So I bought the Beast from Bill.

 

My first outing with it. does alright even running on 3 cylinders.

 

 

 

and going to do a carbureted EJ22 swap into it . I was wondering about the distributor and if there is a specific way of timing it with the engine, or if i can just hook it up and be on my way once the engine is in.

 

It should look like this i believe on the back passenger side of the engine.

 

 

 

and here are a couple pics of the disty

 

 

O and wondering which of these wires i will need to hook up.

 

 

Thx in advance for help!!

Timing you can set close with the marks on the crank, mine leaked a bit of oil so its permently set with a bunch of silicone,

Awsome thx scott..Hope to go out for walker run sometime.

If you're going to run that disty w/o ECU you will need a vacuum pot for advance and also centrifugal advance as engine rpm increases.

 

What car did this disty come off? You might be able to pick one up if it was also available with a carbed engine.

i Think its off of a chysler if i remember what bill said.. And he said that it should work just need to seal and space it. And he is welding a weber fitting on top of an intake manifold so i can fit the weber on.

And if you look at the bottom of the disty those 2 things off the bottom line up with the 2 key holes on the back of the cam shaft

i've tried writing this response like 5 times, and the board keeps ************ing me up.

 

 

you need to add a mechanical advance for tuning.

the timing is about 18*+

i used the same o-ring that comes for the block off plate and it worked fine.(new)

 

after modifying a few of these distys i found that modding them is easier with just a cam, instead of a whole head.and you can fine tune them easier if the shaft is out of the disty as well.

 

if you have any further questions , pm me.

cheers, b

i've tried writing this response like 5 times, and the board keeps ************ing me up.

 

 

you need to add a mechanical advance for tuning.

the timing is about 18*+

i used the same o-ring that comes for the block off plate and it worked fine.(new)

 

after modifying a few of these distys i found that modding them is easier with just a cam, instead of a whole head.and you can fine tune them easier if the shaft is out of the disty as well.

 

if you have any further questions , pm me.

cheers, b

 

I think Bill said that all of the things to do this swap came from you But still confused on what wires I will need to use from the Disty if you can help.

Here is the intake manifold weber adapted finished by bill

 

 

funny, the beast was the name we gave an old horizon, although, for different reasons. This looks much cooler though. Have fun!!!

Nice manifold!

 

Are you planning to add a few coolant lines to heat the manifold to prevent the fuel condensating on the cold surface and causing the engine to run rough?

Wasn't planning on it since there is a coolant passage right under it but if it runs rough then i possibly might.

Hi This is Jerry, i live in Selah next town to you give me a call i have that set up. I have an EJ 2.2 with a holley 4 barrel on it 1-509-952-2855. Thanks Jerry

So sad that Subaru didn't Sell the Carb + Disty Stock EJ Engined Subarus in USA, only in the "Rest of the World".

We got plenty of those imprezas & Legacies with Stock Carb + Disty Setup in the Early Models, up to 1994 and Now even the Dealer Doesn't have Parts for those Distys.

I've Pics of some Carbd EJ engines and Parts Numbers in this Thread:

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=101887&page=2

 

I believe that info Might Help, Somehow.

Kind Regards.

Hi This is Jerry, i live in Selah next town to you give me a call i have that set up. I have an EJ 2.2 with a holley 4 barrel on it 1-509-952-2855. Thanks Jerry

 

Thx for the offer jerry.... But I think i got everything to do it:D

Thx for the offer jerry.... But I think i got everything to do it:D

 

i miss that manifold...

jerry could probably give you the wiring diagrams i gave him .cheers, b

That's hot. Make sure and post a video when you get that beast running.

 

here is the vid of that setup on my brat a few years back......cheers, b

heres mine

 

 

 

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Those are some awsome vids:grin: Can not wait to get this thing going...Bill is working on drilling my flywheel this weekend. Then I need to get it resurfaced. Hopefully have it all together next weekend:banana:

Ok so I got a little farther.

 

Here are the new tires

 

 

 

 

And the engine is sitting in the engine bay...WAITING for the flywheel !!

 

 

Don't worry that power steering pump is just chilling until I find a way to shorten the hoses:grin:

 

And another of how close the engine sits to the radiator

 

 

nice, now it will truly be a beast.

Hoping to bring it to the BRAT meet

Hoping to bring it to the BRAT meet

 

but it's no BRAT.

it might not be a brat on the outside but so far has acted like one on the inside:grin: