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Both are SOHC

I recently blew my stock engine which is an EJ251. I just picked up a low milage engine out of an 09, which I believe is an EJ253 with Variable Valve Timing. I was told swapping my heads and intake will work, but from reading some of other posts, I'm not so sure. Some say that the pistons are shaped differently and hit the valves of the 251 heads. Some say to just leave the 253 heads on and keep the VVT disconnected. I'm not really sure what to do here. Any help is appreciated!

Tranny always went into reverse when i drove it after the swap. Linkage is likely but im not sure. I was told check fluid, and shifter bushings.

I did a tranny swap a week or so ago and then the car sat in the garage a few days while I was on vacation. I drove it before hand And had 0 problems. On the way home I did blow a ball joint how ever but that problem is now taken care of. I can shift into all of my other gears, but cannot shift into reverse. Please help! I can't be without a vehicle!

Thank you! Got it done now!

Cable clutch... So i just move the pivot ball?

I will have to look, i believe it may have been a cable clutch. It didnt come with the fork so im not positive. How does one get the pivot ball out to move it?

I'm swapping parts from my 98 trans to my 97 trans (doing a drivetrain swap), and the clutch fork doesnt seem to want to stay in place. It seems like the clip slips off the pivot ball. I had this problem last time as well, the TOB would slide too far off the shaft. I was told to get an 06+ fork, but that involves a new fork, TOB, and pivot ball, and i dont really want to spend the money for that...

Every now and again my buddies tranny (or in that general area) makes a noise like your going over a rumble strip and then makes a popping noise. Im thinking it's either the CV joint or a U joint. Can anyone confirm this? I just wanted to make sure it isnt a common issue that i missed. Thanks in advance!

My guess is bad input/output shaft bearing. My noise is getting worse. Im doing a trans and diff swap next week

As said above, as long as the ratios are the same as the tranny, the diff will work. I just bought a new tranny with a matching diff to put in my outback from a 97 impreza.

Yepp. Planned on doing all that while i have it out. I've replaced one of those separator plates in a different subaru already, the darn thing was cracked all to hell and leaking everywhere in there. The upgrade helped out a lot. I don't have any trusted machinists around here anymore (they managed to destroy my previous flywheel and still tried to charge me) so if i have to get the flywheel resurfaced, i may just buy a new one unless a different shop has popped up since then. So talking about gear ratios, how will the 3.90 be compared to the 4.11? I can't imagine much, but is there anything should expect?

Perfect. Thanks a lot!

your name cracked me up. lol. I have the rear diff from that impreza as well, so i should be fine right?

Would i still use the proper clutch for the EJ25D that i would normally if i have a 97 Impreza L Trans installed? Or would i have to go a different route? Also, will this trans mount up to my drive axles and rear drive axle?