Miss STI 12

Looks like our last option is to do what Fairtax4me said.. taking the 99 2.2 heads and putting them on to the 96 2.2 block. Going to start that now..

Thanks for all the input everyone. We've got the throttle bodies swapped but the distributors won't swap and the one on my existing 2.2 won't plug into the newer engine harness, both ends are female. So now we're back to being stuck.

Hmmmm okay. So would I be able to swap the body harness from the phase 1 to phase 2 car to work with the phase 1 2.2? Or would it be easier to swap all sensors and engine harness from the 2.5 to the 2.2?

Hi everyone. I was pointed to this forum by NASIOC for help with some swap issues, hoping you guys have some input! I have a 96 legacy outback with a bad body but good engine. I found a 99 legacy l with a perfect body but blown engine. The 99 was originally a 2.2 as is my outback, but the previous owner decided to swap to a 2.5. The headgasket blew and then he gave up on the project. Here's my problem: the 2.2 is in the car and mated to the trans but the engine harness won't mate to the body harness. Originally we were told that the car had 2.2 electronics, a 2.2 head, but 2.5 block. Now I'm not so sure that's the case because the 2.5 engine harness won't work on the 2.2, BUT the 2.2 engine harness won't mate to the body harness, which we're now assuming is a 2.5 harness. There's 3 main plugs that won't work so can we just cut the plugs off and splice the plugs in from the 2.2 harness, or do we just need to swap the entire body harness? Or are we missing something else completely? Sorry for the novel! I appreciate any help!!