Blue84Hatch

I need some EJ22 Flywheel bolts and I can't seem to find them anywhere. Does anyone have a part number for these?? Or does anyone know the thread size of the Flywheel bolts?? I know I could get them from a junkyard but they have to yank the tranny and I am not sure if it is really worth it. I could most likely get a new set for the same price or less.

Congrats on s successful swap. It is much better than the carb. And you swap looks 100 times better than mine. The only problem I had was hitting the rev limiter all the time while I was trying to climb up rocks. But otherwise I loved the SPFI swap, it was good stuff. Mine was pretty ghetto too. Especially how I rigged the disty to be adjustable and I flipped the Idle control valve around so I could adjust the disty more. I cut the disty tabs off completely so I just hose clamped some L brackets inplace on the disty and it worked like a charm. Look at the pic and laugh. I wasn't planning on keeping the swap for too long just wanted to see if I could make it work. I am working on EJ22 swap now, needed more power. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11075&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=11185 Later

Where did you find these new EA-81 Tranny mounts?? I need some. I find used ones but destroy them quickly. I am wondering if the new ones will hold up longer. All the used ones I find usually have like 180K on them. If you have the part number that would be awesome also. Thanks

how much are you charging for a set of those SS lines Shady??

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actually I have the green connectors plugged in when I drive. If I don't I get a bad fuel cut at 4000. And if I stomp the gas it just wants to die. but with the connectors connected the car runs great all the way to 6000. It must be a fuel issue.

Alright its all done. I finally had time to go work on it yesterday. Found a way to mount disty down. One weird thing i have going on is if I have the green connectors un plugged I get no advance. When I stomp the gas nothing happens. But with the green connectors plugged in I get advance and when I stomp the gas it works normal and advance happens. Also when I have the key on but engine not running the fuel pump cycles on and off on and off continously. Thats weird. But when the connectors are not plugged in that does not happen. So I am not sure if I have an advance issue or a fuel issue with the connectors unplugged. Anyway the engine does seem to have a little more low end and just a tad on the top end. The engine runs really well with the SPFI and I can still get fuel when the vehicle is on any angle. Before with the carb it would idle down and want to die when I stopped on steep angles. Now the idle just keep steady no matter what angle I am at. I can tell the engine is getting plenty of fuel now and I don't seem to be running rich at all. Another great thing about EFI. Still isn't enough though so I am going to an EJ22. I recommend this swap for anyone who is keeping there EA81. If anyone has any questions about this swap let me know and I will try to answer them the best I can from my expirience with this swap.

archemitis empty your PM box. I am pulling together parts for an EA81 to EJ swap. I saw that you swapped in an ER27 to your EA. I read that the stock ea81 flywheel, pressure plate and flywheel set up on the 4spd will have slippage issues when mounted up to a ER27 so I am sure the same will happen with an EJ22. I saw that you expiriened this and then went to a Xt-6 fly wheel and pressure plate while keeping the EA81 clutch. It was said that you used a nissan truck throw out bearing. What is the model and year of the nissan for that throw out bearing?? Please if you can send me some part numbers,and info or where to get the Nissan Truck Throw out, A XT6 Pressure Plate(if it is stock or high performance), and the clutch you got to fit the 4spd(high performance EA81 disc). I want to have all my ducks in a row when my EJ22 gets here next week Any advice would be awesome. Thanks Scott

oh yea haven't checked codes yet.

I found the green plug. There was only one. I looked at the wiring diagram and it said It needed to connect it to another wire. When I did this nothing happened while the car was idling. Shouldn't it idle down a bit when the connector is plugged in? Also is the green connector just supposed to be grounded or does it need to be connected to a special wire. I cut a bunch of wires off the harness and removed the check connectors so I am not sure what to do about that. I left the green connector on the harness though. Maybe I didn't connect the green plug right. :-\

I got the beast running. Now all I have to do is find a way to mount down the disty. Somehow I cut the wrong tab off the disty. oops. Any ideas how I could secure it down tight with out the tab. Also if I mash on the gas pedal it falls flat on its face and then wants to die. If I accelerate slowly it works fine though. I have it set to 20 degrees BTDC which is where it is supposed to be adjusted. Anyone have some suggestions of what might be happening. Bad TPS maybe??

The impreza that this engine came out of got a 2.5 to replace it. It is my buddies impreza and he is using the 2.2 ECU that was in the impreza to run the 2.5 and it works perfect. So I could get either a 2.5 or 2.2 for this one I bet. I am just wondering what the years were that were compatible with other years. That is as far as sensors. I was mostly wondering about the adapter plate kit that they make for the EJ22s to bolt to dual range trannies. And that this one will be compatibale with the adapter plate kit.

any update if this engine is worth using for a swap or not???

