I am a new visitor that is interested in finding more about everything subaru. I have owned two so far, a 90 legacy and a 99 L brighton. I was wondering if any one knows more about the ej22 motor in my 99 and its performance capabilities? Is this motor worth putting $$$ into? Or should I wait to find that 2.5rs motor I want to swap into it. I know the brighton is very plain jane, but I like the chassis platform because of its lack of weight, etc. Just wanted to get some outside opinions. Could i find a 2.5rs motor and manual tranny to swapp in without too much trouble? Dreaming about a STi.

with the way 2.5's blow headgaskets i'd be careful about swapping. make sure what you're getting, what warranty you have, if it's tested if it's gauranteed to run and what year it is.

 

depends what you want. with turbo/nitrous and $ you can do alot with the motor. if you want to keep it N/A i wouldn't expect a ton unless you want to get into high end head and block work.

 

i'd personally keep the EJ22 platform and look for a turbo, swap a turbo motor in it.