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The fittings are a from various things. That big blue one on the front of the IC came from a ford turbodeisel. Theres a stock WRX piece in there somewhere, along with some industrial massively high pressure coolant hose (like 350psi) No exhaust shops? where does one go in your neck of the woods if one needs a muffler>?

87+ digidashes are not quite the monsters most people fear. When you crank up the fan, the lights and other load creating items, your temp shoots up. A few extra grounds under the hood and maybe, if you are really industrious, under the dash. That will take care of the temp gauge problems. The you can start to diagnose the initial heating problem, if any.

Custom IC plumbing. Pretty cheap if you have an imaginitive exhaust shop handy. The silicone fittings were arder to find and more $$ than the pipe.

Yeah.. Looks like 4x100. There are a couple people here and at ausubaru that have redrilled to that size. BTW.. that thing is bad rump roast. I would pimp it any day EDIT: After a closer look, it appears that that EA82T had an oil cooler on it at some point.

Play nice. Your original post didn't reflect your question about the using an EA82T for offroading. The answer is - search.

Or $10 and a local exhaust shop.

ECU Coolant sensor is the one behind the intake manifold, near the knock sensor. To the OP, somewhere around here is a chunk of the 89 FSM. The engine wiring diagram and specs are there as well, I think. Being for an 89, not everything will apply to your 86. At least not in the wiring department. But it is very possible the coolant temp setups are the same.

The rear hubs are actually the big difference. Nowhere to put an axle on FWD rear hubs;) Also, and this may not be the same every time, but it has been my observation that the main bolt that holds the front control arm to the subframe... the 2wd XT6 uses a bigger bolt than the 4wd. I had to ream out the holes a little when I did mine.

Not surprising. I read an article a while back. It was a little experinment with a minivan and a thule aerobox (or whatever they call them). 7mpg difference over the course of a few tanks.

Nope. EA82 - Uppipe and exhaust manifold = 1 piece WRX - Uppipe and exhaust manifold = 2 pieces. I just cut the flange off a wrx uppipe and welded it flush to the flange of the stocker.

Don't old soobs use the same c clip thing that GM and chrysler used for years. I could have sworn I took one apart with my cheapo GM window crank removal tool.

Yup Passenger side. Under the dash part of the fan housing. Not terribly difficult to change, but can be hard to find a good one.

I might Will get back to you this evening when I am home.

You guys are missing the crucial fact that there is no 4wd fuse on the 5 speed

I have an uppipe flange around here somewhere..

Sure thing brotha.. enjoy

I would say TD04 just because of availability of a low mileage unit. Even if you find a VF11, chances are it is from a 12+ year old car with a ton of miles. Not sure where you got the 3.5k numbers from, but my TD04 spools at about the same rate as the stocker. Very little noticeable difference. Maybe I got a special one

Looks just like my old one. Now put some sort of shield around it and make the hole in the fender bigger so you can get some cooler air in there. (PS Turbone made mine for me about 3 years ago )

8 valve motor Non Interference Auto Seatbelts have teh suck.. Don't know about retrofitting them, though being a subaru its entirely possible (being built like kegos and all) FT4WD disclaimer - all the above info applies to USDM only. Don't know about outside the US

That is way overpriced. and I mean WAAAYYYY overpriced. Time to shop around.

Yup, I went through the same thing. I am going to guess that your old motor if from a CA car (or your car is a CA car). That was my experience with my 88 Turbowagon. No EGR.

I run with no timing belt covers. However, I run on pavement only. If I were to spend a lot of time on gravel or dirt roads, I would definitely have the covers on there.

I used a 'T' in a heater hose.. Cost about $7 at Home depot for the parts. Worked out quite well. Much easier than trying to find the right adapter for the Tstat housing,

Did you use the search here?

Seems to work for me Seriously though, I am going to play devil's advocate for a minute. Is the camy a 4cylinder or V6 LE/XLE? If it is the 4, its a tough choice. Its a good deal, a good motor and a solid car. If its a 6, I would lean toward the camry. More power, better brakes and still a very solid car. The biggest complaint about those cars is the 'sludge problem', that I believe to be largely mythical. And the imminent power steering rack leak. The rack is a little pricey, but I controlled my leak by putting some transmission stop leak in there ever 3-4 months. I just sold my 94 XLE V6, which is the same as the 96. It had 200k on it and never suffered a mechaincal or electrcal breakdown that I know of (with the exception of the above mentioned PS leak). It still passed emissions. I got $1200 for it. Better than trade in value, less than private party. The catch is that I owned it free and clear, my wife drove it for 2 years virtually cost free. Plus, it had been hit 5 times in the time she drove it. The car was cursed.. I wanted to get rid of it. It was, however, extremely reliable. The same cannot be said of my 87 wagon.. but most of that is my own fault $3k for a 96 with a good service history is not bad. If you want a car that is going to last you for a while with few problems and able to take you lotsa miles, the camry might be the way to go.