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Best donor car for EJ22 swap?

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I'm looking for a donor car for my Brat Ej22 swap. I read that the 99-01 version of the EJ22 has a bit more hp? Can anyone recommend what to look for?

If your going 1999-2001 EJ222 for more HP, you might as well go EJ251 for even more hp

 

1990-1994 are going to be the easiest due to being OBD-1. 1997-1998 are the first interference EJ22E's, they have a little more compression and power over 1996 and eariler

 

1997-1998 EJ22E with a 1990-1994 EJ22E Intake and electronics/ ECU would probably be perfect

 

I think all N/A 2.2L were rated around 130hp. N/A 2.5's are almost all 165hp

Edited by matt167

i'd stick with Phase I 1998 and earlier - 99+ Phase II EJ22's have more headgasket and lower end issues than older EJ22's. Not worth the meager HP bump IMO.

more power EZ30 or turbo.

@Henpecked and @ Grossgary the list says 1995-2001 EJ22 are all Phase II-is this true, or is it just a generalized "lumping" of all the engines in that era as a Phase II?

@Henpecked and @ Grossgary the list says 1995-2001 EJ22 are all Phase II-is this true, or is it just a generalized "lumping" of all the engines in that era as a Phase II?

 Hmmm Good Q, I thought that Phase 2 was only released in 99. So you could be right, need a more knowledgeable person than me for that question. Sorry

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