vremeika

My car is just a base 2002 subaru outback, non-turbo all stock, I got the engine from JDM and here is the description they have for it: JDM 01-03 SUBARU LEGACY / OUTBACK / FORESTER / IMPREZA EJ254 2.5L DOHC 16-VALVE ENGINE !!! IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM JAPAN !!! THE ENGINE WE HAVE IN STOCK WAS REMOVED FROM A THE JDM SUBARU LEGACY / OUTBACK / IMPREZA / FORESTER IN JAPAN AND IMPORTED DIRECTLY TO US WITH APPROXIMATELY 45K-65K MILES ON IT! ***NOTE: THESE ENGINES DO NOT RUN AN EGR SYSTEM THEREFORE PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR MECHANIC ON HOW TO BYPASS IT. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT NEED TO SWAP OUT YOUR EXISTING INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE VERIFY THIS WITH YOUR MECHANIC PRIOR TO PLACING YOUR ORDER. *** I didnt purposefully buy the wrong engine i looked up the compatibility for engines for my year of car and it said that the ej254 was compatible with the 2002 outback, only after I placed the order did i decide to look up the specs for the 2002 subaru and found that all the standard engines that were with the 2002 were single overhead cam, when i was pretty sure my car was dual over head cam, i will be stoping by my car today to check on the VIN and make sure what engine it is.

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and would like some advice about the engine swap that will be getting done for my subaru pretty soon. I have a 2002 outback base 2.5l that I was pretty sure was a dohc when I first got it, and I havent checked the VIN yet to make sure since the car is at storage. Here is the question though, what would need to be done to make a DOHC work for a car that had a SOHC in it, because the engine is already on its way and it would cost way too much to send it back and get a new one. The engine I have coming is a 2005 ej254 DOHC 2.5l 16 valve with only about 65K miles on it, the engine block for my old engine is completely siezed up so replacing it is the only good option for me at this point, ill just scrap the old one or give it to someone who has the time to tinker with it. Any information would be very helpful , thanks.