My JDM ea82t put down 138hp. It has less emissions stuff too.

 

Really?

 

Source of info? Dyno or spec sheets?

I thought you were putting it into another Subaru, but it appears that you have some sort of a kit car that you are installing it into. If it is the avatar picture, do you have any larger pictures?

The EJ is fairly difficult to wire up. I have not wired a MPFI EA engine, so I can't compare the two.

 

I have a EJ22 in the back of a '74 standard beetle. The engine is preloaded against the body via a brace bolted to the bottom of the engine. This is absolutely necessary if the car is going to be driven agressively at all. I had bracing on there with the stock vw engine.

 

I have not had any problems (yet) with a stock vw tranny filled with synthetic gear oil. I did shatter a cv joint, but that was without the engine brace, and I had a lot of shudder when accelerating agressively from a stop. No problems right now. You might want to figure out a method of cushioning the engine brace against the body, otherwise a lot of noise and vibration will be transmitted to the inside of the car.

 

The ej isn't significantly heavier. Ground clearance may be an issue. Mine is armored.

 

Finally, the EJ's are some of subaru's best engines, and they will run hard for a long time.

I thought you were putting it into another Subaru, but it appears that you have some sort of a kit car that you are installing it into. If it is the avatar picture, do you have any larger pictures?

 

Thats the type of thing it's going into but mine is in a lot worse state than that. I'll post some pics when I get home.