November 30, 200619 yr i'm talking with a friend and we're gonna try and put an ej22t into an early ninties impreza. i'm curiouse what do i need for this swap?
November 30, 200619 yr i'm talking with a friend and we're gonna try and put an ej22t into an early ninties impreza. i'm curiouse what do i need for this swap?Complete front wiring harness (to include the dash wiring harness) from a Turbo Legacy that the engine came from. It would be a good idea to get the tranny and rear diff too. The Legacy axles from the turbo should work on the Impreza as well.
December 1, 200619 yr Author Complete front wiring harness (to include the dash wiring harness) from a Turbo Legacy that the engine came from. It would be a good idea to get the tranny and rear diff too. The Legacy axles from the turbo should work on the Impreza as well. the donor legacy is an auto the impreza is 5spd kinda want to keep the 5spd
December 1, 200619 yr the donor legacy is an auto the impreza is 5spd kinda want to keep the 5spd Exactly! Wonder what gearing would be better 3.9 or 4.11?
December 1, 200619 yr Don't you need the Turbo crossmember? +1 on that or the exhaust won't fit right...
December 1, 200619 yr the donor legacy is an auto the impreza is 5spd kinda want to keep the 5spdGo ahead, I give it one month before you break something in it, two months if you're lucky.
December 1, 200619 yr +1 on that or the exhaust won't fit right... Yea, the turbo is larger diameter.
December 1, 200619 yr Author well see on the tranny, is there anything besides the crossmember, and the wireing harness that i should grab? thats going to be hard to find
December 1, 200619 yr Author Go ahead, I give it one month before you break something in it, two months if you're lucky. i'm not lucky this is strictly a project car, just curiouse are there any sources as to how strong or weak the trannies are?
December 1, 200619 yr i'm not lucky this is strictly a project car, just curiouse are there any sources as to how strong or weak the trannies are? try legacycentral... that's the largest group of t-leg owners I've found.. for sure someone has swapped in a weaker tranny and blown it up
December 1, 200619 yr try legacycentral... that's the largest group of t-leg owners I've found.. for sure someone has swapped in a weaker tranny and blown it up Not likely, the turbo manual tranny has a hydraulic clutch, the N/A ones are cable. It wouldn't be a simple conversion.
December 1, 200619 yr Not likely, the turbo manual tranny has a hydraulic clutch, the N/A ones are cable. It wouldn't be a simple conversion. How much money do you want to spend? Personally, I am a proponent of switching to the cheap everyday NA 5mt tranny and running slighly less sticky tires. 100's of launches and nary a broken gear. http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=29014 *shrug*
December 4, 200619 yr IIRC you can use the impreza harness and ad the wires for boost stuff. a cheaper option for crossmember is to build a custom uppipe from the NA impreza header to turbo and retain the stock crossmember, could actually be faster/easier than swapping crossmembers and certainly cheaper if you weld.
December 4, 200619 yr Author IIRC you can use the impreza harness and ad the wires for boost stuff.a cheaper option for crossmember is to build a custom uppipe from the NA impreza header to turbo and retain the stock crossmember, could actually be faster/easier than swapping crossmembers and certainly cheaper if you weld. it's only like four bolts to swap the crossmember if i'm not crazy, but i've been wrong before
December 4, 200619 yr it's only like four bolts to swap the crossmember if i'm not crazy, but i've been wrong before Agreed.I think that is the easiest and maybe the cheapest way to go rather than spending your time welding and cutting and such.
December 5, 200619 yr its actually 10 bolts, 4 into the frame, 4 on the rack, and 2 for the control arms. cheapest Ive seen a turbo crossmember go for in a while was 175. custom uppipe means no paying 175 for a turbo crossmember plus a turbo exhaust setup. not swapping crossmembers means not risking breaking steering rack bolts which frequently break. not saying its the best way, but it may be a cheaper way, and is a good alternative if you weld, just a different way to do it.
December 7, 200619 yr Highjacking Jeff's thread (with guns) Anyhoo... if one were to forgo the turbo cross member and build a fancy up pipe, would one just cut the Y and run it straight up to the turbo from directly below the turbo? Is what I'm thinking right?
December 10, 200619 yr Author Highjacking Jeff's thread (with guns) Anyhoo... if one were to forgo the turbo cross member and build a fancy up pipe, would one just cut the Y and run it straight up to the turbo from directly below the turbo? Is what I'm thinking right? die phil, this is my thread
December 10, 200619 yr that has been done with legacy y-pipe but with the impreza header you can make one that bolts on. also you can notch the NA crossmember to imitate the depression in the turbo crossmember. never seen it done, but Im sure it has.
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