i jsut bought a 1986 GL wagon, and i have been hearing alot about swapping the 2.2 liter subaru legacy engines in. if you have done this to your subaru, can you give me a rough estimate on how much that will cost? will i need a new tranny?

Hey nice score! That was the lifted wagon for sale on craigs wasnt it?

goto the the search of this forum and type in what you're looking for. There are many many many threads about exactly what your asking.

will i need a new tranny?

 

no but will need a engine adapter plate EA to EJ and need a redrilled EA82 flywheel SJR

i jsut bought a 1986 GL wagon, and i have been hearing alot about swapping the 2.2 liter subaru legacy engines in. if you have done this to your subaru, can you give me a rough estimate on how much that will cost? will i need a new tranny?

 

I just did the swap to my '92 Loyale, (same type of car as your GL just fuel injected) and I love it! No more gutless turd of an engine! Here's a link to my thread on the whole process and things you need: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=103355

 

The costs are based on how resourceful you can be. Alot of parts for the swap can be found in a wrecking yard. I listed out where I got all of my parts in the thread above. Feel free to ask me any questions, I may have some answers.

 

Hope this helps.

 

-Chris

thanks guys. I will probably be doing the swap pretty soon, because not only is my 1.8 liter a gutless turd like you said, it seems to be only averaging about 8-10 mpg city. my f-250 gets better gas mileage then that.

Wow Man, I'm getting 25-28 consistantly with my 87' GL with an EA82 and 5 speed 4wd. I just moved a 3 hours drive and had the wagon loaded down with my EJ22 I am planing on swaping, all my tools and stuff and still flew up a fairly steep 3 mile hill at 60 in 4th gear. But i would imagine the Weber, polished and ported heads and dual exhaust help quite a bit.