Dr. RX

No those are not links, those are actual pictures that taking up band width on the board, links are like the ones Subie94 used. It's no a matter of whether or not you can do it or not, it is a matter of keeping the costs down for those who provide this board to us free of charge.

I think we need to stop posting pictures, they take up too much band width (ever wonder why the site goes down every once in awhile, we exceed our band width and have to buy more). If you could just post links to the pictures, that would help.

My first Subie was an 80 Hatchback, then an 83 wagon, an 86 turbo sedan, 4 RXs (hence the name Dr. RX), an 85 turbo wagon. Now I have a 96 Impreza and a 95 Legacy wagon.

I did something similar, I help a friend put an EJ20G into his Legacy Turbo. We only needed to add two wire to the ECU connector and make a new engine wiring harness for the coil on plug ignition. In you case, you'll need to get a wrirng diagram for both configurations, study them and see where they are the same and where they are different. You could possibly get it to run on a N/A ECU, but it wouldn't run very good. You will need to get an ECU to match the engine.

Yes, but you will need turbo axles (25 spline versus 23 spline) and you'll need to get the front section of your driveline shortened 55mm.

I doubt that, they didn't put them on EA82Ts and they had around 110hp. So why would you want to keep the D/R, you will have alot more power and torque, even before the turbo comes in around 3000rpm.

It would only have a salvage title if they totaled the car, and I can't see a reason to do that. Yes, they did pay off the claim, but that doesn't mean that it has to be totalled. This car should come with a clean title, even buying it back from the insurance company. I hope you got the PMs that I sent you earlier.

The brake swap is a simple bolt on replacement, but don't forget the cables from the rear brakes to the e-brake handle, they are different, but still simply replace the ones that are there now.

Looking forward to seeing it this weekend. You do need to udate your vehicle list though.

There are adapters out there, but I won't mate the EJ20G to a FWD EA82 tranny (my assumption since you didn't say it was 4WD), not unless you are very good at replacing blown trannies. If you want to keep the FWD, I'd use a FWD tranny off of an early Legacy or Impreza, you'll need to change your axles to turbo axles, but that would probably be for the better anyway. Ther have been a few EJ20G swaps into EA82 series cars (and even some EA81 series cars) so there should be plenty of advise out there. Yes, you will be able to keep the power steering, but you may need to get some new lines made. The front drive shaft of the two piece driveline will need to be shortened 55mm if you are using a 4WD or AWD tranny. Unless you really feel that need to have a D/R tranny, I'd stick with an EJ series tranny.

Actually the opposite is probably more true, sells for Subarus has gone up, they sold more Tribecas then they expected and the Impreza is also a big seller. Looks to me that Subaru marketing has been doing it's research. But for the record, I'm not too keen on the new design either.

Since all EJ20TTs were in Legacys and most of them were mated to automatic trannies, I'm going out on a limb and assume this is an auto tranny. I don't know if different auto trannies will work with different TCUs, but if it won't then the tranny without the correct TCU is useless. As Legacy777 stated, it will mate to any EJ series engine up to 2001.

Well, if it's a two door, I like it already.

I think you mean ECU. Not sure if the ECUs are the same, but on wiring diagrams they show both the manual and auto wiring. I know that the wiring harness' are different, but the connector is the same. The best way is to compare part numbers as stated in another reply. If there are ECU just for manual equiped cars and ECU for only automatic equiped cars, then it is unlikely that they are switchable.

So I'm assuming that you don't own it because you have already settled with the insurance company. Why are people telling you not to buy it back from the insurance company. Did they total the car? I can't believe that they would do that looking at the damage that you have shown. But, just to humor us here on the board, asked them what the buy back would be. If it is reasonable, someone here (maybe even me) might buy it through you.

What I was trying to say is that I don't think this forum was intended as a place to solicit venture capital.

Gee maybe I should start one of these to get money to do my mid-engined Subaru.

Between the 96 and 97 model years they changed the EJ22 (2.2 engine) to improve performance, the major difference is that with the series one engine is a clearence engine (timing belts breaks, no internal damage), the series two is a non-cearence engine (timing belt breaks, internal damage). The Brighton is the bare bones base model, I'm surpized it has a tach (unless you were joking) all of the ones that I have seen done, but all you need to do is install a tach in the cluster, it is already wired for a tach. Automatics are expensive to fix, but you will probably find more auto trannies in wrecking yards (make sure the car was in an accident so it isn't in the yard because of the tranny). Other then that both car are pretty much the same, that model started in 1995 and finished in 1999.

You going to help repair the damage done on the tarmac stage???

It would really help to know a little more about the engine that you put in there. Do you know what year it is, want model of car did it come out of. I'm going to guess it is a SOHC since a DOHC won't take a SOHC intake. Also, did you get the ECU with the engine, if so and it is a N/A ECU, it should just plug into that same palce your 2.2 ECU is.

If you can do the work yourself (at least up to charging the system) you should be able to keep costs down. If the is a 'you-pull-it' type wrecking yard in the area, that would help too, their prices are usually lower then a regular wrecking yard. You'll want to find a 93 to 96 Impreza that has A/C then pull out everything that touches any part of the A/C system, the complete front wiring harness would help too. Then reinstall it in your car, all the holes and attach point should be there. It should take a few weeks of working nights and weekend to get it done. But the far easier way is to find a car that already has it, but the car, then sell yours.

A cognito?? What does that look like, I'll probably be coming inmyWRX.

So, do you think that they have an truant officers this far south? Play hooky!!! Get a Doctor's note stating an illness. What ever it takes.

Gee, That's what I was thinking, isn't PAP open until 6 PM now?

That's good since most of the parts that I usually need are not on the parts menu search thing and I end up calling Jason anyway. Never could figure out how he could beat everyone's prices, and by more the a few buck on the big ticket items. It was often cheaper to order from him and pay for the shipping that to get the internet price and pick up at the local Subaru dealers.