Hey I'm wondering where I can find engine and other specs for my 97 legacy. I don't see a section on here with model/engine differences/similarities, etc.

 

Also looking into lift kits. Thanks for help

Welcome fellow Northern New Englander. Soobs are popular in Burlington, VT for sure. What trim level do you have?

It's an L. EJ22. Pretty basic but I enjoy it. It's my awd fun in the winter when my all-trac is hibernating.

EJ22 is a bullet proof motor had one in a my '97 Legacy L wagon that I got from my grandfather in Woodstock, Vermont best Subaru I have owned. He could not see well drove it down a 15 foot imbankment. Tow truck brought it out too the branches out from under it and drove it for another 60k!!

I have heard about their toughness, but it seems they don't stand up to boost all that well. Is this true?

Allot of boost yes, but handle it MUCH better than the earlier open deck N/A EJ25's

cars101.com for all your subaru specification needs.

 

EJ22 can easily handle boost.

 

no engine is going to handle improperly installed or used forced induction systems. needs to be done right and monitored. know what yo'ure doing and your limits and you'll be fine.

 

there's a member here, though he hasn't posted much in a long time so he'll never see this thread - but he installed a turbo on his EJ22, raced it, got some trophies for something or another, and took it off. car is still running great. but he also did it right - knew his limits and didn't hack it together.

 

folks often are hacking forced induction together or putting it on an already problematic motor.