I test drove a 93 Legacy turbo wagon. I was quite impressed with the power. It's an auto trans. I guess it's pretty straight forward to put in a 5 speed manual trans. Does anyone own one of these rigs and have some feedback?

fun cars. the swap would include a pedal cluster, so you might have to take the dash apart to do so, or you could try to find a bottom hinge aftermarket clutch pedal.... either or...... definately alot more fun with a manual........

The manual tranny for a turbo is different then the tranny for a N/A. For one thing, it is a hydraulic clutch, and the clutch itself is a pull type, not a push type like the cable release clutches. The clutch pedals and master cyclinder will bolt right up, but you will have fun trying to find the tranny, but a tranny out of a RS or WRX will work too. You probably could get away with a N/A tranny, but if you get too agressive driving, you'll tear that tranny apart, so get use to know how to replace trannies if you go that route.

the n/a tranny isn't all that weak. The clutch design is the big issue in my mind that's far superior on the turbo models.

 

Read my write-up on my swap. www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/swap as well as dave's www.legacycentral.org/library/transmission/convert.htm

 

It's not super difficult, but can get rather involved.