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EA81 and EA82 Engine swap to EE20 Diesel


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I have an 87 XT and an 86 BRAT with an EA82T and an EA81 respectively. If either of those motors dies on me catastrophically I'll have to do an engine swap. I know most people seem to like dropping EJ engines into these cars, but I would like to make them both diesel with subaru's EE20 diesel engine if I can. I know that its physical dimensions will work as it is slightly smaller than an EJ22. I was curious if anyone knows what kinda of transmission mods I'd have to perform?

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I'm not looking for more torque necessarily. Diesel engines are generally more fuel efficient and more flexible in what fuels they use. But your saying I'd have to get a different clutch to handle it? What about the torque converter in the automatic transmission? Would it have to be changed as well?

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