Well now I got spark and fuel. I believe I had a wire ran incorrectly from the crank angle sensor. So I am moving right along now. Now I got another delima though. I tried to start it and I was not getting ignition but I did get a few backfires. Seems like I was maybe 180 off. Wasn't sure at first so I went to adjust the distributor. And the cap runs into the air control valve. So there is really no room for adjustment. Is there a low profile disty cap I could maybe get for this??? Or does anyone have any suggestions??? Also when I drilled my hole in the gear to fit the EA82 disty it was a little off to the side of the original EA81 roll pin hole. When I line up the disty marks, on being on the disty itself and the other I am not 100% sure. Is the other mark the roll pin holes or the notch stamped in the gear?? I am not sure from the picture in the subaru manual I have. I cranked the engine over by hand and covered the spark plug hole with my thumb to find out when I was at TDC on compression, air would push pass my thumb. Then I slipped a small screw driver in there to find where it was adjusted all the way up until #1 piston was at true TDC. Is there an easier way to do this. Once the engine is at TDC I line up the disty marks and slide it in without it moving right? I did this and I though I was right on. Can anyone tell me how they lined up everything and got theirs running?

Well put another ECU in and nothing happened. The code changed to blinking seven times in a row though. Don't know this code either. It must be a bad ground thats all I can think of. hmmm.... kinda stuck but I really want to figure this out.

damn I grounded the ECU and still no fuel pump and still no spark. The ECU is blinking a code now though. From the manual I found I can't decipher the code though. 2 long blinks and 4 short blinks. I think that is a 24 code. Not sure what it means if anything. Does this verify the ECU is good or Should I try to get another ECU? Also I tested for continuity on all the power inputs to the ECU and they are all good.

It is an EJ22 out of a 1997 Impreza L. I will only be getting the complete engine but only the engine harness, and thats it. This leaves me with obtaining and ECU and body harness. I hope that this engine will work. It ran like a beast in that lil Impreza and just know it will pep up the hatch great.

yep got all those hooked up double, triple checked, but you know the funny thing is I dont have the ECU mounted. I was trying to get everything to work before I got commited to installing it all in its proper place. So now the question is where can I mount the ECU too get a good ground. It doesn't bolt up under the steering column, the feedback carb computer was smaller. Any suggestions? I hope that is all thats holding me back.

when I turn the key on the ignition relay clicks on and something else clicks on under the hood it sounds like it is coming from the fuel injector or throttle position sensor. Is this normal operation?? I checked the ignition relay and everything is routed like in the wiring diagram for SPFI. Does the ECU get power from somewhere??? How is the ECU powered? Also I noticed there is a small hole with an LED inside on the ECU? Is this supposed to light up when the key is on???

Everything is in place and hooked up. I ran into a problem though. When I turn the key to on the fuel pump doesn't kick on. I can make it work if I ground the wire that goes to the ecu though. Also I am getting no spark from the coil. I am thinking the ECU is bad. Any ideas that could help?? Would a bad ECU keep the coil from producing spark??

Word, Thanks. I just got some 5/16 fuel line from checker. I am sure that will work fine.

I heard that the carbed fuel lines won't work very well with the SPFI fuel pump. Is it recommended that new lines are run from the fuel take to the engine compartment? If so where should the lines be run?? I tried to follow the existing fuel line but it goes up inside the body somewhere? Anyone that has done this can you give me some ideas before I start zip tying my fuel line right along the frame rails.

well I drilled it just a bit ago. I lined up both distys so they were pointing at #1 on there respective caps. The gears looked like they were in the similar position for being 2 different gears. I am not sure how else you could get it right on. We will have to see how it all goes once it is all together. I am going to yank the motor out tomarrow and re-seal the little guy in a few spots, throw on the SPFI parts, and then do the fuel pump and wiring. I would love to throw a 5 spd in it too but I am saving up for that 5spd LSD. I will put some pics up and possibly add some more light on this swap for others. I know this is going to take a lot longer than just a day. I think this will prepare me for the EJ22 swap I have planned down the road. Thanks for the input everyone.

Are there only certan EJ22s that are able to be swapped into EA81s? Will a 1998 EJ22 from an Impreza work with the EJ to EA adapter plates made for the swap??

I have the gear off both of the distys. I have the ea82 gear I need and I have the ea81 disty that needs the ea82 gear installed on it. I just really don't know what to do from here. Some people said they took it to a machine shop.