Cpt. Stooby Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ok ive seen th pdf for the ej22 but im addicted to turbo ive heard the 22t has too much power. My question then is an ej20 equally as simple and the second does the 20t have too mich power mind you I have an 86 with push button 4wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblee Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm not 100% positive since there might be some jdm engines I am not aware of, but.... 2.0l ej turbo engines (ej205, 207) make quite a bit more power than the turbo ej22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The EJ22T has 160bhp and 180tq. The EJ20 turbo's have 227bhp and 217tq. I have a EJ22T in my 89 RX and its running quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Stooby Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 So the 22t isnt too much power. Thanx for the specs btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quidam Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ok ive heard the 22t has too much power. 20t have too mich power mind you I have an 86 with push button 4wd You might go through front tires at a rapid rate in front wheel drive. I had a front wheel drive '87 GL EA-82 that was hard on front tires. It was a stripper, so it didn't weigh all that much tho. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Stooby Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Good point. So next question anyone with rx awd d/r tranny go rx 2 with her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 If you are using an EJ engine then you should just go to the EJ transmission as well. Dual-range is unimportant with the EJ turbo's power.... and the RX low is worthless. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooparu Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 If you are using an EJ engine then you should just go to the EJ transmission as well. Dual-range is unimportant with the EJ turbo's power.... and the RX low is worthless. GD Too right Rick. I quickly switch from the dual range to an EJ AWD transmission and wow what a difference. Also going from the 3.9 to the 4.11 was cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) Yep - we got the JDM STi 5 speed into renob123's Brat a couple weekends ago and it's a hoot - it can actually use the frankenmotor power it has now. Before it was all wheel-hop and inadequate suspension.... the AWD actually mitigates many of the suspension problems we were having. The front helical LSD, short ratio gearset, and 4.111 are mighty fun. Don't let go of the steering wheel though - it wants to recenter in a big hurry. The problems with the D/R transmissions: 1. They can't handle the power of a built EJ. Either the turbo's or the frankenmotor. They just weren't designed for it. 2. The dual-range option is alright for the plain EJ22 if you use the part-time transmission or build a custom FT box with the 3.9 final and the 1.59:1 low. 3. The RX box has a 1.2:1 low AND a 3.7:1 final drive. That means that when it's in low range it has the same basic gearing as a *real* dual-range in high. Thus it effectively hasn't got a low range. You can get the same gearing or better from the EJ AWD transmissions. So really - the best options out there for EJ swapped rigs are EJ transmissions for the non-lifted or mildly lifted crowd, and for the lifted stuff the best option is either the 4EAT automatic or the (soon to debut) Toyota W series bell-housing adaptor. Many people will also still be using the part-time dual-range transmissions which is not a bad choice for the ~4" lift crowd. Much over that and you won't have enough gearing - below that and the EJ transmissions with 4.111 or 4.444 are better choices. GD Edited April 1, 2011 by GeneralDisorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykeys Toy Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I have a EJ22T in my 89 RX and its running quite well. Um yeah. the motor is stock but nothing else is who are you kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. Stooby Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 So. In my lifted wagon I should go n/a ej22. And in my rx use different running gear. With that being said if I have to get the better tranny why not an ej20g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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