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25percentbritish

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    Federal way, wa
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    Google searching for 2.5 liter engine information
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    Finance at Aerospace Company, water and snow skiing, youth camp president, enjoy fixing my own vehicles .... Family of four with teenage drivers.
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    1999 legacy GT, 2003 MINI, 1979 Chevy Camaro

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  1. Kirzick Bent frame, this is not a good thing ... Yoda Dj7291993 Got the right y pipe ... Initially the junkyard pointed me to the '94 and earlier y pipe ... Figured this all out later ... I drove down to Olympia / tumwater area junkyard and pulled it from it from a 1996. Cost $50.
  2. I think my son just charmed his way thru the emissions test and went there thinking everything should be fiThe early obd2 have something along the lines you mentioned ... The 1996 monitors do not fully record the data as they should. I think the 95 might have same recording issue but am not certain. The car passed on the rollers using a pipe test. The testing called dept of ecology for approval/ work around. The ecu is from the 1999, no change there. I had a sense the timing belt and pulleys look like brand new. I cleaned belt with mild cleaner to get the oil off it. My thought is in 50k I will purchase new belt and swap it in. Then 50k after that do full up belt and pulleys again ... If we get 100k we will be happy. If I did not mention it I did reseal the oil pump .... I know the state of Washington plans to sunset emissions testing by 2018 ... We still have two more tests prior to then.
  3. Thank you the 97 gt wagon skirt fit on the 99 30th anniversary gt sedan rocker ... Had to pick up a few new clips at Subaru dealer as some broke.
  4. Update, I finished up the project The 99 legacy now has a 2.2 in it. I found a y pipe in Olympia for $50 for single port. We had a few challenges, as always there is something: 1) the camshaft seal that came with junkyard motor leak really bad ... I tore off front covers and belt .. One camshaft seal was falling 2) harmonic balancer keyway was bad ... Extra wide 3) the timing belt gear was frozen on pretty good ... Got it off, but had to use undMGedone from old 2.5 The engine has been going a few weeks it passed emissions with a catch ...it was not passing using plug in obd2, so my son mentioned it wWas a1996 ...they said oh,we have exception paper work for 1996 subaru's ... They get tested using rollers instead of obd2 data . It passed. It did not have cel first few weeks,but does now ... Will need to investigate The 1996 2.2 does have EGR as it came from automatic. Overall we have about. Two grand into it, it will get paint next. These go for close to $4k around here, so I thing we are still ahead.gotta go,more later
  5. I have a 1999 legacy 30 year limited edition gt sedan I need the plastic side skirt for the drivers side of the vehicle 1) I assume the 1995 thru 1999 model years exchange 2) do the wagon and sedan side skirts exchange with each other? 3) I believe the legacy gt and limited 30th anniversary are essentially the same Beyond that wish me luck finding one in Washington state junkyard.
  6. Update: I found a 1996 2.2 Liter in Kent for $500 w/ 126k miles on it and 185 lbs of compression. I was happy to get the non interference motor. I did need Y pipe for it as I've seen in this forum. However, they would not sell me the 2.2L Y pipe from the exhaust because it had the Cat converter on it. Evidently, junk yards can not sell cat portion of the exhaust system. So, I'm looking for an Y pipe from an individual instead.
  7. I'm doing a 2.5 to 2.2 conversion .... I found out today the junk yard will not sell me the y-pipe ... something about not setting me the cat as well. Different project than initial post ... I'm putting 2.2 out of a 1996 into a 1999 GT. I said to the junkyard, can't you just turn the other way and I'll toss it in my truck ... no can do.
  8. What did you decide to do? No worries on the financials, I just did not want to see you get into something financially over your head. At 17 I worked on my own car with no money and very few tools. I hope you are more fortunate than I and have some tools you can from friends and family. If not, Let me know if you need to borrow a tool ... I am just up I-5 an about an hour north of Olympia ... I do not have many Subaru specific tools yet but may have more over next couple of months. Auto zone has a great loaner program that was non-existent when I was 17. My son and i are headed to junk yard Saturday to get the Subaru engine. Time to learn a little about Subaru repairs for both of us.
  9. Agee with the no, if you just entered the job market you will need a daily driver. Having positive cash flow is imperative to any project. Save up all the money you need for the project. Have at least a few hundred extra for contingency plan. Then buy another car for your daily driver or a Subaru body that needs a motor and swap it it in. Swap insurance between the two given insurance rates for 17 year olds is high. If your parents and/or friend has an extra car you can use at any time to get to the job a 2nd car for you is not necessary. If I sound like a parent, my apologies, I am .... I have a 17 year old son and we are doing just that .... We purchased it in December with a bad engine for $480, he is saving up for a 1995 to 1998 2.2 to put in his 1999 legacy. He needs another $600 to $700 for a 2.2 engine. He is fortunate to have a extra vehicle at his disposal during the project. Many times over the past couple of years we have worked on his teen project vehicles which has forced him into our extra family vehicle .. A 2001 gmc safari is known as the "man van" by his fellow students/ teammates at Fife High School ... It may not a cool van but he makes the best of it. I wish you the best of success in the project, life and whatever you decide to do I am sure will well thought out given you are seeking the advise of many which is very wise.
  10. This is great, I am planning to put a 2.2 into a 1999 legacy gt limited which currently has a 2.5 Emission is critical as the first thing I have to do upon installation is pass local emissions test. Auto with EGR is must First I heard about helicoil for starter mount bolt hole.
  11. 86 bratman, I live in the Seattle Tacoma area ... I have been seeing ej22 from $550 to $800. The lower price typically has 180k plus miles The lowest mileage being 121k for $750 in Portland ... A three hour trip. Locally I am seeing some sub 150k motors, but mostly the 97 thru 98 mode year .... The 95 to 96 motors with lower mileage are getting harder to find, yet preferred due to non interference motor. We found fender for $40. Installed that last weekend. My son and I are going 50/50 on cost so he is saving up slowly while we carefully search for engines.
  12. http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ctd/4303547599.html Nike brat for sale
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