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Worked on wriring: Removed the A/C relays and put the fan relays in it's place. Computer wriring that needs some attention..... I'm thinking of shortening it a bit to give me a little more room under the dash.

I thought about doing that on my '86, never happened since I needed the visablity while wheeling. I also wouldn't be able to use them on the street. Instant pullover and ticket of they were not covered.

That is awesome! :headbang: Thanks Edrach!

Nice wedge and welcome to the USMB! I second subaruxt.com a bunch of good guys there too.

Correct, those are stock fenders with a little paint. I think it's the 5 lug offset that makes it look different. I really like those wheels, but I will have to see if they will clear the legacy calipers on the front. I'm working on removing the interior so I can add the rear ebrake, then I'll do the fronts. Although, I have the dash out so I can get to the heater core - a pain it is. :-\ Boy, does the dust collect in there! cough......cough.....dusty!

Yeah, the previous owner had this need for speed. I plan on fixing that. Although with that ej22 under the hood, it's not exactly a slow car anymore. He said he surprised many a ricemobile with it. Poor little honda boxes.....they just don't understand that torque rules. It's a shame he killed that engine: 80mph @ 5psi oil for about 60 miles - rod knock FTL, but, that's the perfect time for upgrades!

Didn't work on my roo, although I did take some pics with my new camera I got for Christmas: I think it looks good with the XT6 wheels on it, but my brother will not part with his. :-( Missing somthing? Yes, that's snow in Arizona! Doesn't happen very often, but it does every once in a while.

Ahhh such a beautiful sight: a subaru playin' in the snow!

My slotted brembos arrived this afternoon so I finished the 5lug conversion in the rear on my roo. I had some clearance issues on one side, had to grind down the caliper bracket a little to keep the bracket from dragging on the backside of the rotor. Gonna have to figure out how to run the parking brake cable so I can do the fronts. Looks silly with 4lug on the front and 5lug on the rear.

My roo: Ripped the front wiring harness apart to remove no longer needed devices and replace with new wiring for new devices. Redoing the power feed to the stereo for better sound, redoing the grounds - ground loops are evil! Relocating the EJ wiring harness to make it look cleaner, converting to 5-lug, replacing struts, decide what wheels I want....and the list goes on.....

my 86 wagon: EA82: Around town in easy mode: ran in the 2500-3500 range. Around town in mad mode: readline or above. On the hiway: redline all the way. Passing cars on the hiway: redline it in 3rd. Just before the ej conversion, I was hitting valve float at 7550 rpm - boy, did that engine sound like a scaled dog up there. Music to my ears. EJ22 2500-4000 range - most torque. Passing cars on the hiway: never had to downshift.

My brother has a 92 leggy MC on his ea82 wagon booster. Both were auto trannies, not sure if the hill holder on the manuals adds any differences or not, though.

Great pics, Brian! Looks like you guys had a blast. Bummer we couldn't make it, but, that's life and we will plan on going next year, Lord willing. Anyways, MORE PICS!

That is intristing, my parents 97 outback with the 2.5 will not run at all without the maf connected. I wonder what the difference is.

I think I may have just clipped that wire.:-\ Oops. I forget what I did on my brother's EJ swap. Here's an intristing piece of info: If I disconnect just the MAF, it stalls. If I disconnect anything else, it would sit at about 1700. What's funny is my Sportage doesn't do that or the SPFI swaps I've done. I might try that on the Outback and see if it does that too. Always intristing when you start pulling sensors and watch how the ecu compensates. I'll go dig out the ecu and ground that wire: pin 20 on B48 Thanks guys, Ted

Greetings great Subaru world! I've finished an EJ swap in me 86 wagon and have a few issues. First, I must say: TORQUE is addicting. I've got an EJ22 from a 92 Legacy 2WD AT. My wagon has a 5sp. When I first start up when cold, it idles at 2600RPM for about a minute then slowly begins to drop as it warms up. By the time it gets to 190deg, it's idling at ~800rpm. When I flick the throttle, it jumps to someware around 2000 and after 30 seconds it's back down where it belongs. If I start it when warm it hunts for a idle for about 15 seconds and then settles back down again. During driving, I have a hiccup when I get off the throttle, but not when I get on it. Checked codes: Nothing. I have replaced the CTS - (would idle at 2500 till 190deg, then suddenly drop to ~900 with the old cts); O2 sesor is used, but was clean when I checked it during the swappage; Checked the tps: range is smooth, idle switch is within range. I have played with the IAC valve and I can get it to idle where it belongs and have no hesitation during on/off throttle UNTIL I shut her off - then she's back at it again with the high idle and hessitation on/off throttle. I do have a spare maf I may try swapping to see if that makes any differnece. Any ideas? Thanks, Ted

That is cool! My Dad had one many years ago, they are quite cute. 70 MPH WOOHOO!!!!

Yeah, Phoenix is really high paced - kinda like tucson, although Vegas takes the cake in that department.

Agreed. EJ is the way to go. One other note - prolly want to go to full time 4wd if you go this route. If not, you will have to learn very fine throttle control - the amount of torque that is there in the ej motors is mind boggling compared to the ea-71. Plus you'll get awesome milage IF you keep your foot out of the throttle. However, if an engine swap is out of the question: if it's an ea-71: go with a weber 32/36 dgev carby and 2" cat-bat exhaust. If it's an ea-81, do the spfi conversion with 2.25" cat back exhaust. That will give you the most power and fuel economy.

Agreed, shade is good. Distance is not so much of a problem with the amount of miles we drive. However, as far as time frame goes, later in august would be better from us arizona guys since that desert heat is a killer on our 20 year old roos - june and july are the hottest.

Welcome to the board and great find! Here's a place to start on the ej conversion: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=73676 Also do some digging in the subaru retrofitting forum, you'll want to get the factory service manuals for the year ej22 of the wiring harness you will get - makes life easier when it comes to the wiring part of the project. Also, there are a few guys on here that can do the wiring harness prep if you don't have that kind of knowledge. The ej22 will give you a serious boost in power and at the same time better mileage. I'm currently doing the ej conversion on my wagon since the ea82 finnaly died at 210k.

Those of us that travel from arizona would prefer late august - the desert in arizona and nevada are cooler than in june and july. It's alot easier on the cars (and us).

That is cool. Love it's sound and looks. That's a wagon you don't want to pick on, unless you got the torque to keep up with it.

My brother has an ej22 in his 87 wagon. On our last trip to WCSS, he got an average of 28MPG doin 70 with a full load in the back. Parts of northern cali and oregon with speed limits of 55, he saw 33 most of the time. Only time he would drop to 4th was when my sister and I were going too low on the grades and he fall out of the higher torque band. Another big difference between the EA82 and the EJ22 is that the EJ22 runs MUCH cooler than the EA82 does. Down here in the southwest it gets very hot on those open highways in Arizona and Nevada. I was talking to a guy who used to own an XT6 - he loved the car, but it ran too hot and kept loosing head gaskets even with colder t-stats or no tstat at all, so he sold it and switched to something more adapt to high heat areas. I'm not sure how hot it gets in the PNW area in the summer, but when it's 110-130 deg on the desert floor with no humidity, you better have your cooling system in tip top shape if you want to go any faster than 55. Yes, EJ22 FTW!

Rally it! :burnout: Your Subaru will love you!