I am currently building and engine to put in my 81 wagon. This is the setup i want to run. I want the EA82 engine with a carb and turbo. What is the difficulty in doing this. Did the EA82 come in a carb model or can a conversion be made?

If this combo is too outragous what are some combo's that use a carb, maybe can do away with the turbo. I just want to get away from the fuel injection, too many things to go wrong on the trails, plus my suby electrical experiences have been a nightmare. I would also like to add a small Holly for a quick power boost. What are some engines you guys use and how happy are you with them. I want to push 120- 130ish HP. What are some good ways to keep compression low but get a slight increase in HP?

If you're planning on offroading, steer clear of a turbo. Just think of what could happen when a hot turbo is dunked into a cold puddle. Do a search on weber carbs and you will find a plethora of info.

There are carburated EA82's. They use a 2bbl hitachi, almost the same as the 2bbl hitachi's found on EA81's, withonly slight differences.

 

There was never a carburated turbo Subaru. The real trouble is finding a turbo you can use, were you planning to have it suck through or blow through the carb?

 

-Brian

the ea81 will fit just drill your flywheel holes out for the ea82 bolts and tour current flywheel

 

the hill holdere will have to be repocated, bent out of the way pretty much

 

install the motor first, then the distributor so you can celar the master cylinder

 

the ea81 pitch bar bracket will swap onto ea82

 

ea81/ea82 intakes are interchangeable. go with the ea82's

there was a carb & turbo on a subaru, but is was far from factory.

 

Do a search on quattro san, it was an ea81 hatch that a university modified.

 

Im sure that there is somebody out there who knows more about it than me

 

 

Gannon