark on the coil. Tested absolutely everything and came to the conclusion that the timing had to be off or the sensor was dead. Got a new timing belt and put the bad boy on. Now the engine turns over find but doesnt fire (there used to be a cough ever 3 or 4 cranks)

     

    I am going to try swapping sensors to see if that works. but im concerned that if it made a diffrence to do the timing that i have a bent valve or 16. My buddy mentioned a leakdown test of some sort. How would i be able to tell i have a bent valve without taking the whole blasted thing out and taking the heads off?

     

    Thanks for any info

     

    Cory:horse:<- this is the best emoticon ever

    How will my Sube die?

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

    Posted

    Well let me give you one piece of advice: Dont rally it with a "quick drain" oil plug on it. It opens up and drains all the oil....most engines dont like that =0) Thats how my 260,000 engine died....such a shame it was in its prime....

     

    I recall a post a while back about a guy in the netherlands who worked as a lead car in caravans of new cars. He had his Outback sport for almost 500,000 miles before it needed major engine work. Of course he kept it maintained etc etc

    Tool for Main Pulley

    in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX

    Posted

    Here is what i ended up doing. I have a MT so it would probabally be diffrent on a AT.

     

    I noticed on the passenger side of the bell housing about half way down there was a screw hole. On further inspection i found it goes right to the Flywheel.

     

    I then took a piece of round stock and ground the end so it would fit between the teeth in the fly wheel. I cut the round stock so i could get a bolt behind it in the hole. Then i put the round stock in and tightened a bolt behind it.

     

    ROCK SOLID!!! came of with a breaker bar and some elbow grease

     

    Good luck to all:banana:

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