Ddog87 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Hi all. I just just bought 3 subaru's this week and need some info. A little back ground first though. I have owned ( own ) several suzuki samurai and sidekicks. I also own a 87 toyota king cab that has been solid axled, a toyota supra inline six cylinder motor swap and dual transfercases and so on.. The info I am looking for is about motor swaps. I bought a 87? turbo wagon that has some minor frontend damage, in the accident it poked a hole in the filter ( BAD LOCATION IMOP ) the owner said that shut the motor off right away. I got the car home and pulled the front end enough to put on a new filter and oil in it. Then the start up it made some horrible noise, sounds like rod bearings. Then I bought a 89? wagon with 129,000 miles on it that runs great ( tree fell on roof ) it has a 2 speed transferscase, the turbo does not, Finally to my ?? is can I easily swap the tanny and tranfer case over to the turbo car and the turbo onto the non turbo motor????????? Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Not a complete answer, but all i know. Turbo ea82's have different heads (more inlet ports, for better flow) So you can't just throw the turbo on the non-turbo engine. As for the trans. I believe the turbo trans uses different splines on the front drive shafts. You may be able to use the turbo front drive shafts with the non-turbo inner CV cups (not sure.) Or you maybe able to use t e non-turbo front suspension, drive shafts and trans in the turbo'd car. There will be some wiring changes needed if you put the non-turbo engine in the turbo'd car or visa versa. BTW, I've never owned a EFI subaru or even a turbo'd one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rllywgn Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 turbo motors have lower compression then non turbo's... but anythings possible, just cant run as much boost as a factory turbo system without modifing pistons, heads and fuel system... the dual range transmission is swappable into almost any ea82 subaru, but as stated above the turbo's do have a different spline count then the non turbo models.. its a combination of parts from both car to make the conversion work... good luck and happy offrooing rllywgn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddog87 Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Well maybe I will just put a new crank in the turbo motor. Were is the spline different on the yurbo compared to the non turbo for swapping in the 2 speed case?? Can't I just put in the whole tranny and t-case out of the non turbo?? Like I said Subby's are new for me. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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