Dr. RX

OK smarty pants, just where are you going to put the second turbo. I once had one of these engines and was going to install it into an EA series car. I am also a metal fabricator, so I know what it takes to fab new parts to make this work. The car that I was using didn't have that booster on the brakes so I had even more room to play with. Without dropping the turbo down so that it was right next to the tranny, there was no place to put the left side turbo. And that close to the tranny would only cause tranny heating problems. So, now you are talking about putting it into a car that has even less room the the car I was going to use, so tell me where you are going to move the left side turbo to and not create additional problems.

Well, incase you are interested, I know that there is a front clip from a 95 WRX (260hp) coming into a shop in Tacoma early in October, they want $2500 for it. It comes with the complete front end of the car (from about 8 inches back from the door post, forward) and the complete drive train and rear suspension. Basically everything that you would need for the conversion. If you are interested e-mail me at corkysrocks@isomedia.com .

An EJ20TT wouldn't fit, for the same reason it won't fit in any other left hand drive car. The EJ20G that came in the WRXs had more horsepower then the EJ20TT (by the way, the is not the correct engine code, but I can't remember the correct one at the moment), and the EJ207 even more. The twin turbo was created with a low end and high end turbo to compliment each other and give the engine a broader power range, not just more horsepower.

Station Wagon?????, who said it was a station wagon, Shawn didn't. I do tend to agree though, with the dog in the equation, the Legacy would be the better choice, without the dog in there, the SVX would be the hands down winner.

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Boy, I'm confused now, Subaru already competes with Audi and BMW, have you compared them lately. As for Joe Public not knowing about the wonders of Subaru AWD, I really think that Joe Public could care less and doesn't want to be told. Subarus, like Saabs and Volvos are niche cars, they appeal to a small group of people who appreciate what they see in these cars. Subaru is not, and I hope it never will be, a car for the masses.

I wonder, if a wire got caught between two gears, would it make a similar bend as the one at the end? And if at that same time that wire got pulled around the shaft that the gear was on, would it not make a larger curve similar to the one on the piece in the photo? This is probably not the whole spring, but just part of one that somehow came loose and entangled in the gearing causing the bends and the shortness from being cut by gears meshing with others.

OK, I broke out my 1991 Legacy FSM and looked in section 3, the trannsmission section. I scanned a few pages to show you the syncro springs (retainers) I was talking about. They may not look exactly like what came out of the tranny, but then it probably didn't come out the way it was suppose to and got bent and broken. Some here are the scans. http://corkysrocks.net/springs1.jpg http://corkysrocks.net/springs2.jpg http://corkysrocks.net/springs3.jpg Hope this helps.

Merely repeating the assumption made. You know, your head will stop hurting when you stop beating your head against that wall. Are you willing to bet money that it didn't come out of the drain hole. When I first saw it and the explaination of where he found it, I thought it might be a syncro retainer, but then I'm not familiar with the inside of a Subaru tranny (at least not yet, I have two that need rebuilding), so I didn't comment. If it were a syncro retainer, it might answer the noise question.

I believe Ken has the FSM on your car, since he also has a Legacy Turbo Wagon.

So last time I check, the release bearing was external to the transmission, I believe he stated that this showed up after draining the tranny, so how would it have gotten inside the tranny?

These were standard trannies in the EJ18s Impreza Wagons in Europe in 94 (not sure about other years), in Japan, there was a special Impreza wagon (can't remember the model number at the moment) that these were standard on. Since these cars are not the ones in demand by those who import JDM engines and trannies, we don't see them here. I have tried to get several people that I know who import JDM engines to try and get these, but no luck yet.

Isn't there are Car Protective Angecy around somewhere? If so, this needs to be reported so that they can take this car away from it's abusive driver.

Jason, you might have to go to 2002 to get the WRX, I believe that was the first year that they were imported to the USA. I prefer the older style, the GC series cars, so anything 2001 or older would be my choice. If you get a 2001 RS you should be safe. I think alot of the problem people are having with the second gen EJ25 are self inflicted, that is a nice strong engine. I believe the wagon version of the RS was called a TS.

If anyone took me up on my bet, looks like I won.

None that I know of, that's a pretty tough little car, kind of under powered, but still a good starter, with lots of potential, my 96 WRX started life as a car similar to that but a 96 model.

I'm going to copy this and put it with all my historical documents for safe keeping, this is truly a historical document.

Emily, the engine harnesses are almost identical, it is the body harnesses that are the problem, they aren't even close. I haven't looked, but I would bet that the pin out on the ECU is different too, so you just couldn't plug an ECU for a 2.2 into the 1.8 harness. I'm sure that there are a lot of people who have done this, and if you already had an Impreza with the 1.8, that might be the way to go, but if you are looking for an Impreza and plan to do the conversion later, why not save yourself all the hazzles and find one with a 2.2 in it already.

The car pictured above should have an EA82 (OHC) engine in it, unless it came from some third world country. But if it was imported to the USA originally, it should have the EA82 in it. If not, then someone has done a conversion.

Look for a 'L' model, not a 'LS', the 'LS' is the one with all the bells and whistles. If I were doing it, I would replace the whole wiring harness, but then I would probably have found a 2.2 car before I did that. LOL Food for though, I have an EJ22G (USDM Turbo Legacy) engine about 95% complete and a complete front wiring harness from a USDM Turbo Legacy.

Easy swap??? WRONG!!! The two wiring harnesses are totally different. Bolting the parts in is no problem, they are identical in that respect. I don't know why Jon suggested a Legacy engine, there were Imprezas with 2.2s in 95 and earlier. Subaru did something really strange when it came to wiring up the two cars. For the 1.8 there is a unique wiring harness, but for the 2.2, the harness looks almost exactly like a Legacy harness. I found this out when I did the conversion on my 96 Impreza, believe me, I was very surprized. For example, to convert a 1.8 to a JDM EJ20G, you need to splice 27 wires into the 1.8 harness, but for a 2.2, you need to splice 52 wires, major diffrerence. I would think it would be easier, and less hazzle to find a 2.2 95 Impreza.

Well first I'd have to find a 360 that the body wasn't worth restoring and the running gear was good. Then I wouldn't do it in fiberglass, it would probably be aluminum or steel. I once worked (parttime in the summer) at MarLin Ski boats (later renamed to Skegin (sp?) Boats), I have many hours of experience of prepping molds for fiberglassing, laying the glass and spreading the epoxy. To do it right I'd first have to create a mold, and that is not an easy task. It would be much easier to create it out of sheet metal.

Well, just saying friend at U didn't tell me much, which U?? I have friends at the UofW, WSU, WWU, UCLA, and several other U's. If you are refering to Dr. Seal, I believe he has retired, but I do have his phone number. I'm not sure if the car in question is in Subaru's hands, it seems like it is in a private parties hands, not someone at Subaru, so I'm not sure his connection would help. So let's see, there are how many millions of people in Japan? And only one of them owns the car, gee talking about a needle in a hay stack. Someone from Subaru must know who the car was sold to since is was a prototype, so that is where I would start.

First, it appears that there were two of these made, but it appears only one is still around. Second, who you talking to?? Whos's buddy in the U???

I believe only the 91 Legacy Turbo 5 speed AWD had the VLSD. If you have an auto, it is probably an open diff, I don't Subaru ever put a LSD in an automatic.