Hey guys, a New Zealander here with a 1997 JDM Subaru Forester trying to put another engine in it. It currently has a manual conversion going on in it too.
Here is the items I have/access to:
1997 JDM Forester
1997 JDM Forester ECU 22611 AD422
1997 JDM Forester Automatic Body Loom
EJ205DXZKE with engine loom from a 1998-2001 Forester
2002 JDM WRX EJ205 ECU 22611AF471
2002 JDM WRX EJ205 Manual Body loom
My question is, can I put this engine into my Forester and replace the body loom and ecu with a wrx loom and ecu?
I've heard a lot of contradicting conversation about running forester engines of wrx ecus. Some say you can and some say you can't. The main reason being that the compression ratios are different. But then I have heard that you can run the engine on that ecu as long as they are both jdm, and that the wrx ecu is not sti.
I would really like to hurry up and kick start this project. I'm not one to sit around and having this dilemma has made me think about selling the lot and starting with a different project altogether.
This is the Forester
Another pic
The ecu thats in it
The engine I want to put in it
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The engine serial number
The ecu I want to run the engine
