CornPap

I know it's been a while, but thought I'd follow up after all the work is complete. I had my motor swapped for the same kind. Found one with only 53,000+ miles on it. Runs great (again) and I thank everyone for their input

Would the 2.2 from a 95-98 have the same ease of plug and play as say the motor of the same size & year range as mine?

I've got a '99 Outback Legacy Limited with the 2.5 DOHC in it. It had been overheating off and on and long story short, blew out the head gasket. What would be the best suggestion from this point? Do I (a) rebuild the motor without knowing the extent of internal damages (est $2000-$2400 @shop, half if I do myself), or ( look into a rebuilt motor swap? (est $2000). If i go with a swap, I see allot of people suggest to go with the 2.2 SOHC. Why is that? This is really my first import. Generally I always thought that "There is no replacement for displacement".