carortruck80

Hello All. I am new to the Subaru forums, but a long time mechanic and am on my second Subaru. My first project was 2 Loyale's into one running rebuilt 1.8 with all wheel drive 5 speed. Now I just purchased my 96 Outback and have learned a lot about the dreaded 2.5l. Sweet power, but I want reliability. I am swapping a 95 2.2 in now and would just like to know what to expect with drivability and fuel consumption. What kind of mpg's are the 2.2's with the 2.5 ecm getting and how is the power? I know it's not a 2.5 and it's like 20 less ponies, but I just want to know before I get rid of the 2.5 motor. Also, what fuel are you guys running since the 2.5 ecm is tuned for premium and the 2.2 was designed on regular? Any info would be much appreciated.