I haven't seen much on what the mileage is on an EJ22 swap.

That be an EA18 SPFI 1988 GL Wagon 5 speed DR

Only been a Soobie owner for a few months and the Red Monster

is pretty steady at 28+ mpg. Will the EJ22 match that or beat it?

I know the 50 hp's will help. Oh I am running OME size tires for now.

205/60R14 (24") thanks

My 89 GL with the EJ22 gets about 24 mixed driving, and up to 31 just freeway. Might be better, but it's hard to get an excact figure cause I'm running 205/70/15 tires.

 

And it's a bigger displacement engine:rolleyes:

 

I'd say if you where really trying to squeeze MPG's go with an EJ18 from an Impreza.

 

Still you'd have about a 30hp jump, peak torque comes earlier, but with no increase in displacement.

I'm running bigger tires on a lifted rig with a roof rack and am still getting around 28-30mpg on the HWY with an EJ22 in the Loyale.

driving conditions will make a big difference. i don't think everyone's experience would be the same EJ22 verses EJ18. tire size, weight, usage, towing, etc will vary.

 

my EJ18 swapped legacy, i know it's still and EJ - but i went from EJ25 to EJ18 and here's the point: highway mileage is 22-35 mpg (with an automatic). 30+ in flat land. mileage decreases with weight (passengers), a/c, larger tires, mountains, etc. XT6 gets better hgwy gas mileage with larger tires and is consistent regardless of a/c, weight, towing, etc, i guess because it has the power to move them.

 

if i did it over again i'd go with an Ej22 because of the mountain grades where i live.

 

like Gloyale said the EJ18 would probably treat you right in an MT EA. but if you're pulling huge wheels, towing, mountains, weight, and interstate driving you might want to consider the EJ22.

if you keep the part-time 4wd, 30mpg+ is definitely possible.

 

my loyale, with the FT4WD box in it, never got above about 27.

Thanks everyone, that's what I was looking for. I would take the EJ22 and accept the adjusted MPG. At some point larger tires would come into play.

Now just need to start the parts list and gathering of goods.

My swapped '86 GL will get in the low 30's with stock wheels and tires. My unmodified Loyale will get 34mpg pretty consistantly but it is quite a bit slower.

 

I've never done better than 32mpg with the ej swapped GL.

total heat wave here in the mid 90's all week. Apparently the ej22 likes the hot weather better, got 34mpg on the last tank mostly freeway miles. Bet I can do better on this tank!

total heat wave here in the mid 90's all week. Apparently the ej22 likes the hot weather better, got 34mpg on the last tank mostly freeway miles. Bet I can do better on this tank!

 

Dang! Nice

 

Consider me Jealous. I broke my personal record with the XT6 this weekend.....23.4 :-\

In my legacy I can do 34 on the highway easy if I'm nice on the skinny pedal.

I'm thinking I found some ethanol free gas. Mileage is up 2-3mpg over what I normally always get running around town.

 

These older models just aren't geared for freeway running. If I had a taller fifth gear I could get great mileage, but an ea82 needs the rpms to keep the power up. The ej doesn't have that problem!

funny thing, is the part-time 4WD Ea82 5MT has the same gear ratios (or taller) as the EJs. Just smaller tires.

Last trip to WCSS my bother got consistantly 28MPG till we hit Cali where the speed limit dropped to 55. Then it jumped to 35. That's with an EJ22 and the FT4WD 5 speed with stock tire height. Corse, around town he got low 20's due to his jack rabbit starts.:-\

My XT6 with FT4WD AT got 25ish around town and 30 out on the highway. My brother driving that same car - he's lucky to hit 20.

We'll see what kind of mileage the 3L will get in my wagon when I get that working. Although it should be able to beat my F350.

yeah, something must have got cleaned out of my motor during that heat wave because the last tank was 35mpg but I was really trying to get good mileage. For the last 20k I've been driving it since it was swapped it never went north of 32. No complaints here! 35 is pretty good for a 4x4 vehicle!